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Captioning Videos and Transcribing Audio

 

There are tools to help with captioning videos or transcribing audio when used in the classroom or on the web. Please check out some of these resources and feel free to contact our office for more detailed information or if you have questions.

How to use DocSoft Server and Transcript Editor Software

To request a DocSoft AV account please contact ati@gmu.edu or visit http://docsoft.gmu.edu and request an account. For Docsoft TE (Trasncript Editor) software please contact the ATI office by emailing us at ati@gmu.edu or calling us at 703-993-4329.

DOCSOFT:AV

•  User Guide
•  Docsoft:AV Best Practices
•  Training Video Library
• DocSoft Format Document

DOCSOFT:TE

•  Product Documentation
•  Keyboard Shortcut List
•  Docsoft:TE Overview Video
• ASX Caption Code Cheat Sheet

 

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Mason's DocSoft Server and other Free Captioning Tools

Free Captioning Tools

• MAGpie
• Subtitle Workshop
• World Caption (Mac)
• CapScribe (Mac)
• dotSub
• CaptionTube - Target Center training video for captioning YouTube Videos
• Overstream
• vSync Bookmarklet
• Easy YouTube Caption Creator

 

Captioning Tools (at Cost)

• DocSoft (Mason has free to use)
• Dragon Naturally Speaking (Free to use at Mason campus')
• Captionate (For Flash)
• AutomaticSync
• MovCaptioner (Mac)

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Best Practices

When viewing videos located at the Mason library please look for the Closed Captioning (CC) option.

Also, if you need a video description version please check out these lists of videos: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/ad.dvd.html

http://www.blindmicemart.com/assets/product_images/ahmovie.html (notice this site will take you to the movies # - F, there are two links that will take you to other alphabetical lists)

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Resources

The Chronicle of Higher Education – Make YouTube Videos Accessible with CaptionTube

Collegewebeditor.com – Find out how closed captioning can make a big difference for your online videos

Stanford University – Adding Captions to YouTube and iTunes U

Free tools for captioning YouTube videos

San Francisco State University - How to Identify, Show or Record Captioned Media A Step-by-Step Guide

University of Illinois - How to turn captions on in Media Player, Real Player, Flash, and QuickTime

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Video/Audio Description for Blind/Low Vision

Audio Description provides access to the visual elements – action, costumes, settings, gestures, facial expressions and other visually engaging images – of television/film, museum exhibitions, theater and a variety of events.

All people can appreciate the added detail and vivid highlights made possible through the effective use of Audio Description. For example, while Audio Description makes the images in children's books more accessible to kids who have low vision or are blind, the words a describer uses helps develop sophisticated language skills for all children.

Joel Snyder visiting Mason to give a presentation on Video/Audio Description. For more information please visit: http://www.audiodescribe.com/

Your Local Cinema (video described cinema and DVD information)

Blind Mice Movie Vault (DVS Video describedMovies) Note: this site will take you to the movies # - F. There are two links that will take you to other alphabetical lists.

For more resources please visit the Resource Page.

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