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Category: Accessibility and Captioning

Amara: The Perfect Solution to Fill the Dotsub Gap

Amara: The Perfect Solution to Fill the Dotsub Gap

In today’s digital age, video content is more prevalent and essential than ever before. As a result, captioning and subtitling services have gained significant importance in ensuring videos are accessible, understandable, and inclusive for all viewers. Until its recent closure, Dotsub served as a trusted solution for many creators looking to make their content accessible….

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Create a More Accessible World Through Volunteer Subtitling

Create a More Accessible World Through Volunteer Subtitling

As a non-profit organization dedicated to making video content more accessible, Amara is fueled by the passion and dedication of our volunteer community. Through our innovative subtitling platform, we empower volunteers to create and share multilingual subtitles for videos, breaking language barriers and fostering inclusivity. By working together, we strive to build a world where…

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How to hardcode or burn subtitles into a video

How to hardcode or burn subtitles into a video

Hardcoded or burn-in subtitles are subtitles that automatically play within the video. They are also called “open subtitles” to separate them from closed subtitles which can be turned on or off by the viewer. Open subtitles are actually part of the video file, displaying along with the other visuals in a video. This is different…

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What is Closed Captioning

What is Closed Captioning

A short definition of closed captioning is text that represents speech and sound in a video that usually appears at the bottom of the video as white text on a black background. Closed captions are in the same language as the speech in a video. In addition to the speech in a video, closed captioners…

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Amara Open Thoughts: Alessandra and the struggle of a hard of hearing loved one

Amara Open Thoughts: Alessandra and the struggle of a hard of hearing loved one

Amara Open Thoughts is a new series powered by the Participatory Culture Foundation and Amplifying Voices, where we share stories, listen to people, and give voice to our global community of change makers. Guest post written by Alessandra Pace, volunteer and translator for Amara On Demand Recently I lost one of the most important people…

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English vs. English CC: What’s the Difference?

English vs. English CC: What’s the Difference?

There are more options in video players than ever. Audio tracks, subtitle tracks, audio description, closed captioning, oh my! It’s hard to tell which subtitle track to use with so many options. But that’s where we come in. We want to make sure that video is accessible to viewers all around the world. More options…

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English automatic captions and Amara

English automatic captions and Amara

Hot take: automatic captions are not that cool – auto-magic captions are. Think about it for a second, you’ll get it. Let me help you out. You have lots of stats all over the internet today talking about automatic captions and how cool they can be for accessibility and marketing reasons. I won’t deny that,…

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