Closed captioning [electronic resource] : subtitling, stenography, and the digital convergence of text with television / Gregory J. Downey.

By: Downey, Gregory JohnContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology (Unnumbered)Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008Description: ix, 387 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): Speech-to-text systemsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 384.55/6 LOC classification: TK7882.S65 | D69 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction: Invisible speech-to-text systems -- pt. 1. Turning speech into text in three different contexts -- Subtitling film for the cinema audience -- Captioning television for the deaf population -- Stenographic reporting for the court system -- pt. 2. Convergence in the speech-to-text industry -- Realtime captioning for news, education, and the court -- Public interest, market failure, and captioning regulation -- Privatized geographies of captioning and court reporting -- Conclusion: The value of turning speech into text.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-379) and index.

Introduction: Invisible speech-to-text systems -- pt. 1. Turning speech into text in three different contexts -- Subtitling film for the cinema audience -- Captioning television for the deaf population -- Stenographic reporting for the court system -- pt. 2. Convergence in the speech-to-text industry -- Realtime captioning for news, education, and the court -- Public interest, market failure, and captioning regulation -- Privatized geographies of captioning and court reporting -- Conclusion: The value of turning speech into text.

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