Manual Transcribing / Captioning Live Broadcasts
Before you use it, what is it?
Manual transcribing / captioning during a live broadcast is different from live Automated Speech Recognition (ASR). This is done by a human and considered more accurate, however, it is also more expensive. So let's look at what it is and when to use it:
What solutions have live manual transcribing capabilities?
Not all of the following are vetted for use at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, however, you may see them used at various conferences or in webinars.
Make sure we have appropriate lead time to request a live manual transcriber before submitting your captioning request. We recommend 10 business days lead time during busy seasons or circumstances (e.g. commencement, natural disaster, pandemic).
You should prepare your transcriber with the content that will be presented during the broadcast to improve the accuracy of the captions. For commencement ceremonies, we can only hire a transcriber if we can provide the list of graduates a week before the event.