Unlock the Potential of ASR Solutions for Captioning

Introducing BroadStream’s Speech-to-Text services, enhancing video accessibility for all, including those with hearing difficulties. Integrated with Broadcast Pix live production systems, VoCaption offers advanced live captioning. BroadStream provides closed captioning and subtitling solutions to broaden audience reach. Captions and subtitles are crucial in today’s digital landscape, catering not only to the hard-of-hearing but also improving overall viewer experience. Whether you’re a content creator or freelancer, BroadStream has user-friendly solutions for you.

VoCaption sets a new standard in live captioning with its advanced AI-powered software, delivering unparalleled accuracy in speech-to-text conversion. Seamlessly integrated into any Broadcast Pix Hybrid solution, VoCaption empowers users to effortlessly activate or deactivate live captions directly from the user interface with a single click. Leveraging state-of-the-art Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, VoCaption instantly transcribes live audio into on-screen text in real-time. With an impressively short delay of typically 2-4 seconds, VoCaption ensures captions are displayed with accuracy levels ranging from the mid to high 90s, depending on audio quality.

Setting up and operating VoCaption on a Hybrid system is a breeze, requiring no prior expertise or training in captioning. This groundbreaking feature is now available for Broadcast Pix FX Hybrid, MX Hybrid, GX Hybrid, and Roadie systems, offering everyone the ability to seamlessly integrate precise, live captions into their live broadcasts and streams.

Key Features:

• Alternate Word Dictionary: Customize a list of substitute words to avoid on-air display, along with a capitalization list ensuring accurate presentation of proper nouns and names.
• Flexible Purchasing: Buy captioning minutes in bulk according to your specific needs, ensuring you never overpay for unused minutes.
• Custom Dictionary: Enhance caption accuracy by incorporating a custom dictionary into VoCaption, teaching the ASR software how to correctly spell unique names, foreign words, geographical terms, and local/regional expressions.
• Automatic EBU Timed Text File Creation: Generate EBU Timed Text (EBU-TT) files automatically, supporting subtitle production, archiving, legacy STL file transcoding and tunneling, online distribution, and live subtitling.
• Support for 50 Languages: Add closed captions in 50 languages to your live stream with just the click of a button!

Get started with VoCaption today. Schedule a demo to witness its time-saving features and cost-effective solutions, ensuring an inclusive viewing experience for all.

Or, use SubCaptioner to add captions, transcriptions, and translations to your video content.

New SubCaptioner: Utilize BroadStream’s Quick, Easy, and Inexpensive, Online Portal

SubCaptioner, BroadStream’s automated transcription service, brings the benefits of ASR captioning solutions to a wider audience. This online tool simplifies the process of creating captions and transcriptions for pre-recorded media files, offering both ease and affordability. With SubCaptioner, there’s no need for human captioners or transcribers—our service completes the task within minutes, priced at just $0.25 per minute.

Getting started is simple: Upload your files, securely complete payment through our checkout system, and download your ASR-generated caption and transcription files.

Break down language barriers and accessibility obstacles with SubCaptioner. Create captivating and inclusive videos effortlessly. Visit subcaptioner.com to discover more and begin today.

Why Do Live Productions Need To Be Captioned?

Why Caption Live Productions?

All live content should include accurate live captions. Historically, captions have only been necessary for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Now, captions provide benefits to all viewers and are often prefered by many viewers across all generations.

Here’s a variety of reasons why a live production needs captioning –

1. The viewer is hearing impaired or deaf
2. English is a second language
3. Poor audio at the source
4. Poor local acoustics
5. Lousy audio speakers in new flat screens
6. Background noise – bar or restaurant
7. Music overpowers the speaker
8. Crowd noise-sporting event; noisy kids at home, etc.
9. Speaker talks too fast
10. Speaker talks with a heavy accent
11. Speaker mumbles
12. Speaker talks too softly
13. Multiple speakers talking over each other
14. Viewer is in a location where sound cannot be used
15. Viewer needs the captions to improve comprehension
16. Viewers prefer to read

What BroadStream speech-to-text service would your live productions benefit from best?

Schedule a free online demo to find out.