- From: Andrew Kirkpatrick <andrew_kirkpatrick@wgbh.org>
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:43:44 -0400
- To: Joe Clark <joeclark@joeclark.org>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Joe, By no captions in Flash, I assume that you mean there is no functionality in the Flash authoring tool explicitly dedicated to the development of captions. However, Flash can be captioned. On our Rich Media Accessibility Web site (http://ncam.wgbh.org/richmedia/showcase.html), we have an example of a Flash movie that was captioned in the Flash authoring tool by the original developer. This entailed putting text in the movie area, in the same way that any text appears in a Flash presentation. This is laborious, and can't say that I recommend it because it places the burden of captioning on the Flash developers. Suffice it to say, Flash developers are not usually trained captioners. We have also finished captioning another Flash movie, this time using MAGpie2, and playing the Flash movie in a Quicktime SMIL file with the captions added. The disadvantage here is that you need both the Flash player and the QuickTime player. This example will be in the showcase soon, and there is a similar example with a Flash movie playing in the Realplayer with captions on the University of Toronto Web site. I agree that it is not as easy as we would like, but it is possible to produce captioned Flash. Andrew On 8/15/01 7:07 PM, Joe Clark (joeclark@joeclark.org) wrote: >> I used to have it running (when I had a native linux system, before >> some other propritary stuff trashed my computer) without a sound >> card. I assume that at the very least there are captions available. > > There are no captions in Flash, or audio descriptions, subtitles, or dubbing. -- Andrew Kirkpatrick, Technical Project Coordinator CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media 125 Western Ave. Boston, MA 02134 E-mail: andrew_kirkpatrick@wgbh.org Web site: ncam.wgbh.org 617-300-4420 (direct voice/FAX) 617-300-3400 (main NCAM) 617-300-2489 (TTY) WGBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.
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