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Practical steps in making video content accessible

Andy McMahon

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Difficulties presented

• Last minute notification• Copyright• Video Format –YouTube, DVD, Podcast,

electronic file(multiple formats, mpeg, avi, mov)

• Expensive to outsource

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Transcription

• Audio typist is recommended– Specialist and a rare to find at University of

Dundee

• Alternative is to use Audio Notetaker• Playing the video

– DVD– youTube– Random file format

• http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

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Capture

• Using Audio Notetaker to capture the audio• Why not capture individual frames at the

same time? Picture says a thousand words• Instructions -

– https://sonocent.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/779810-how-to-use-screen-capture

• LIVE Demonstration – http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDbasRTyzmE

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Transcription

• Visual method to transcribe for non Audio Typist

• Work can be passed to Administrative &/or Support staff

• Instructions– https://sonocent.desk.com/customer/portal/articl

es/854583-transcription-using-audio-notetaker

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Output• Audio Notetaker file• Text Only*• Text and Pictures*

• Transcription+ estimated time to complete is 3-5 times the length of clip– 1 run through to capture audio and images– 2-3 to transcribe– 1 to tidy up and export

*ANT creates a .RTF file which is opened in MS Word, re save the file to .DOCX to reduce the file size. Test file RFT- 86mb, DOCX 3mb

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Copyright-issues

• Seek legal advice!! –• If you own the video you can modify or

manipulate the file and make transcription+ files

• Pre- 1st June 2014 required to seek copyright holders permission

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Copyright-issues conti..

• Post 1st June 2014 it is not required to seek permission, subject to….– If a accessible version is commercial available at a

reasonable price– the adapted version can be made available to any

one defined under the Equality Act, as long as it is only made available to those users, you are not allowed to use it for the whole class

• Information on new Copyright law see http://jiscleg.al/copyright14webcast

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Subtitling your own Video

• Early days at UoD• Obtain transcript• Upload video to youTube (private restricted

area) • Set youTube to auto produce

Transcript/Captions can take a few hours) – https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/

3038280?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=3014331

• Edit youTube auto detection and correct with your own transcript

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Upload and Sync Captions

• Not tested, Phil @BRITE presented information at a recent conference

• YouTube will allow you to upload transcript and will try to auto sync your transcription to make captions

–https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734796?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=3014331

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Converting DVD to filed for youTube upload

• Ensure you are legally allowed• We are trialling

– iSkysoft Video Converter– iSkysoft Video Converter Ultimate for

DVD>file>youTube

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DVD’s with no CC or subtitles

• Search the web for fans who have transcribed the movie. (check for accuracy)

• Sometime you can purchase the script • Camtasia has a relatively easy method for

adding in CC to video– http://www.techsmith.com/– 30 day trial