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Captions vs. Subtitles: Breaking Down the Differences

by Jena Wallace in Video Accessibility

Video Accessibility 101 [FREE Course] Captions and subtitles are important timed text solutions that make video content accessible to all audiences. But over the last several years, the two have become clouded with questions and confusion, with the top concern being “What’s…

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Updated December 13, 2023

SDH vs. CC: What’s the Difference?

by Jena Wallace in Video Accessibility

The Ultimate Guide to Subtitles: Different Types, How They Work, and When to Use Them [Free Ebook] When it comes to media accessibility, one of the most common questions from television viewers revolves around the differences between subtitles and closed captions. But…

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Updated December 13, 2023

How to Add Captions to Video: To Integrate, or Not to Integrate?

by Kelly Mahoney in Video Accessibility

With such a wide variety of video platforms, players, and applications (oh my!) available on the market, it’s not always easy to understand how to add captions to video content on the platform you’re familiar with. This post serves as your directory…

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Updated February 14, 2024

Top 10 Tips for Elevating Your E-Commerce Website

by Abby Alepa in How-To

[FREE Webinar] The Power of an Accessible Website: Practical Tips for Elevating Your E-Commerce Business Trillions of dollars were made in the global e-commerce market in 2022, and that figure is only expected to grow. This thriving online industry presents an amazing…

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February 27, 2023

Open Captions vs. Closed Captions: What’s the Difference?

by Abby Alepa in Video Accessibility

[FREE Webinar] Quick Start to Captioning We live in an age where much of our communication, entertainment, and news happen digitally. Because we spend an average of 6 hours and 48 minutes per week watching online videos, you’ve likely heard of closed…

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February 22, 2023

Captioning and Transcription for the E-Commerce Industry

by Rebecca Klein in Video Accessibility

The Power of an Accessible Website: Practical Tips for Elevating Your E-Commerce Business [Free Webinar] The e-commerce industry is booming, and video marketing is growing more relevant every day. Consumers love videos, so much that 54% indicated they want to see videos…

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February 22, 2023

Unsure if You Need to Edit Your Captions & Subtitles? We’ve Got a Checklist for That

by Jena Wallace in Video Accessibility

Download the [FREE] Checklist: Caption Reformatting New network, streaming, and distribution deals crop up almost daily. With all of this video content being re-aired and distributed across the globe, producers and distributors must set their sights on preparing their video libraries and…

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February 17, 2023

Does Your Video Need Extended or Standard Description?

by Abby Alepa in Video Accessibility

The What, Why, and How of Audio Description with Dr. Joel Snyder What is Audio Description? Audio description is the translation of visual images to language for the primary benefit of people who are blind or have low vision.  Audio description is…

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February 16, 2023

What are Forced Subtitles?

by Jena Wallace in Video Accessibility

Download the [FREE] Checklist: Dubbing We previously covered SDH subtitles, non-SDH subtitles, and when they’re used; the difference between SDH subtitles and closed captions; and how subtitles vary from closed captions in general. That leaves us a common yet important subtitle type…

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Updated February 15, 2023

Why Advocates Are Calling Out Closed Captions at Movie Theaters and Festivals

by Jena Wallace in Video Accessibility

Download the [FREE] Checklist: Caption Reformatting Open captioning is back in the forefront of accessibility advocates’ minds after Sundance Film Festival’s 2023 dramatic jurors Marlee Matlin, Jeremy O. Harris, and Eliza Hittman walked out of a film screening after Matlin’s closed captioning…

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Updated February 14, 2023

Disability in the Workplace: Cheryl Rayburn’s Story

by Rebecca Klein in Lighter Side

  Every month, we welcome a new guest to 3Play Media’s Allied Podcast. In January 2023, we met with Cheryl Rayburn for the episode “A Look at Disability in the Workplace,” in which she discussed her experience with vision loss and disability…

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February 2, 2023

Are You Captioning Your Meetings?

by Rebecca Klein in Video Accessibility

2022 State of Automatic Speech Recognition [Free eBook] If you’re one of the millions of Americans who engage in virtual work meetings, then you might be considering adding captions to meetings. Maybe you have a coworker who is deaf or hard of…

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January 27, 2023
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