What Is Legal Captioning?
Legal captioning adds synchronized, on-screen text to a video or recording, a deposition video, a piece of evidence, or a courtroom presentation. It's used both for accessibility compliance and for making foreign-language or hard-to-hear audio easier to follow when the recording is presented in court or reviewed by a legal team.
What Exactly Does Legal Captioning Add to a Recording?
Legal captioning adds synchronized, on-screen text to a video or recording, timed to display alongside the audio as it plays, rather than existing as a separate written document.
What Kinds of Recordings Typically Get Captioned?
Video depositions presented at trial, foreign-language video evidence, and any recording that needs to meet accessibility standards for courts or the public are the most common uses for legal captioning.
Why Would Foreign-Language Video Evidence Need Captions Instead of Just Translation?
Captioning lets a foreign-language video be understood as it plays, in the original language or translated, which matters when the video itself, not just a written transcript, needs to be presented in court.
Does Legal Captioning Serve an Accessibility Purpose Too?
Yes. Captioning is also used for accessibility compliance, making a recording accessible to viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing, in addition to its use for foreign-language or hard-to-follow audio.
Is Legal Captioning the Same as Subtitling?
The terms are closely related. Captioning generally implies synchronized on-screen text tied to the audio timing, which can include subtitling foreign-language content, and both serve the goal of making video content easier to follow.
Can Captions Be Delivered in Multiple Languages for the Same Video?
Yes. A single video can have captions in its original language, a translated language, or both, depending on who needs to follow the recording and in what language.
How Is Legal Captioning Priced?
AI Captioning is priced per audio minute or per hour, depending on the length and complexity of the recording being captioned.
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