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Question 1

What does 'latency' mean in the context of live closed captioning?

Accepted Answer

The delay between spoken words and when captions appear on screen

Answer

Latency in live captioning refers to the time delay between when words are spoken and when the corresponding captions appear on the screen.

Question 2

In the SubRip (.srt) format, how is the timecode for a caption entry formatted?

Accepted Answer

HH:MM:SS,mmm

Answer

SRT timecodes use the format HH:MM:SS,mmm (hours:minutes:seconds,milliseconds) with a comma separating seconds from milliseconds.

Question 3

What is the purpose of a 'spotting list' in subtitle production?

Accepted Answer

A document identifying the in-point and out-point timecodes for each subtitle

Answer

A spotting list (or cue sheet) records the in-point and out-point timecodes for each subtitle segment, forming the timing backbone of a subtitle project.

Question 4

Which organization publishes widely-used caption quality standards including the 'Described and Captioned Media Program' guidelines in the US?

Accepted Answer

DCMP (Described and Captioned Media Program)

Answer

The DCMP publishes caption quality guidelines used as a benchmark for educational and media captioning in the United States.

Question 5

What is 'respeaking' in the context of live captioning?

Accepted Answer

A technique where a captioner repeats spoken words into voice recognition software to generate captions

Answer

Respeaking involves a trained captioner listening to live audio and re-speaking it clearly into voice recognition software, which converts it to text captions in near real time.

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