Video captions
Lesson 5 of 8 · Video · about 2 minutes
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Keyboard keys inside the YouTube player are YouTube’s own: K or Space plays and pauses, J and L move 10 seconds, C turns captions on and off, F is full screen.
Transcript
Source: W3C WAI, https://www.w3.org/WAI/perspective-videos/captions/
Visual: Web Accessibility Perspectives: Video Captions
Audio: Video isn't just about pictures, it's also about sound. Without the audio, you would have to guess what this film is about.
Visual: A man sat at a desk starts watching a video on his computer.
Audio: [no sound]
Visual: The video on his computer shows a person speaking to the camera. It is playing with no audio.
Audio: Frustrating isn't it? Not knowing what's going on. That's the situation for everyone who can't hear.
Visual: The man watching the video has a hearing aid.
Audio: Captions make videos accessible.
Visual: He turns on captions for the video playing.
Audio: Which is also handy for people who want to watch video in loud environments.
Visual: Another man is watching the captioned video with a group of people chatting away next to him.
Audio: Or where you need to be very, very quiet.
Visual: Turns out that they are in a library. The group is shushed by the librarian.
Audio: Web accessibility: Essential for some, useful for all.
Visual: The video is shown playing with the captions on.
Visual: Visit w3.org/WAI/perspectives for more information on Video Captions
End of transcript.
This short video from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative shows who uses captions and why they must be accurate. It has its own captions, a transcript and an audio-described version.
Video: “Video Captions”, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Source page with transcript. Audio-described version.