Captions in Google Docs Videos

[flwyd]

Here's something I've been working on recently at work: captions for videos in Google Docs. In addition to helping deaf and hard of hearing viewers understand your video, automatic translation lets anyone grok your video in their native language. Plus, having captions or a transcript associated with your video makes search easier.

Edit: oh yeah, if you know anyone who's fluent in ASL and interested in helping improve Google+'s Hangout feature, check out this post.

Comments

[grenacia.livejournal.com]

Cool! I know people who will appreciate this very much.

faceblind

[journeyrose.livejournal.com]

As you do this, think about the 2 percent of the population who are face-blind. Make sure that captions ALSO tag who is talking:

Joe: Hello, how are you?
Jane: Not so hot...

Re: faceblind

[flwyd.livejournal.com]

The caption format supports speaker identification, though it's up to the captioner to use it.