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(if no) Can the captions be enabled by the user on request? (AAV23)

Why Is This Important?

Unlike "open captions", which are always visible, "closed captions" are enabled by the user on request. They are visible only when needed and can be disabled by people who are not deaf and do not wish to view them. Closed captions require media players to have a control that allows the user to enable or disable them, as well as instructions on how to do this.

How To Fix The Problem

Closed captions can be added to audio and video content after the content has been created. Check that the captions are only visible when the option to view them is selected and that they document all dialogue, commentary and important sounds.

 

To add various kinds of audio descriptions or captioning of audio and video content, HTML5 has introduced a new element called the element. This can be used in conjunction with the WebVTT (Web Video Text Tracks), which is an increasingly used format for marking up captions. Captions can be created in a text editor and saved in the .vtt format.

 

Another way of creating captions is to use the JavaScript library, Captionator.

Example

No example is available.

Further Information

  1. http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec-author-view/the-track-element.html
  2. https://github.com/cgiffard/Captionator
  3. http://www.iandevlin.com/blog/2011/05/html5/webvtt-and-video-subtitles