Closed Captioning FAQ’s
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have a question about our closed caption services? Our closed captioning services – FAQs will try to answer them.
At Capital Captions we understand that our clients may have several queries before requesting a quote from us. Here you will find some frequently asked questions to help you learn more about closed caption services. If you can’t find the information you are looking for in the closed captions FAQs, please contact us directly.
Do you have a question about our closed caption services? Our closed captioning services – FAQs will try to answer them. At Capital Captions we understand that our clients may have several queries before requesting a quote from us. Here you will find some frequently asked questions to help you learn more about closed caption services. If you can’t find the information you are looking for in the closed captions FAQs, please contact us directly.
Why should I caption my videos?
In addition, there are other significant benefits such as search engine optimisation, translation opportunities, increased viewer engagement and understanding. It would seem having closed captions added to your videos is a no-brainer.
Can you work with my transcripts?
Transcription of speech is just a small portion of what we do. For cheaper closed captions, if only dialogue is required, it may be worth instead considering a subtitling service.
Do you offer closed captions in different styles?
What are the differences in closed captions formats for web or broadcast?
For video content which is online, captions can be burned on, similar to a subtitle format. Effectively, burning means converting text to an image, which is placed on your video. For broadcast, closed captions are encoded into the television signal as text which is hidden in line 21 of the television set and can be turned on or off by the viewer.
Can you convert my closed captions ready for broadcast/web use?
Do you provide closed captions for HD videos?
What are your prices for closed captions?
We charge more for broadcast closed caption formats as in contrast to web closed captions or SDH, clients often require adherence to strict guidelines with specific formatting requests.
Our urgent services of under 6 hours also carry an additional charge and are subject to availability.
How about your turnaround times for closed captions?
In order to carry out urgent closed caption work, it’s often best practice to schedule in a time for delivery of your videos to ensure we have capacity to meet your deadline.
How difficult is the closed captioning process?
Text timings need to be synced with video, and made accurate to 1/100 seconds. In addition to this, subtitlers need to regulate their description and text to allow reading time for viewers. Finally, the encoding of captions onto your videos and file delivery make the overall process highly complex.
