What are captions?

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Captions are a lot like subtitles. They reflect the spoken word in a text format. Captions also describe special sound effects and important musical elements in a program.

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Captions provide access to movies for people who are Deaf or hearing impaired by changing the audio into text. Most of the time, this is shown on the bottom of the screen.
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A label or quote under a specific photo to make your montage more entertaining or informative and to help the audience follow the story being told.
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Just as a caption in a book is the text under a picture, captions on video are text located somewhere on the picture. Since there is no way for a television to put text outside the area of the picture tube, captions do end up covering a portion of the picture.
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Where can I find the captions for the images?

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Stereoview images typically have captions printed below the right image, or sometimes on the verso (back of the card). Many images on this website have pop-up captions, but we regret that our software isn't yet up to the task of placing captions with every stereoview image. However, all of the captions as published in the 19th century are available in our image catalogs which are arranged by photographer/publisher listed in order by the view numbers.

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Can I add HTML formatting to my captions?

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Yes. Caption text can include a limited set of HTML formatting, including hyperlinks, line breaks, font tags, bold, underline and italics. Click here to view a list of HTML tags supported by Flash. Setting font colors is not supported using this method. You must wrap HTML formatted text inside a CDATA tag as below: <caption><![CDATA[Big times text bold text<a href="index.

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How do Rear Window captions differ from open captions?

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Open captions are similar to subtitles. They are "burned" onto the film and visible to everyone in the theater. To provide open captions, it is necessary for studios to create and for exhibitors to obtain a special print of the film. Open-captioned films are generally presented at special screenings. The Rear Window system is a way of providing closed captions. The captions are not on the film itself, so there is no need for a special print.

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Q) What are closed captions?

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A) Like subtitles, captions display spoken dialogue as printed words on the television screen. Unlike subtitles, captions are specifically designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers. Captions are carefully placed to identify speakers, on- and off-screen sound effects, music and laughter. Closed captions are hidden as data within the television signal and they must be decoded to be displayed on your TV screen.

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Q) How are captions produced?

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A) Caption writers transcribe a program's entire script into a computer using a software program developed by The Caption Center. Caption writers time and place captions, then add or adapt information to give viewers a full sense of the events occurring on screen. Finally, the last step in an intricate process that can take up to 30 hours for a one-hour program, captions are encoded as data into the program's video, ready for broadcast or duplication.

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How can I view closed captions?

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In 1990, the Federal Communications Commission passed the Television Decoder Circuitry Act, which requires that as of July 1, 1993, all televisions manufactured in the United States or for sale in the United States that have a picture of 13 inches or larger must have a closed caption decoder built into the set. To view the captions, all you have to do is turn on the decoder by following these simple steps: Closed captions should appear within approximately one minute of adjusting this setting.

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How are the captions synchronized to the film?

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The synchronization process differs depending on whether the system is being used in conventional movie theaters or specialty theaters (e.g. Imax®, Walt Disney World). In conventional movie theaters, captions are fed to the LED panel by the DTS digital audio system. The DTS system provides multi-channel digital audio on CD-ROM. The caption data reside on a CD that plays alongside the other discs in the DTS player.

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How are the captions and descriptions created?

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Closed captions and descriptive narration are created as part of a movie's post production process. Once a film has been finalized, a script and a copy of the film on 3/4" videotape are provided to WGBH. Trained caption writers transcribe the audio portion of the film using a specially designed computer program, adding or adapting information to give the deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers a full sense of the events occurring on screen (e.g. on- and off-screen sound effects, voices, attitude).

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Who is required to provide closed captions under the new rules?

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The rules require people or companies that distribute television programs directly to home viewers to make sure that those programs are captioned. Those distributors include local television stations, satellite television services (such as DirecTV, Primestar and Dish Network), local cable operators. In some cases, it will be national television program provider, i.e., ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Lifetime, etc.

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What if my local news doesn't have captions during their live interviews?

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Most likely your television station is using Electronic Newsroom Captioning. This is the script that the anchors are reading from. Only those portions that are scripted can be seen as captions. Most likely all weather, sports, live interviews and emergencies are not captioned. You as an individual or your local SHHH Chapter as a whole should complain that this practice is not acceptable.

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Non-English characters are not showing in the captions. Why?

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To allow non-English characters to show, you must save your XML document with 'UTF-8' encoding (in Windows Notepad you can set this is the 'Save As' dialog). Check the documentation for your text editor.

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Usually the file name is the easiest reference for your images. You can add more information, when you edit the file info of your image in a photo program. When the file has already captions embedded, they can be shown, please let us know with your order.
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Who uses captions?

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Deaf People – People who are deaf rely on captions to follow the soundtrack on films and television. Hearing Impaired People – People who have some degree of hearing loss use captions to help them understand the soundtrack. People Learning English – Language schools can use captioned films to help teach people spoken English. It is easier to follow a soundtrack reading the captions and listening to the pronunciation of words.

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How do you enter the captions?

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Pocket Phojo has easy to use store and recall buttons to save having to enter the same information for each photo. For details that change between each image, the Pocket PC operating system has several ways of entering text. The default is an on-screen keyboard, where you can simply tap the letters you need in. The second method is the Letter Recognizer, where you write each letter in the area provided, and the Pocket PC turns this into text.

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What are captions and titles?

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Captions and titles enhance your video by providing a personal touch. All slideshows come with a title and ending pages, which are usually used to provide the audience with the names and dates or reason in which you have created this show. Captions can be added to specific slides and are simply words written to explain, or enhance a photo. You can add extra titles, and captions to any amount of slides you wish. Please see our prices and packages for more details.

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Can I put captions on my photographs?

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Answer:? Yes. Just type what you want to appear in the caption box underneath each picture and then click the ???update??? button.

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Can I add captions?

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Please use a Shutterfly caption border if you wish to add a caption to the image playing on the slideshow. Be sure to preview any caption borders carefully to ensure that the text is legible and correct. Please keep in mind that text that is legible on a computer monitor may be difficult to read on a television.

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What about text and captions?

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Platinum Package customers have the ability to add virtually unlimited text and captions to their shows, including opening Title screens and messages, and closing Title screens and messages. You can include poetry, music lyrics, religious verses, quotes from family and friends - the options are endless! Back to top

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Deluxe Package customers have the ability to add unlimited text and captions to their shows, including opening Title screens and messages, and closing Title screens and messages. You can include poetry, music lyrics, religious verses, quotes from family and friends - the options are endless!
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What are open captions?

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Open captions have been decoded, so they have become an integral part of the television picture, like subtitles in a movie. In other words, open captions cannot be turned off. The term "open captions" is also used to refer to subtitles created with a character generator.

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Q) Who watches closed captions?

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A) An estimated 20 million Americans have enough of a hearing loss that they cannot fully understand the meaning of a television program. This is especially true of the elderly, the fastest-growing category of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Captions enable deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers to participate with family and friends in America's favorite pastime- watching TV. Captions can also benefit adults and children learning to read as well as people learning English as a second language.

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What programs air with captions on WHYY?

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All national programs offered in prime time (8 - 11 p.m.) and most children's programs are also aired with captions. WHYY supports the use of closed captioning so that all of our viewers and members can enjoy our programming. Unfortunately, WHYY does not have the resources to provide this service for programs that have not been captioned by the producers. Shows that have captioning available are marked with the symbol "(CC)".

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Can someone's head block my view of the captions?

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Because the captions are projected from behind, they cannot be blocked by someone sitting in front of you. The caption display is hung high enough that heads behind you should not block the captions. However, if someone behind you stands up, they may temporarily block the captions, just as someone who stands up in front of you may temporarily block the picture. It is also possible for your own head to block the captions if your reflector is not adjusted properly.

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