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open captioning

  • a word derived from open caption.
    open caption
    noun
    a transcription or translation of dialogue, together with a written description of other audio elements, as sound effects, music, or atmospheric sounds, time-synchronized with a television program, film, or video, and displayed as a text overlay, usually on the lower part of the screen: open captions are embedded in the source video and cannot be turned on and off.
open-captioning
  • a word derived from open caption.
    open caption
    noun
    a transcription or translation of dialogue, together with a written description of other audio elements, as sound effects, music, or atmospheric sounds, time-synchronized with a television program, film, or video, and displayed as a text overlay, usually on the lower part of the screen: open captions are embedded in the source video and cannot be turned on and off.

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Howard A. Rosenblum — head of the National Assn. of the Deaf, whose lawsuit paved the way for the current caption renaissance — said that “theater owners have long argued that open captioning is disruptive.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2024

Efforts to make open captioning — dialogue and audio that appears on the screen — more readily available have been growing for years.

From Washington Post Oct. 20, 2021

AMC has expanded open captioning on some film showings to 240 cinemas in the US, including select showtimes for all of its newer releases.

From The Verge Oct. 18, 2021

Tracey Salaway, professor of art and media design at Gallaudet University, told The Washington Times that open captioning is about addressing the bigger issue of providing more opportunities for deaf people.

From Washington Times Dec. 11, 2018

The theater will offer open captioning twice weekly on select new releases beginning this Saturday through August 1.

From Seattle Times May 24, 2018

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