- From: by way of Wendy A Chisholm <geoff_freed@wgbh.org>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 13:09:34 -0400
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
Hi, Paul: >* font size >* words per minute >* lines of text per viewing frame >* capital characters versus lower case >Or anything else along these lines. There are standards for television, >but are there any for the Web? Actually, there aren't any standards for these things in the broadcast world. Font size is determined by the available technology; the rest are determined by individual captioning agencies in conjunction with viewers. >If there isn't a set of standards, should we >create one? Including some common-sense pointers in the guidelines is a good idea--for starters see http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/captioncenter/ccstyles.html-- but I don't think the WAI is the proper body to write a full recommendation about captioning. Some caption agencies, including The Caption Center, have already put in years of research regarding caption timing, display, quality, comprehension, etc. Geoff Freed WGBH/NCAM >Paul Bohman >Technology Coordinator >WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) >www.webaim.org >Center for Persons with Disabilities >www.cpd.usu.edu >Utah State University >www.usu.edu > > >
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