Rates and Services
Live Event Captioning
Live event captioning and CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is the instantaneous translation of the spoken word. Text is transmitted within seconds of the spoken word. This service can be provided on site as well as remotely. In a classroom situation, the captioner is present in the room with the student. The lecturer or the professor is speaking, and the text is displayed for the student to view. Live event captioning and CART can be provided for meetings, classes, training sessions, and special events
Remote captioning is the same, except that the caption provider is in a remote location and receives audio through the use of a telephone or internet connection platform.
Automatic Speech Recognition – ASR Captioning
This machine captioning is an alternative to a human caption provider ASR is a more economical option but is not ADA compliant.
Rates:
Standard (English): $70.00 per hour
Technical (English): $90.00 per hour
AI Language Translation: Additional $10.00 per hour, per language
Video Captioning for Deaf and Blind
Video Captioning
Video captioning can also be referred to as offline captioning or post production captioning. For video captioning, the captions usually appear at the bottom of the screen but can be placed virtually anywhere within the video content. Depending on the player used to host the video being presented, captions may be turned on or off (closed captions) or embedded into the video and appear at all times throughout the video (open captions).
Rates:
Open Captions: $40.00 per file
Closed Captions: $4.00 per minute
Standard Turn-around time is five to seven business days.
Rush rate: 2 business days $5.50 per minute
Audio Description
Audio Description, also known as Descriptive Audio or Video Description, narrates the relevant visual information contained in a video and is an accommodation for blind and low-vision viewers. These descriptions fit into natural pauses in the video’s audio track to provide context, to clarify speakers, and to articulate visual elements that are critical to gain a comprehensive understanding of the video.
Rates:
Standard Description: $25.00 per minute
Extended Description: $35.00 per minute
All description includes closed caption files as an accessibility package. Description voice is computer generated.
Average turn-around time is 10 to 14 business days.
Transcription
Transcription is the process of converting audio to text. The audio can come from any kind of media file be it an audio recording, video, slideshow presentation, etc. A professional transcriptionist uses stenography, voice writing, or a standard keyboard to transcribe the file.
Services offered in multiple languages.
