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Captioning Girl · 07-12-2005, 10:46 PM

Oh this is so great! I have been doing this job for way too long before reaching out! Thanks so much to all for your comments; I am taking everything very seriously.

I do offline captioning only, so the news and sports events I don't go near! Talk about a stressful job! Offline is where I get the show a few days before it will air and I do a 4 pass of each show. That means I get to watch everything 4 times before I send it to a broadcaster! Pass 1 - transcribe all dialogue & research, Pass 2 - positioning all text, Pass 3 - assign each line a timecode and finally Pass 4 is where I watch my timing and make sure everything is as clear as possible. I have NO excuse for spelling errors!

I try very hard to keep background noise involved in the shows where it applies. Sometimes with timing it’s pretty hard. I will make sure to be even more aware of it, thanks cady for your input!

I have always used names when a speaker changes and it's not obvious. One more question on this topic... I have always used first and last names when someone new is introduced, then just first name after that... would it help to have both first and last names throughout, or is that being too redundant and taking up too much space?

I think there are some problems still with Decoders when you see random things in a show... I know myself I have seen a floating "y" in something I did and ran to make sure I hadn't missed it and it's not in my captioning file I had sent. It's amazing that all the bugs aren't worked out! I also see that if there is a clip used from another program that has been previously captioned the two will overlap. Production companies are becoming more aware not to use previously captioned shows for clips since the captioning is actually burned onto the tape and can't be overwritten.

Would it be easier for me to start new threads with specific questions?? I don't want to overload anyone, but I'm finding myself asking questions just randomly. Let me know what you would prefer!

Thanks again to everyone, I really am eating this up and taking notes on your thoughts and ideas.

Sincerely.

07-12-2005, 10:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Captioning Girl Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3	Thanks so much! Oh this is so great! I have been doing this job for way too long before reaching out! Thanks so much to all for your comments; I am taking everything very seriously. I do offline captioning only, so the news and sports events I don't go near! Talk about a stressful job! Offline is where I get the show a few days before it will air and I do a 4 pass of each show. That means I get to watch everything 4 times before I send it to a broadcaster! Pass 1 - transcribe all dialogue & research, Pass 2 - positioning all text, Pass 3 - assign each line a timecode and finally Pass 4 is where I watch my timing and make sure everything is as clear as possible. I have NO excuse for spelling errors! I try very hard to keep background noise involved in the shows where it applies. Sometimes with timing it’s pretty hard. I will make sure to be even more aware of it, thanks cady for your input! I have always used names when a speaker changes and it's not obvious. One more question on this topic... I have always used first and last names when someone new is introduced, then just first name after that... would it help to have both first and last names throughout, or is that being too redundant and taking up too much space? I think there are some problems still with Decoders when you see random things in a show... I know myself I have seen a floating "y" in something I did and ran to make sure I hadn't missed it and it's not in my captioning file I had sent. It's amazing that all the bugs aren't worked out! I also see that if there is a clip used from another program that has been previously captioned the two will overlap. Production companies are becoming more aware not to use previously captioned shows for clips since the captioning is actually burned onto the tape and can't be overwritten. Would it be easier for me to start new threads with specific questions?? I don't want to overload anyone, but I'm finding myself asking questions just randomly. Let me know what you would prefer! Thanks again to everyone, I really am eating this up and taking notes on your thoughts and ideas. Sincerely.