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Craptions

May 2, 2023

32:41

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The Importance of Accurate Captions

01:13

Why are So Many People Using Closed Captions?

01:19

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Captions

3min

The Rise of Closed Captions

3min

The NAD Won't Go After Streaming Captions

2min

How Ricky Pointer Overcame the Problem of Automatic Captions on YouTube

2min

The Importance of Human Closed Captions on YouTube

2min

How to Caption Videos at a Professional Level

3min

The Rise of Automatic Captions on YouTube

2min

The NAD's Plan to Sue YouTube

2min

10.

The Future of Automatic Captions

4min

11.

The Importance of Standing Out From the Crowd

3min

12.

How to Use Closed Captioning for Accessibility

2min

13.

Why People Use Closed Captions

4min

14.

The Importance of Down Mixing

3min

15.

The Importance of Time Travel

2min

Bad closed captions can be entertaining, but they can be serious, too, because captions are a critical tool for lots of lots of people. There are the people learning a new language and of course captions are essential for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. In the US, that’s about 15% of the adult population.

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