Video Caption Service Welch and Company provides high quality closed
captioning and subtitling for video, DVDs, broadcast and many other media
formats. we use state-of-the-art technology and staff always meets time
and budget estimates.
Our closed captioning service is developed to display
text on a television or video screen to provide additional or interpretive
information to viewers who either have a hearing loss, or speak an alternative
language. Our closed captions typically display a transcription of the
audio portion of a program as it occurs (either verbatim or in edited
form), sometimes including non-speech elements.
What type of materials can we caption
Broadcast Television
DVD's
Movies
Video Games
HDTV
How our service differs from our
competitors Unlike our competitors who require you to send
tapes or DVD media format, we provide a dedicated computer system that
you simply use to capture and upload the video to our Internet servers.
We then process the video and return to you the files that you desire.
Not only does this speed the process dramatically but it also reduces
costs and eliminates unexpected shipping delays.
Our computer system technology is very easy to use,
you simply plug in the video source of your choice, press play on the
deck and click a record button on the computer system.
Benefits of Closed Captioning Closed captioning provides a critical link to
news, entertainment, and information for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
For individuals whose native language is not English, English language
captions improve comprehension and fluency. Captions also help improve
literacy skills. You can turn on closed captions through your remote control
or on-screen menu. The FCC does not regulate captioning of home videos,
DVDs, or video games.
How does closed captioning work?
Closed captioning is embedded in the television signal and becomes visible
when you use a special decoder, either as a separate appliance or built
into a television set. The decoder lets viewers see captions, usually
at the bottom of the screen, that will tell them what is being said or
heard on their favorite TV shows. Since 1993, television sets with screens
of 13 inches or more that are sold in the United States must have built-in
decoders, under the Television Decoder Circuitry Act. Set-top decoders
are available, too, for older TV sets.
The captions are hidden in the line 21 data area found
in the vertical blanking interval of the television signal. If you have
read the article entitled How Television Works or the question on the
V-chip, then you know about the blanking interval. It is the area of the
television signal that tells the electron gun to shoot back up to the
upper left corner of the screen to begin painting the next frame. Line
21 is the line in the vertical blanking interval that has been assigned
to captioning (as well as time and V-chip information). Each frame of
video can transmit two characters of captioning information (or special
commands that control color, popups, etc.)
How to start utilizing our caption service
Please contact our staff by sending an email
to; captions@welchandcompany.net
Or you may call us at; 727-230-1700
WELCH
& COMPANY 36181 East Lake Rd Suite
263 Palm
Harbor, FL 34685