Impact of Speech to Text on Closed Captioning workflows
Giovanni Galvez
Telestream
In his 8th year as part of the CPC captioning team, now part of Telestream, Giovanni Galvez is now the product manager for the Telestream captioning and subtitling products. He has helped major networks migrate to a file-based workflow for closed captioning. He has given seminars and presentations at Rochester Institute of Technology, FCC, WABE, National Association for the Deaf and the NAB conference. During these sessions he discussed new and essential file-based alternatives for closed captioning that integrate with internet video delivery platforms. In January 2016, his team received a National Emmy Award for Technology and Engineering on ‘Standardization and Pioneering Development of Non-Live Broadband Captioning'.
Abstract
This paper examines the many pitfalls, pros, and cons of using Speech-to-text for creating closed captioning for TV and Internet programming. We will look closely at the accuracy of the results of popular speech engines and... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Giovanni Galvez (Organisation: Telestream, Job Title: -, Speaker Consent and Release: -)
Topic Areas
Possible Topics: Closed Captioning , Possible Topics: Cloud , Possible Topics: Regulatory , Possible Topics: Trends & Future Tech
Session
F1130-GBD » Impact of Speech to Text on Closed Captioning Workflows (11:30 - Friday, 6th April, Grand Ballroom D)
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