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Closed Captioning
Online Video Clips for FCC Compliance
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Andrew Schwartz
Senior R&D Engineer
Josh Miller
VP of Business Dev.
Lily Bond (Moderator)
Marketing Manager
Agenda
‣ Overview
‣ FCC & CVAA legal requirements for captioning
‣ Solutions for captioning online video clips
‣ Video Clip Captioner walk through
‣ Best practices for captioning video clips
‣ Q&A
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About 3Play Media
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‣ Captioning + transcription + translation
‣ MIT spinout in 2007
‣ Based in Cambridge, MA
About 3Play Media
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‣ Captioning + transcription + translation
‣ MIT spinout in 2007
‣ Based in Cambridge, MA
‣ 1,000+ customers in media & entertainment, higher ed,
enterprise, government
Products & Services
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Captioning + Transcription
Subtitling
Transcript Alignment
Caption Import
Video Clip Captioning
Integrations + API
Video Search Plugins
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CVAA
Overview
‣ 21st Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act
‣ Covers full length Internet content that
aired on TV
‣ Series of deadlines phasing in through
March, 2016
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CVAA
Overview
‣ 21st Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act
‣ Covers full length Internet content that
aired on TV
‣ Series of deadlines phasing in through
March, 2016
Deadlines
‣ March, 2015: captions required for
archived video within 30 days
‣ March, 2016: captions required for
archived video within 15 days
FCC Rules for Captioning Quality
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Rules for Caption Quality
‣ February, 2014: FCC introduces standards for caption accuracy,
synchronicity, completeness, and placement - 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(j)(2)
‣ March 16, 2015: programming networks must certify to video
programming distributors that their programming complies with the
new rules
FCC Rules for Captioning Quality
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Rules for Caption Quality
‣ February, 2014: FCC introduces standards for caption accuracy,
synchronicity, completeness, and placement - 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(j)(2)
‣ March 16, 2015: programming networks must certify to video
programming distributors that their programming complies with the
new rules
Captioning Vendors Best Practices
‣ FCC sets forth best practices for captioning vendors at 47 C.F.R. §§
79.1(k)(2) ( live), 79.1(k)(3) (real time), and 79.1(k)(4) (off-line)
‣ 3Play Media will certify compliance
FCC Standards for Caption Quality
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As set forth in FCC Rule 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(j)(2)
‣ Caption accuracy
– Must match spoken words to fullest extent possible and include verbal
information
– Allows some leniency for live captioning
‣ Caption synchronization
– Must coincide with their spoken words and sounds to the greatest extent
possible
‣ Program completeness
– Captions must run from the beginning to the end of the program
‣ Onscreen caption placement
– Captions should not block other important visual content
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FCC Extends Rules to Video Clips
‣ July, 2014: FCC rules that the CVAA’s captioning requirements
extend to online video clips
‣ Applies to clips that appeared on television with captions
‣ Deadlines for compliance phase in through 2017
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FCC Deadlines for Video Clip Closed Captions
‣ January 1, 2016: closed captions required for single excerpt clips
‣ January 1, 2017: closed captions required for montages
‣ July 1, 2017: closed captions required for live and near-live clips
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How Do You Caption Your Clips?
Option #1 - Re-caption all clips from scratch
Option #2 - Manually edit clip captions
Option #3 – Video Clip Captioner
‣ Accurate, automated solution
‣ Instant turnaround
‣ Fraction of the cost
Video Clip Captioning
‣ Produce child captions automatically using an algorithm to detect the
edit points from parent asset.
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How Does It Work?
‣ Break the parent and child media into shorter segments
‣ Create a “fingerprint” for each segment
‣ Search parent fingerprints to find matching segments in the child
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How Does It Work?
‣ Break the parent and child media into shorter segments
‣ Create a “fingerprint” for each segment
‣ Search parent fingerprints to find matching segments in the child
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Using Video Clip Captioner
‣ Support user-driven and automated interfaces
‣ FTP, API integration
‣ Optional notifications on completion
‣ Output captions in your choice of format(s)
‣ Receive detailed report on each file
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Using Video Clip Captioner
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1. With already-captioned parent file
Using Video Clip Captioner
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Using Video Clip Captioner
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Using Video Clip Captioner
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Using Video Clip Captioner
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Using Video Clip Captioner
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2. With uncaptioned parent file
What Content Does It Work On?
‣ Straight excerpt
‣ Montage
– No hard limit to the number of clips
– Clips can be in a different order from the
original content
‣ English and Spanish content
– FCC compliance
‣ Other languages, mixed language
‣ Retains caption framing and positioning
information from parent captions
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What Are Its Limitations?
‣ Requires accurately timed input captions
– Assumes accurate source captions
– Cannot re-time input captions to source
• Look into our Transcript Alignment service!
‣ Cannot capture missing content
– Added transitions / SFX
– Extra narratives (e.g., “next week, we will see …”)
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Best Practices
‣ Use accurate parent captions
– Recommend WebVTT, DFXP, and other run-time based
formats
‣ Use files with good audio quality
– Low video quality to save bandwidth is OK.
‣ Works best on content with minimal editing
– Straight excerpt, mashups without additional content
– Added background music can be problematic
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Come see us at NAB! We’ll be doing live demos and
will be happy to answer any questions.
Booth #SU10525
South Hall (Upper Level)
Schedule a meeting:
www.3playmedia.com/schedule-a-meeting/
Q&A
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Josh Miller
VP of Business Dev.
Andrew Schwartz
Senior R&D Engineer
Lily Bond
Marketing Manager
RESOURCES
Come see us at NAB!
www.3playmedia.com/schedule-a-meeting/
Booth SU10525 in South Hall (Upper Level)
Learn more about the Video Clip Captionerwww.3playmedia.com/services-features/tools/video-clip-captioner/
White Paper: FCC Closed Captioning Requirements
info.3playmedia.com/wp-fcc.html
Plans & Pricing:
www.3playmedia.com/plans-pricing
