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= Existing software =
= Existing software =


A pretty good list from [http://ncam.wgbh.org/publications/adm/guideline_h.html WGBH]
A pretty good list from [http://ncam.wgbh.org/publications/adm/guideline_h.html WGBH] and [http://www.captions.org/softlinks.cfm captions.org]
 
[http://tuttowebvideo.com/en/6-modi-di-aggiungere-sottotitoli-ai-video-online/ Here] is an overview of 6 web-based authoring suites for captions.




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* [http://liris.cnrs.fr/advene/screencasts.html#01 Advene video annotation] with multitrack annotations - can use ELAN, CMML, eaf, and srt
* [http://liris.cnrs.fr/advene/screencasts.html#01 Advene video annotation] with multitrack annotations - can use ELAN, CMML, eaf, and srt
* [http://www.jubler.org/features/index.html Jubler] for SSA, ASS, subrip, subviewer, MicroDVD, MPL2 and Spruce DVD Maestro
* [http://www.objectifmac.com/dsubtitler.php D-subtitler] for the Mac exports DVD subtitles to srt
* [http://home.gna.org/gaupol/ Gaupol] platform-independent open source subtitle editor for multiple formats
* [http://ksubtile.sourceforge.net/ ksubtitle] KDE based srt subtitle editor


Proprietary software:
Proprietary software:
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* [http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/ MAGpie from WGBH] - captions and audio descriptions; Windows only - for DFXP (W3C TT), SAMI, SMIL, and QTtext  
* [http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/ MAGpie from WGBH] - captions and audio descriptions; Windows only - for DFXP (W3C TT), SAMI, SMIL, and QTtext  
* [http://www.urusoft.net/ URUSoft's Subtitle Workshop] creates DVDSubtitle, SAMI, Sonic Scenarist, SubStation Alpha, SubViewer 1 & 2, TMPlayer formats, and custom formats
* [http://www.urusoft.net/ URUSoft's Subtitle Workshop] creates DVDSubtitle, SAMI, Sonic Scenarist, SubStation Alpha, SubViewer 1 & 2, TMPlayer formats, and custom formats
* [http://www.fluffalopefactory.com/miyu/ Miyu] creates subtitles in srt, ssa, edl, proprietary miyu, QTtext, sdl, SPU DVD, stl DVD
* [http://www.synchrimedia.com/ SynchriMedia's MovCaptioner] creates QTText, SMIL, Flash, srt, sub, stl, sami
* [http://www.buraks.com/captionate/ Manitu Group's Captionate], which produces markers, captions, and cue points for flash, with xml export
* [http://www.buraks.com/captionate/ Manitu Group's Captionate], which produces markers, captions, and cue points for flash, with xml export
* [http://www.videotoolshed.com/?page=products&pID=12 VideoToolShed's SubBits subtitler] or scc files
* [http://www.videotoolshed.com/?page=products&pID=12 VideoToolShed's SubBits subtitler] or scc files
* [http://hisoftware.com/hmcc/index.html Hi-Caption Studio] for SAMI, Real Text
* [http://hisoftware.com/hmcc/index.html Hi-Caption Studio] for SAMI, Real Text
* [http://www.pixeltools.com/tech_tip_closed_captioning.html MPEGRepair from PixelTools] does Line 21 CC for MPEG (EDL files)
* [http://www.pixeltools.com/tech_tip_closed_captioning.html MPEGRepair from PixelTools] does Line 21 CC for MPEG (EDL files)
* [http://dewey.at.northwestern.edu/ppad2/documents/help/audio.html Audio Annotation Tool from Project Pad] for MP3 files in TRS (transcriber) format
* [http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2005/10/on_the_bbc_annotatable_audio_project/ BBC annotatable audio] - format unknown
* [http://www.belle-nuit.com/subtitler/index.html BelleNuit subtitler] - proprietary xml format, described on site
* [http://buraks.com/captionate/index.html Captionate] - xml import & export with their own format
* [http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/captionkeeper/ CaptionKeeper from WGBH] - exports SAMI, SMIL, QTText from line-21 closed captions
* [http://www.unisay.com/subtitlersw.htm UniSay subtitler] - probably just SAMI & QTtext
* [http://www.zeitanker.com/content/tools/zeitanker_tools/annotation_edit_feature_list AnnotationEdit from Zeitanker] - exports multiple formats, including SSA, SCC, DFXP, stl, MicroDVD, Avid DS, MS Excel XML, QTtext, subrip
Captioning Services:
* [http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=100076 List here], e.g. [http://www.subply.com/en/home.htm SubPly] provides a flash plugin and creates captions in the language the customer is asking for


== Playback Software ==
== Playback Software ==
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Open Source Software:
Open Source Software:


* [http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=Making_video_accessible JW Flash player] plays TimedText, e.g. http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1532
* [http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=Making_video_accessible JW Flash player] plays externally referenced DFXP, e.g. http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1532
* [http://www.oratrix.com/ GRiNS player] plays SMIL
* [http://www.oratrix.com/ GRiNS player] plays SMIL
* [http://www.ambulantplayer.org/ Ambulant player] plays SMIL
* [http://www.ambulantplayer.org/ Ambulant player] plays SMIL
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* [http://metavid.org/wiki/Main_Page Metavid] plays Ogg Theora/Vorbis/CMML
* [http://metavid.org/wiki/Main_Page Metavid] plays Ogg Theora/Vorbis/CMML
* [http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggPlay liboggplay] supports CMML & Kate
* [http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggPlay liboggplay] supports CMML & Kate
* [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/info.html Mplayer] supports srt, DVD subtitles, VobSUB, MicroDVD, OGM, SubViewer, Sami, VPlayer, RT, SSA, AQTitle, JACOsub, PJS and player's own: MPsub
* [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/info.html Mplayer] supports srt, DVD subtitles, VobSUB, MicroDVD, OGM, SubViewer, Sami, VPlayer, RT, SSA, AQTitle, JACOsub, PJS and player's own: MPsub (all externally referenced)
* [https://videolan.org/vlc/features.html VLC] supports CMML, srt, OGM, MicroDVD, SubRIP, SubViewer, SSA1-5, SAMI, VPlayer, VobSUB, DVD subtitles
* [https://videolan.org/vlc/features.html VLC] supports srt, MicroDVD, SubRIP, SubViewer, SSA1-5, SAMI, VPlayer, VobSUB (all externaly referenced), DVD subtitles, CMML, OGM (encapsulated)


Proprietary Software:
Proprietary Software:


* [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/ Quicktime player] plays SMIL/QTtext, 3GPP Text
* [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/ Quicktime player] plays externally referenced SMIL, 3GPP Text, internal cue points (chapter tracks) and QTtext tracks
* [http://www.real.com/ Real player] plays SMIL
* [http://www.real.com/ Real player] plays externally referenced SMIL
* [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia Windows Mediaplayer] plays SAMI & SMIL
* [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia Windows Mediaplayer] plays externally referenced SAMI & SMIL files
* [http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=mi8D3ntPgFQ YouTube flash player] plays srt, subrip subtitles (externally referenced)
 
== DVD ripping software ==
 
* [http://www.virtualdub.org/ VirtualDub] with the VobSubRip plugin to extract DVD subtitles
* [http://zuggy.wz.cz/ SubRip] exports DVD subtitles to srt

Latest revision as of 01:48, 31 January 2009

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This page collects resources related to video accessibility.


Example data files

Videos with auditive annotations:

RealMedia player examples (probably SMIL)

Adobe Flash player examples


Examples of different subtitle formats:

Existing software

A pretty good list from WGBH and captions.org

Here is an overview of 6 web-based authoring suites for captions.


Authoring Software

Any text editor creates text annotation formats - it then takes either a player that can synchronise the external text format with the video, or an encoder to encapsualte the text inside a video stream.


Open Source software:

  • Jubler for SSA, ASS, subrip, subviewer, MicroDVD, MPL2 and Spruce DVD Maestro
  • Gaupol platform-independent open source subtitle editor for multiple formats


Proprietary software:

Captioning Services:

  • List here, e.g. SubPly provides a flash plugin and creates captions in the language the customer is asking for

Playback Software

Open Source Software:

Proprietary Software:

DVD ripping software

  • VirtualDub with the VobSubRip plugin to extract DVD subtitles
  • SubRip exports DVD subtitles to srt