Multimedia & Captioning


Captioning, Podcasting, Lecture Capture & Multimedia Applications

Resources provided here are a combination of resources found within the CSU and various well known multimedia providers.  Please submit your training resources or recommend others through the Professional Development listserv at subscribe-accessibilityhelp@lists.calstate.edu.

Captioning

The content of this guide will give you the basics of captioning video in post-production and real-time production.  It includes resources created by the CSU as well as other organizations, such as Automatic Sync Technologies and Adobe.  Tools are suggested and where possible, training is provided for using them.  Created with permissions by the CSU Chancellor's Office, March 2008.

Hands-on training and equipment to use to caption short videos; links to off-campus resources for captioning longer videos; samples of captioned videos, Link to off-site vendor for captioning needs, 2008.  Format: HTML.  Contact: Dan Mull, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, (805) 756-2212.

The CSU ATI provides discounted captioning with Automatic Sync Technologies. If you are interested in this program, view this video to learn how to use the services.

WGBH in Boston provides basic background information on captioning.

The National Captioning Institute provides a comprehensive list of terms used in captioning.

  • Helpful Videos on Captioning Videotapes and DVD
  • Help with Media Players (QuickTime, Windows Media, Flash, Podcast, and YouTube Captioning)
  • Help with Lecture Capture Systems

The following resrouces are lists provided and maintained by the High Tech Training Center Unit of the California Community Colleges.

Lecture Capture

This Echo360 webinar provides information about the ATI, the innovative programs at Gallaudet University and an experience of Echo 360 that broadcasts what was originally presented in a Wimba webinar.  Aug. 2008, 1 hour, 5 min.

PODCASTING

Flash Video Captioning.  Format HTML.  Created by: CSU Long Beach, 2008.  Contact: Walter Gajewski, gajewski@csulb.edu.

Dreamweaver

This document focuses on using Dreamweaver to author accessible web sites, and is a compilation of original material and information from several publicly available web sites.  Web sources are identified at the beginning of any section in which they are used.  Created by: Humboldt State University, 2008.

  • Adobe Design Guidelines
  • Adobe Developer Center

Flash

A brand new tutorial to check out if you are interested in Flash accessibility. Knowbility in Austin, TX, and Flash accessibility expert Thea Eaton of Doodledoo have create a very useful tutorial, which is itself built in Flash. The tutorial introduces Flash accessibility topics, and is accessible for screen reader and magnifier users, and includes closed captions for users who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and audio descriptions for blind or low-vision users.

This tutorial was ceated by Adobe and repurposed with their permission for use on this site.  For information, visit the Adobe Website.

Contact: Walter Gajewski, CSU Long Beach, gajewski@csulb.edu.

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