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From: paulh@copper.UUCP (Paul Hubbard)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Closed Captioning?
Message-ID: <90@copper.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 11:35:29 EDT
Article-I.D.: copper.90
Posted: Tue Sep 17 11:35:29 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 19-Sep-85 06:49:50 EDT
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Reply-To: paulh@copper.UUCP (Paul Hubbard)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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>I tuned in tonight to watch the Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins on ABC
>(live).  Before the show started the closed captioning logo came on, with an
>announcement that this was being closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
>Now since this was a live broadcast, I was wondering how they insert the
>text real-time like that. Or do they? I wonder if it is only for the taped
>interview-type segments.


Closed captioning is frequently provided for live programs. For example,
many of the evening news programs are closed captioned and these shows
are definitely live. To provide captions for live programs, the networks
have an operator(s?) at a closed captioning device who listens to the
show and types in the dialog. It's amusing to watch a live, closed-
captioned show because the captions are usually about 5 to 25 seconds
behind the actual dialog. It can make for some pretty funny picture/
subtitle combinations. The captions are also interesting because they
paraphrase the dialog, and sometimes the paraphrasing can change the
meaning the dialog.


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