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5 Tips for Speeding Up the Captioning Process

by 3mediaweb in Video Accessibility

Captioning in-house can take up a lot of time. Fortunately, there are a couple of tips and tricks you can try to help speed up the process. Instead of having to transcribe every word in the video, why not try using a…

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Updated August 25, 2023

How to Tell If You Are Required to Caption Your Videos

by 3mediaweb in Video Accessibility

Captioning is a critical part of video accessibility. But not all organizations are required to caption (though they should still caption!). Captioning requirements also vary by industry, and often, complying with one law doesn’t mean you comply with all the laws. Because…

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Updated August 7, 2024

Brightcove Gallery

by Elisa Lewis in How-To

Video interactivity significantly enriches the viewing experience by offering the viewer greater control over what they’re watching by using the text as a navigation tool. What is Brightcove Gallery? Brightcove’s Gallery makes it easy for marketers to create customized video experiences with…

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Updated March 13, 2024

How to Centralize Video Accessibility Efforts at Your Organization

by 3mediaweb in Uncategorized

Unfortunately, not all the video being produced today is accessible to everyone. Lack of captions, transcripts, and audio description inhibit a large portion of the population from enjoying and interacting with your video content. Often, accessible content is put on the back…

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Updated August 25, 2023

Audio Description for Higher Education

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Incorporating video into higher education is extremely common. In a student research study, students reported that almost 100% of courses included some video content in both online and face-to-face environments. Meanwhile, according to the report for the 2017 National Health Interview Survey,…

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Updated November 17, 2021

Captioning and Transcription for Community Colleges

by 3mediaweb in Video Accessibility

87% of educational institutions add closed captions to at least some video. Video in higher education has unlocked new opportunities for universities to reach knowledge-hungry individuals around the world. As a result, education has become more accessible. While community colleges are required…

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Updated September 6, 2023

Best Practices for Recording and Captioning Lecture Content

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

When it comes to educational video content, high-quality closed captions are very important. It improves the educational experience better for all students, not just those who need to use captions as an accommodation. As an instructor, you can ensure your educational videos…

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Updated August 25, 2023

5 Instagram Accounts Doing Captioning Right

by 3mediaweb in Lighter Side

Over the last couple of years, social video has grown to be the most popular form of content on social media. What better way is there to engage and connect with your audience than video? But social video has its limitations. For…

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Updated August 25, 2023

All You Need to Know About Closed Captioning Best Practices

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Is there such thing as captioning standards? The DCMP defines captioning as “the key to opening up a world of information for persons with hearing loss or literacy needs.” However, not all captions are created equally. Standards and guidelines for captioning quality…

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Updated May 24, 2021

How to Enable Audio Description on Your Smartphone

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

Third-party mobile apps that contain audio description on videos typically allow smartphone users to enable audio descriptions within the app or video player itself. But if you want to ensure your phone is playing audio description tracks when they are available for…

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Updated March 2, 2021

5 Oral Histories Doing Captioning Right

by 3mediaweb in Video Accessibility

Oral histories are timeless resources that paint a picture of the real human experiences and emotions of past events. In this blog, we cover 5 examples of oral history project who are using captioning to engage their audience in new ways. The…

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Updated November 29, 2023

Captioning and Transcription for Marketing Content

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

By 2019, 80% of the world’s internet traffic will be video and social video generates 1200% more shares than text and images combined. The stats don’t lie: video marketing works because people can’t get enough of that sweet, sweet video content. So,…

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Updated February 7, 2024
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