Captioning Services
Captions enable individuals with auditory disabilities to understand spoken and auditory content within videos.
Simple, on-demand captioning solutions provided by Word Wizards. Captions are required by Section 508 and ADA regulations to enable digital accessibly for video content. We offer offline captioning services for film, television, media presentations, and web content. Word Wizards can provide support for all variations of captions including closed captions, open captions, and subtitles. Caption deliverables come in many varieties depending on the application and end-use, and we provide solutions for all caption delivery systems and workflows. We offer both traditional human captioning services, and AI generated captions to meet the quality, budget, and compliance needs of our clients.
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Human and AI Captioning Services
Word Wizards provides captions for video content using a combination of experienced human captioners and highly advanced AI programs.
Human Powered Captions
Word Wizards relies on highly skilled human transcriptionists and expert captioning technicians to produce accurate captions for our customers. Human captioning services provide 508 and ADA complaint caption files with unparalleled accuracy.
AI and Hybrid Captions
Now offering AI captions to reduce delivery time and cost. We provide fully AI generated captions, and hybrid captions that use a human transcript with AI timing for higher accuracy, multi-speaker identification, and accessibility compliance.
Captioning Deliverable Formats
Caption files are formatted for the specific type of media player or distribution system they will be displayed on
Standalone Caption Files
A coded text file, formatted to work with a specific media player, publishing tool, or editing platform. Standalone caption files are for hosted video (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and authoring platforms (Final Cut, Avid, Adobe Premiere, etc.). Common standalone caption formats include SRT, VTT, SCC, XML, and CCA.
Encoded Media Caption Files
Captions are encoded directly into the media file. These files can be in closed or open caption format. Encoded closed captions are added as a separate track to the media and can be turned on or off with a CC button. In open caption format, words are hard-coded into the video and will display no matter what media player is used. Common encoded media formats include MOV, MP4, WMV, and FLV.
Broadcast Caption Files
Closed caption files for broadcast content are delivered in special formats specified by the station or media outlet. In some cases, a high-quality encoded media file is provided. In other circumstances, a physical tape is encoded with the captions for direct input into the broadcast system.
Video Subtitling and Translation
Subtitles are generally used to provide on-screen translation for secondary languages. Our network of translation vendors offers subtitles for all common global languages. Subtitles are typically encoded into the video like open captions, but the style and format of the text may vary.
Word Wizards provides best-in-class text accuracy reports and data analysis for closed captioning systems and products. Our unique approach allows clients to understand the quality of captioning deliverables, compare accuracy between captioning vendors and products, and monitor closed caption performance using data driven metrics. Our analysis services have been used for caption performance tracking, product selection decision making, regulatory compliance monitoring, and system optimization for AI speech-to-text. Contact us for a free consultation about how we can help provide data driven metrics for closed caption accuracy using your real world content.
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Word Wizards offers caption and subtitle solutions with superior customer service. Give us a call or use our online form to request a free quote. Simplify your captioning workflow by enlisting us as your partner for digital video accessibility.