Once you
have decided to take part in
making web videos, you have
probably taken all of the
necessary steps to creating
magnificent videos. You
have most likely figured out
what you want to say, how you
want to say it and where you're
going to film. However,
there is probably one aspect
about web videos that you did
not think of. When you're
in the production and editing
phase of your web videos, do
you ever think, "How will
individuals who can't hear well
understand my video?"
More than likely, you have not
thought about adding any type
of hearing assistance aid to
your web video, because
honestly, no one has said you
have to.
Because
there is no regulation
regarding putting captions onto
your personal web video, you
probably have not thought about
adding captions to your
video. However, this is a
tragedy because there are
currently over 20 million
individuals who are hard of
hearing. And because of
this, they may watch your video
and not understand what you are
saying or doing, because they
can't hear you. Many
people do not add captions to
their web video because it is
honestly hard work. It is
a long process to add captions,
however, if you are able to do
it there are major
benefits. The main
benefit is gaining a whole new
following, which are the
individuals who are hard of
hearing.
If you
want to add captions to your
web videos but don't want to
wait the extra days to upload
your video, there are options
for you. What you can do
is when you first complete your
video, you upload it where you
want, whether this be on
YouTube or you personal
blog. However, after you
have finished your first
version of the video, and it is
running live, begin to add
captions to the same
video. Since the video is
already available for people to
watch, you will not have to
sacrifice viewers because you
want to add captions. You
can now take your time to add
captions, and then when you are
finished you can upload a
second video for the hearing
impaired. This will not
only grow your viewership, but
it will show that you care
about these millions of people
who are hard of
hearing.
If you
are afraid that you don't know
how to add captions, you don't
want to take the time, than you
can use a service to add the
captions for you. There
is a company called dotSub,
which will actually transcribe
and add captions to your
personal video. This is
great if you have a popular
video blog, but you want to
make it accessible for
individuals who are hard of
hearing. When you find
yourself in this standpoint,
than you can submit your video
to this company, and they will
do all of the work for
you. One of the best
features about this company is
the fact that they can
transcribe and add captions to
your video in a multitude of
different languages.
Thus, if you have an
international audience, they
are more than able to
understand what your video is
telling them.
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