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5 Incredible Benefits of Captioning and Subtitling YouTube Videos!

5 Incredible Benefits of Captioning and Subtitling YouTube Videos!

There are a lot of reasons to add captions and/or subtitles to your videos; these 5 are our favorite. #1 – Accessibility and inclusion This is our number one top reason! In order to watch, understand, and/or learn from video content, viewers who are Deaf or hard of hearing rely on captions. And this group…

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Accessibility and Captioning
Video localization in a nutshell: What makes it different and how to get it right

Video localization in a nutshell: What makes it different and how to get it right

In this article, we focus on the key questions and decisions that are unique to video localization. Read on to get started building your own video localization strategy. You’re already familiar with localization and are confident that translating your video will add value. You will still need to ensure the translation itself meets local norms,…

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Captions and Subtitles
Privacy Policy Update

Privacy Policy Update

Hello! As part of our ongoing effort to ensure our privacy policy is clear, accurate, and easy to read, we have just made a minor update. Please note that this policy applies to the Amara and Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) websites, for all users globally. Amara is an initiative of the nonprofit PCF. Please feel…

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3 quick tips from language experts on growing your business with subtitles

3 quick tips from language experts on growing your business with subtitles

With over 2.5 billion people watching video on YouTube each month, these three tips on growing your business with captions and subtitles can help your video (and your business) go further! Let’s start by defining the terms: Captions are same language subtitles, meaning the same language spoken in the video.Subtitles are translated captions into other languages than…

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Captions and Subtitles

Why We are Closing Amara’s Source Code

The Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) began as a nonprofit in 2006 with a focus on creating open source software to ensure that emerging video technologies were accessible to all. Today, we are still very much a mission-focused nonprofit; however, since getting our start, we have witnessed major shifts in the computing landscape that have led…

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GDPR-Informed Updates to our Policies and Services

GDPR-Informed Updates to our Policies and Services

We are working hard to continue to earn your trust with the way we treat and protect your personal information. To that end we’ve updated the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy that apply to Amara (an initiative of the nonprofit Participatory Culture Foundation), for all users globally. They are more user-friendly and comply with…

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Security Notification

Security Notification

On May 8, 2018, we discovered an unauthorized login to an email list website hosted by PCF. The website contained a list of email addresses which belong to a subset of Amara users, as well as others registered for PCF email updates. We are notifying users of this breach because it’s possible the attacker gained…

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