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Captioning and Transcription

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Automatic Sync Technologies (AST) leverages leading-edge technology and professional stenographers to power its CaptionSync service; a fast and simple web-based solution for generating captions, transcripts and video search data for a variety of video at a great price, without the error rates found in speech recognition.

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CaptionSync Advantages

  • Exceptional pricing
  • More than 50 different caption output formats available
  • Secure web based software available 24/7
  • We use trained human transcribers, not speech recognition software
  • Ease of use – simply log in and submit media
  • Fast – with or without transcription provided for you
  • Bulk upload tools provided
  • Simple payment options
  • Integration – powerful automated workflows

Why We Stand Out

  • We understand your situation. As an agent of change, AST provides user training, personal support, news, and research to address your needs.
  • We understand timelines. AST delivers over 50 closed caption and subtitle formats to you in minutes and high quality transcripts in as little as 24 hours, if you don’t have them.
  • We understand technology growth. AST is known as a leading provider because we are responsive and we’re staying in touch with emerging technology for you.
  • We understand where technology does not measure up. AST uses trained human transcribers to generate high quality transcripts, not speech recognition which produces substandard results.
  • We understand compliance. AST is there, addressing compliance issues, forming partnerships, and setting the bar, for customers around the world so we are there when you need us.

Why Caption? The Unexpected Benefits of Captioning

  • Improved Indexing and Searching: Use captions or transcripts as meta data to make your video text-searchable, and to make web-embedded video search engine friendly.
  • Viewer Flexibility: With the increasing popularity of mobile devices, viewers may be in environments where access to the audio is limited. Captioning allows them to view content whether they are in the library, at a concert or on a noisy bus.
  • Improved Accessibility for ESL Viewers: There are more viewers with English as a second language than there are with English as a first language — captioning helps your message reach larger audiences.
  • Improved Comprehension: Captioning improves comprehension and retention of media content for all viewers.

Latest News

CaptionSync Delivers WebVTT Output

AST has released a new caption output format for CaptionSync called WebVTT, a format that supports HTML5 players. Although the WebVTT spec is not yet finalized, AST is enthusiastic about More »

AST To Present at AccessU in Austin, May 16th

AST co-founder, Kevin Erler will be presenting a session on captioning, “Techniques for Captioning Educational Material” discussing the many approaches to captioning video material. The session will highlight the pros More »

AST Adds Two New Services

New – Production Transcripts Did you know that AST offers time-stamped transcripts of your media file? Typically used in video production and for documenting interviews, focus groups, and depositions, time-coded More »

AST to Participate in Session at Tegrity User Conference

The upcoming Tegrity User Conference (April 18 – 20, 2012) will include a session titled “Closed Captioning Best Practices” on Friday April 20 at 9:15am. This panel session will include More »

AST to exhibit at Kaltura Connect Conference

AST will be exhibiting at the annual Kaltura user and developer conference. The conference will be held in New York City on April 2nd and 3rd. On April 3rd, AST More »

Automatic Sync Technologies and Symphony Video, Inc. Partner to Enable Broad Adoption of Captioning Service for College Campuses

Universities and colleges across the US are working to meet requirements to deliver accessible content for hearing impaired and deaf students, faculty and community. Today, Symphony Video, Inc., creator of More »

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