An Introduction to Closed Captioning By Dan Dujnic
Posted on | februari 22, 2010 | Reageren uitgeschakeld
Closed Captioning is the white text on a black background that appears on a television mainly for the use of the deaf and hard-of-hearing who account for about 10% of the US population. The “Closed” part of Closed Captioning means it can be turned on and off through your television or cable box. Captioning provides dialogue and audio cues not only for the deaf community, but is also used in gyms, bars and other places where a television's audio is turned off or inaudible.
In the United States the FCC requires closed captioning for 100% of English television programming, and as of January 2010, 100% of Spanish programming as well. This includes live television, but this article will be focusing on post-production closed captioning. Exceptions to these laws exist, but they are few, and official paperwork is required to be exempt.
Current law only requires television broadcasts to be closed captioned, even though standards exist for other formats. Although, most entities that receive federal funding government agencies, many universities, etc. are required to caption any video they distribute.
Read more about a workflow with FCP7 An Introduction to Closed Captioning. copyright © Dan Dujnic 2010
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