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ENCO Introduces enCaption Sierra System In Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — It’s an all-in-one Linux or Windows-based product that is designed to improve speed and accuracy for captions and translations on-prem or in the cloud. And, it saw its marketplace debut at the 2024 NAB Show, courtesy of ENCO
ENCO Brings Fast and Accurate Captioning to LTC Public Access TV
Lowell Telecommunications Corp. (LTC), also known as Lowell TeleMedia Center, is a public access TV station in Lowell, Massachusetts that operates three PEG channels. Folks in the community can sign up for a membership to broadcast up to three hours of content per week. Memberships also provide access to equipment rentals and in-studio editing without an additional charge.
ENCO Brings Live Captioning Innovations and Rapid Content Automation for Live Events to ISE 2023
Exhibiting at ISE for the first time, ENCO will showcase its cloud-native enCaption5 captioning software and ClipFire rapid content automation system for a variety of Pro AV environments.
Broadcast Captioning in the UK
When you google broadcast captioning mandates in the U.S., you’re immediately directed to the FCC website where you get tons of information detailing the closed captioning rules and requirements that U.S. broadcasters must follow for both over-the-air and streamed programming. If they fail to comply, there are repercussions, such as penalties and fines.
Complying with Captions in Canada
Whether programs are broadcast via traditional or online platforms, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) takes closed captioning very seriously. In its published guidelines, this regulatory government agency explains the importance of closed captioning.
When Only On-Premises-based Translation Will Do
Real-time captioning has become pervasive as digital content creators strive to make their videos accessible to all, especially the deaf and hard of hearing. While captioning used to be the bailiwick of broadcast TV, it’s now widely available on today’s media fare, including video podcasts, educational videos, and all types of entertainment.
What’s the Difference between Captioning and Transcribing?
While captioning and transcribing videos both involve converting the spoken word into text, the real difference lies in the way they are used. In the case of open and/or closed captioning, the mission is for broadcasters and podcasters to provide on-screen text that displays in sync with the spoken word. In this way, deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, or those watching with the sound down or off, can follow along.
How TV Captioning Came to Be
Some 48 million Americans suffer from some degree of hearing loss, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America. While broadcast TV captioning was invented with the deaf and hard of hearing in mind, today this service is readily available and beneficial to all.
ENCO enCaption Automated Closed Captioning System Boosts Productivity for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
AI-enhanced solution saves time and effort while providing exceptional accuracy in captioning educational content and communications for VA staff and Veterans
ENCO to Showcase Automated Captioning and Transcription Innovations for Pro AV at InfoComm 2022
Demonstrations of upcoming, cloud-native enCaption5 will showcase new efficiencies and powerful enhancements for closed and open captioning, transcription, and translation
Accuracy Matters for Insurance Matters
While insurance is a business known for paperwork, much of the documentation today is in the form of audio and video files. Insurance cases typically involve critical documentation like A/V recordings that can impact the bottom line for both the insurer and the insured.
Captioning Online Lectures for Greater Accessibility and Retention
Educational lectures have been moving online for many reasons. The most obvious is the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced learning out of classrooms and into the home to keep students safe. There’s also the “flipping the classroom” trend to make online lectures available to students prior to scheduled lessons, and then use class time to hone their understanding through face-to-face instruction or group activities.
Four Products for Consideration
Bill Bennett, the Media Solutions Account Manager at ENCO, says the company that pioneered computer-based, digital audio and program automation for radio stations and TV studios have a quartet of products that it is sharing with those who planned on attending the NAB Show.
How WAMU 88.5 FM Captions its Live Local Radio Shows
Whether it’s broadcast television or video streamed over the top, viewers are familiar with closed captioning on their screens. This is because the FCC mandates on-screen captions to make the audio portions of over-the-air TV broadcasts accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.
WAMU-88.5 Makes Radio Accessible with enCaption
By offering live local radio captioning, WAMU is broadening its market reach by making its programming accessible to the deaf or hard of hearing, including those associated with Gallaudet University—a world-renowned Washington, DC-based university that serves deaf and hard of hearing students.
Foreign Language Captions Add Value to Local TV Content
Presenting information, such as breaking news, with near real-time captions created and translated into one of many foreign languages would make the content more accessible to non-English speaking viewers—provided it can be done cost-effectively.
Keeping Telehealth Video Captions Safe and Sound
Complying with patient health information privacy mandates becomes more challenging as the data is moved and stored in electronic form. Learn how enCaption can help maintain patient confidentiality by keeping the process of captioning Telehealth video calls in-house and in the hands of authorized personnel.
Archival Captioning for Telehealth Video Calls
With the growing popularity of telemedicine, doctors and patients are increasingly opting for appointments via video conferencing platforms. Learn how enCaption can automate accurate live captioning during the call, and generate transcripts that medical staff can archive for later reference.
Live Captioning for Telemedical Video Appointments
As telemedicine expands, so too does the need to display live closed captions during video-based doctor appointments. Learn how doctors can use enCaption to automate this process accurately in-house whenever video calls are held, while maintaining patient confidentiality.
Captioning Zoom Meetings for Greater Corporate Accessibility
Arranging for professional captioners to type the captions for a Zoom meeting requires advance notice, and the per-minute rates they charge can really add up. But what if captioning a Zoom call was as quick and easy as setting up the call itself? That’s the convenience that enCaption delivers.
ENCO enCaption4 Enables Cost Savings and New Automated Captioning Workflows for Civic Center Television in San José
AI-powered solution addresses budget challenges for government access television broadcaster, while integration with Cablecast automation and playout system brings operational benefits
Just-in-Time Translation for Live Events
Say you need to translate a live presentation from English to Spanish. First, the ENCO enCaption automated captioning appliance converts the English speech to text to create captions. Next, the complementary ENCO enTranslate takes that data stream and converts the English captions to Spanish as the words are spoken. Participants can immediately see the translated captions on stage monitors, on their Zoom interface, or on portable devices that access a designated stream from the event’s web or social media site.
Streaming Captioned Video to Mobile Devices during Live Events
Live events are a challenge for the deaf and hard of hearing, even for those with hearing aids or the ability to read lips. But now, with the ability to stream live captioned video to mobile devices, the answer is right in the palm of their hands.
ENCO Systems builds video solutions on top of a Medialooks video SDK
The company’s focus, however, is on the live aspect of closed captioning—ENCO provides one of the few solutions that converts speech to text within a couple of seconds that can be displayed on a screen during a live event or within a web stream. They are now partnering with another Medialooks customer, RUSHWORKS, to provide a tight integration with their video production solutions by leveraging the built-in data transfer approach available in the Medialooks SDK, alleviating the need for additional hardware.
ENCO Appoints Shane Finch as Sales Director for Broadcast and Pro AV Products
Long-time radio professional will emphasize remote broadcasting solutions and “evangelize” benefits of ENCO’s automated workflow solutions for new markets, including open captioning in AV environments
Tightrope and ENCO Forge Partnership to Bring Automated Closed Captioning to Cablecast Community Media Workflows
Brings together flexible and efficient Cablecast automation, playout and publishing platform with machine learning powered enCaption system in cost-effective, end-to-end workflows
enCaption Wins Future Product Innovation Award, Presented by TV Technology
enCaption, a turn-key solution for providing around-the-clock generation of captioning on live or recorded programming, is a recipient of Future’s Product Innovation Award presented by TV Technology.
SVG Blog: ENCO Pushes enTranslate Automated Live Translation, Captioning System
Combining the powerful speech-to-text engine from ENCO’s patented, market-leading enCaption automated captioning solution with advanced translation algorithms, enTranslate provides near-real-time translation of live or pre-recorded content for alternative-language closed captioning, subtitling, and more.
