![]() That’s addressed in another page of this resource: Transcribing Audio to Text.Ĭaptions are generally written to be viewed along with the visual video. ![]() If you don’t have captions, you’ll need transcription of the audio information. Otherwise, you will need to delete the timestamps, or edit them per below. Most caption-editing tools provide an option to export a plain text transcript. If you already have captions, you can use that file to create the transcript. Once you have the transcription, creating the transcript is easy with basic web skills and tools. Guidance for doing it yourself (DIY) is in another page of this resource: Transcribing Audio to Text. Many organizations choose to outsource the transcribing. Transcribing an audio file takes quite a bit of time for people who don’t have the software and skill for it. Then the captions file is used to create the transcript.Ĭreating transcripts from caption files is easy with basic web skills and tools. Put the transcript online, and make it easy for users to find the transcript from the audio or video file.įor videos, often transcribing the audio to text is done to create captions, as described in the captions page.Get a text version of the audio, called “transcribing”.The process for providing transcripts is basically: (A bit more justification is in the Planning page: Descriptive Transcripts.) And descriptive transcripts are easy and inexpensive to make using captions and audio description that you already have to meet Level AA, as explained on this page. Provide a Descriptive Transcript for Your Videosĭescriptive transcripts are needed by people who are Deaf-blind and others. AAA 1.2.9 Audio-only (Live): An alternative for time-based media that presents equivalent information for live audio-only content is provided.AAA 1.2.8 Media Alternative (Prerecorded): An alternative for time-based media is provided for all prerecorded synchronized media and for all prerecorded video-only media.Prerecorded Video-only: Either an alternative for time-based media or an audio track is provided that presents equivalent information for prerecorded video-only content.Prerecorded Audio-only: An alternative for time-based media is provided that presents equivalent information for prerecorded audio-only content.A 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded): For prerecorded audio-only and prerecorded video-only media, the following are true….WCAG excerpts with emphasis added, additions in, and links to more information in “Understanding WCAG”: A live stream separate from the media player is needed for people who cannot access the captions.(The Planning page of this resource introduces the WCAG Standard.) In some cases, transcripts are not required to meet WCAG standards. Short answer: Yes, descriptive transcripts are needed to meet the wide range of user needs. Users can select text in the transcript and go to that point in the video. Interactive transcripts highlight text phrases as they are spoken. Ideally you provide a descriptive transcript, and then you do not need a separate basic transcript. They are also used by people who process text information better than audio and visual/pictorial information. Who: Descriptive transcripts are needed to provide audio and video content to people who are both Deaf and blind. Who: Basic transcripts are used by people who are Deaf, are hard of hearing, have difficulty processing auditory information, and others.ĭescriptive transcripts for videos also include visual information needed to understand the content. Example Descriptive Transcript from Caption Filesīasic transcripts are a text version of the speech and non-speech audio information needed to understand the content.In Making Audio and Video Media Accessible Summary
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