Variable accuracy: Chances are, neither you nor your assistant will have any formal transcription training.
A one-hour lecture may require 4-6 hours to transcribe and caption, depending on the material and the quality of the transcription. Labor intensive: Creating and reviewing captions on your own is a time-consuming process.
All costs considered, we generally find it is less expensive to use a professional transcription and captioning service. "Free," sort of: While you would not receive an invoice from a third-party provider, you would still incur the cost of your time and effort (or that of a student assistant). Careful budget planning that accounts for these costs is essential to the successful adoption of universal design standards in academic program offerings. Transcription and captioning is what they do all day, every day.Ĭan become costly quickly: At a per-media-minute rate, the cost to caption an entire course of lecture videos can add up quickly. Highly accurate: Most services offer an accuracy guarantee. Hands-off: Check a box on a Mediasite presentation, and a request is sent to the transcriber, who creates the transcript, adds timings to create captions, and then automatically posts the finished captions to the presentation within a few days. This decision involves considerations of cost, manpower, timeliness and accuracy. Outsource or DIY: Which method should I use?