{"id":9582,"date":"2010-03-08T04:02:07","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T09:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=9582"},"modified":"2010-03-08T05:30:02","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T10:30:02","slug":"the-future-will-be-captioned-improving-accessibility-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/03\/08\/the-future-will-be-captioned-improving-accessibility-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future Will Be Captioned: Improving Accessibility on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARCH 4, 2010<\/p>\n

The Future Will Be Captioned: Improving Accessibility on YouTube<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tens of millions of people in the U.S. experience some kind of hearing
\nimpairment and recent studies have predicted that over 700 million people
\nworldwide will suffer from hearing impairment by 2015. To address a clear
\nneed, the broadcast industry began running captions on regular video
\nprogramming in the early 1970s. Today, closed captions on video are more
\nprevalent than ever. But generating captions today can be a time-consuming
\nand complicated process.<\/p>\n

Making video easily accessible is something we’re working hard to address at
\nYouTube. One of the first steps we took was the development of a caption
\nfeature in 2008. In November of last year we released auto-captioning for a
\nsmall, select group of partners. Auto-captioning combines some of the
\nspeech-to-text algorithms found in Google’s Voice Search to automatically
\ngenerate video captions when requested by a viewer. The video owner can also
\ndownload the auto-generated captions, improve them, and upload the new
\nversion. Viewers can even choose an option to translate those captions into
\nany one of 50 different languages — all in just a couple of clicks.<\/p>\n

Today, we are opening up auto-captions to all YouTube users. There will even
\nbe a “request processing” button for un-captioned videos that any video
\nowner can click on if they want to speed up the availability of
\nauto-captions. It will take some time to process all the available video, so
\nhere are some things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n

* While we plan to broaden the feature to include more languages in the
\nmonths to come, currently, auto-captioning is only for videos where English
\nis spoken.<\/p>\n

* Just like any speech recognition application, auto-captions require a
\nclearly spoken audio track. Videos with background noise or a muffled voice
\ncan’t be auto-captioned. President Obama’s speech on the recent Chilean
\nEarthquake is a good example of the kind of audio that works for
\nauto-captions.<\/p>\n

* Auto-captions aren’t perfect and just like any other transcription, the
\nowner of the video needs to check to make sure they’re accurate. In other
\ncases, the audio file may not be good enough to generate auto-captions. But
\nplease be patient — our speech recognition technology gets better every
\nday.<\/p>\n

* Auto-captions should be available to everyone who’s interested in using
\nthem. We’re also working to provide auto-captions for all past user uploads
\nthat fit the above mentioned requirements. If you’re having trouble enabling
\nthem for your video, please visit our Help Center: this article is for
\nuploaders and this article is for viewers.<\/p>\n

For content owners, the power of auto-captioning is significant. With just a
\nfew quick clicks your videos can be accessed by a whole new global audience.
\nAnd captions can make is easier for users to discover content on YouTube.<\/p>\n

Twenty hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute. Making some of
\nthese videos more accessible to people who have hearing disabilities or who
\nspeak different languages, not only represents a significant advancement in
\nthe democratization of information, it can also help foster greater
\ncollaboration and understanding.<\/p>\n

Source:
\nhttp:\/\/youtube-global.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/future-will-be-captioned-improving.html <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MARCH 4, 2010 The Future Will Be Captioned: Improving Accessibility on YouTube Tens of millions of people in the U.S. experience some kind of hearing impairment and recent studies have predicted that over 700 million people worldwide will suffer from…<\/p>\n

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