Click on “Signly” icon and then hover over the text and click play, it will show the translation. You can click and drag the translation box anywhere on the screen, and also click on + or – to enlarge or shrink the box.

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Questions for Potential Providers of Captioning Services

Some questions to consider when considering captioning services:

  • Does your company follow the CRTC guidelines [PDF] for captioning videos as provided in Closed Captioning Standards and Protocol for Canadian English Language Television Programming Services?
  • How long have you been providing captioning services?

Additional questions when considering a vendor:

  • What is the cost per minute to create a verbatim transcript?
  • What is the price difference between open, roll-up and pop-on captions?
  • Is there a discount for series of orders?
  • What is the fee structure for editing?
  • What is your average turnaround time for an hour length video?
  • Do you handle the obtaining of copyright approvals?
  • Are you able to convert video formats to meet your requirements or do we need to provide the video to you in a specific format?
  • What is your cancellation policy?
  • What are your billing options?