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pscot

(21,040 posts) Fri Apr 13, 2012, 11:00 AM Apr 2012

I think CNN must offshore its closed captioning

It's obviously the work of non-English speaking dislexics. What hearing I have left is somewhat surreal, but nothing like what CC produces.

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I think CNN must offshore its closed captioning (Original Post) pscot Apr 2012 OP

CC on news broadcasts is often weird DavidDvorkin Apr 2012 #1

In other words, it reads like captions on Youtube. :P n/t deafskeptic Sep 2014 #7

Spam deleted by Behind the Aegis (MIR Team) lovimay Sep 2012 #2

It's not just CNN left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 #3

I have seen some weird stuff. Not just misspellings, but completely wrong words. I think they GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #4

I've seen a lot of shows that have the same issues dlwickham Dec 2012 #5

In case anyone's interested, the Deaf Digest website has newsletters ... area51 Jan 2013 #6

Thanks for the link n/t Rebkeh Nov 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebkeh Nov 2015 #8

DavidDvorkin

(19,949 posts)

1. CC on news broadcasts is often weird

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 04:55 PM

Apr 2012

I suspect that it's done in real time by voice-recognition software. CC for scripted shows can be done ahead of time.

deafskeptic

(463 posts)

7. In other words, it reads like captions on Youtube. :P n/t

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 01:22 AM

Sep 2014

lovimay

(16 posts)

2. Spam deleted by Behind the Aegis (MIR Team)

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Fri Sep 14, 2012, 04:46 AM

Sep 2012

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

3. It's not just CNN

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 09:58 PM

Oct 2012

I've noticed misspelled words a lot on regular TV programing and TV movies.
I thought maybe someone couldn't type as fast as the people were speaking.

GreenPartyVoter

(73,073 posts)

4. I have seen some weird stuff. Not just misspellings, but completely wrong words. I think they

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 07:58 PM

Oct 2012

must be using a speech-to-text program that has hearing issues of its own!

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

5. I've seen a lot of shows that have the same issues

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 12:32 PM

Dec 2012

since I'm only HOH, I can still make out some words and sometimes I'm like WTF did that caption just say

area51

(12,187 posts)

6. In case anyone's interested, the Deaf Digest website has newsletters ...

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 09:58 AM

Jan 2013

with a continuing column called "Comments from a CART operator" where they talk about being a captioner.

http://deafdigest.net/newsletter/deafdigest-blue-december-30-2012/#more-14589

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)

9. Thanks for the link n/t

Reply to area51 (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 12:18 AM

Nov 2015

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