Ok -
So I’ve made a five minute sample of a section transcribed from 1114’s Strategy Video. Please take a look and comment on the size and positioning of the captions. This is my first time doing this so it may take some tweaking.
Thanks.
Would it to possible to speed up the transition between lines? In may cases in the first 2 minutes of the posted video Karthik has already said the next whole line before it appears on screen. I think it would be best to have the lines on the screen before they are said in general, rather than said then get the listing.
Patrick
Have you considered using YouTube’s tool? It might actually end up being less work than having to copy & paste tons of lines into your video editor.
It could even be added to the original YouTube upload, minimizing confusion and allowing it to be toggled on or off.
http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=2734661
This is very helpful. Thank you for doing this.
Ditto what Patrick said. A person reading subtitles is typically reading them slightly before the speaker says them. So it’s better to have them on the screen before he says them.
Again, thank you.
Yeah -
I realized when I was watching that some lines were a bit off. I didn’t want to use YouTube’s editor because it is very difficult to move through. For example - in the program I am using I can jump from caption to caption within the video itself as well as slight forwards and backwards movements.
I will work on aligning the values a bit more. I will also move everything up a bit so the Youtube bottom bar doesn’t cut it off.
Still looking for a few transcribers. Feel free to signup at http://tinyurl.com/1114trans
Oh - and the program I use creates the subtitle file - I then use a script to create them on Vegas Video. So the process is actually much smoother than using Youtube in the end.
That sounds perfect then.
I’ll try to grab a slot this weekend, good break from studying for finals 
Something I think you need to take into account, after seeing that you hosted that clip on your own YouTube Channel:
You should DEFINITELY ASK 1114 if it’s okay to re-host their entire presentation. After all, it’s their media, their presentation, and they reserve the right to control all the outlets it’s posted on.
Sending them the transcript/subtitled version is one thing, rehosting something they worked crazy hard on, therefore drawing the attention away from their channel is another.
This was actually part of my reasoning for letting 1114 upload the transcription file to the existing YouTube video.
Either way, perhaps 1114 can post the final captioned version on their YouTube (just Dropbox it or something) that way they can keep the attention and view count on their channel.
I think it’s perfectly fine to transcribe this and that you’ve done a fantastic job. Thank you for taking so much time out of your day to make this information accessible to others. Nowhere has it been said that the entire thing would be uploaded to another person’s youtube channel, and someone in another thread has already asked 1114 if they had the original file and upon hearing no response we started transcribing. I’m sure most people would be totally fine with this being uploaded onto 1114’s channel if that’s what the team wants. Just as I’m sure 1114 would allow this to be uploaded to the website that hosts past presentations from the conferences, after all this was a presentation at Championships.
Before we start accusing people of stealing other’s intellectual property and getting all upset let’s keep in our minds the big picture of helping everyone be able to understand it’s message. It’s much like how international teams transcribe and translate the game video every year. It’s not that they are trying to steal views away from FIRST, they are just trying to make the information available to those who may have problems hearing and understanding the original message.
Yeah,
My plan was just to release the samples to tweak. The final video and transcription file will go to 1114.
I wasn’t accusing anyone, merely making a suggestion. I certainly hope I didn’t come across that way. I absolutely understand the need to make this available to people; my father was mostly deaf, so my family’s big on subtitles. I just wanted to make sure it was being done the right way, that’s all.
Good to know that’s considered rude, though. I forgot Chief was like this now.
Thank you to all of you who are working hard; sorry if I sounded like I was criticizing. I think it’s a really great idea.
I didn’t feel criticized. I’m glad that we at CD choose to follow Gracious Professionalism in all areas of our lives - including material rights and the like. Its the same reason that I try not to let students use non open-source music on any of our media that we create. Thanks for thinking about 1114s right to be the one to display the content, Libby K. Its important to them I am sure.
Off topic - but if you are uploading said media to YouTube, they will scan it with their Content ID engine and if it contains copyrighted music, the artist will receive ad revenue from the video, and it’s completely legal. (this only applies to YouTube and certainly not all scenarios, Chairman’s videos in fact are required to not have copyrighted music).
Yeah, that’s why I figure that staying in the habit of using pre-cleared media is a good idea. Besides, you can get some amazing stock stuff for cheap…especially if you find the sites that sell CDs of materials on sale.
Something that teams should look into if they are associated with a school is what site licenses your school/district might have. Some school districts (and many colleges) have full site licenses for large music companies (we had a Sony BMG license in school) that allows you to use their music for anything you would not be making a profit off of that is affiliated with the school.
Hey everyone,
In order to aid me in getting everything right, I’ve decided to use Youtube Captionings and have the full video hosted on my (not my team’s) account. It is set as hidden so you must have the link to get to it. I have an email out to 1114 and will remove the video once everything is transcribed or if they respond back, but for now I’d like to get this done as soon as I can. . . especially before build season. I am working from the beginning so it will update over time.
Let me know how it is looking and how it helps your viewing experience:
Here’s a response from our student in charge of all team media that was posted two days ago.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1199455&postcount=24
Please do not re-upload the video; we like the idea of using the built in captioning feature provided by Youtube. If your group can provide the transcription in the appropriate format, our media team can add to the existing video. This will also allow us the opportunity to have the captions translated into French and Spanish by our partner organizations (Robotique FIRST Quebec and Team 2283).
Thanks to everyone who has worked to transcribe this video, hopefully the additions of captions will make the video accessible to more people and teams.
Edit: It would probably help to keep all the discussion in one thread…
Karthik,
Thanks for the response. Ok - I am working on getting the Closed Captioning file completed and will send it to the appropriate person to upload to your video once it is done.
*I’m still keenly interested in this. Any good news?