Integration of Caption Editing System with Presentation Software

Abstract

There is an increasing number of rich content that includes audio and presentations. It is important to caption these contents to assure accessibility for hearing impaired persons and seniors. Initially, we conducted a survey and found that the combination of video with audio, captions, and presentation slides (hereafter "multimedia composite") is helpful in understanding the content. Also our investigation shows that the availability of captioning is still very low and therefore there is a strong need for an effective captioning system. Based on this preliminary survey and investigation, we would like to introduce a new method which integrates caption editing software with presentation software. Three major problems are identified: Content layout definition, editing focus linkage, and exporting to speaker notes. This paper will show how our Caption Editing System with Presentation Integration (CESPI) solves these problems. Experiments showed 37.6% improvement in total editing time.

Unheard Complaints: Integrating Captioning Into Business and Professional Communication Presentations

“…Another method used to create accessible materials for presentations follows the multimedia composite approach of Miyamoto, Arakawa, and Takizawa (2007), which uses audio, captions, and slide-deck materials created through IBM CES studio. Software such as Adobe Animate CC allows for the creation of captions with video in FLV and Flash.…”

“…YouTube’s automatic captioning function can also be substituted for CES studio. Based on their surveys of senior citizens and the disabled, Miyamoto et al (2007) found that their respondents saw the composite approach as useful for all ages in the learning process. Of special interest to this study was the use of speaker notes in presentation software that allows for either separate notes to be hosted alongside the presentation or for captioning software to create captions from the notes themselves.…”