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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 | * [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 | * [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 | * [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)
Examples of different subtitle formats:
- Sources for example files: has a list of links to subtitle sites
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:
- CMMLwiki allows creation of Ogg Theora/Vorbis/CMML
- Metavid allows creation of CMML
- Keystroke creates CMML, srt and plain text
- Arkaiv creates CMML
- command-line tool anxenc encapsulates CMML within Ogg
- command-line tool kateenc encapsulates kate within Ogg
- Accessible Media tools from the University of Toronto
- CapScribe: Mac only captioning tool
- JustTheCaps: caption editor for Mac and Windows
- Advene video annotation with multitrack annotations - can use ELAN, CMML, eaf, and srt
- Jubler for SSA, ASS, subrip, subviewer, MicroDVD, MPL2 and Spruce DVD Maestro
- D-subtitler for the Mac exports DVD subtitles to srt
- Gaupol platform-independent open source subtitle editor for multiple formats
- ksubtitle KDE based srt subtitle editor
Proprietary software:
- MAGpie from WGBH - captions and audio descriptions; Windows only - for DFXP (W3C TT), SAMI, SMIL, and QTtext
- URUSoft's Subtitle Workshop creates DVDSubtitle, SAMI, Sonic Scenarist, SubStation Alpha, SubViewer 1 & 2, TMPlayer formats, and custom formats
- Miyu creates subtitles in srt, ssa, edl, proprietary miyu, QTtext, sdl, SPU DVD, stl DVD
- SynchriMedia's MovCaptioner creates QTText, SMIL, Flash, srt, sub, stl, sami
- Manitu Group's Captionate, which produces markers, captions, and cue points for flash, with xml export
- VideoToolShed's SubBits subtitler or scc files
- Hi-Caption Studio for SAMI, Real Text
- MPEGRepair from PixelTools does Line 21 CC for MPEG (EDL files)
- Audio Annotation Tool from Project Pad for MP3 files in TRS (transcriber) format
- BBC annotatable audio - format unknown
- BelleNuit subtitler - proprietary xml format, described on site
- Captionate - xml import & export with their own format
- CaptionKeeper from WGBH - exports SAMI, SMIL, QTText from line-21 closed captions
- UniSay subtitler - probably just SAMI & QTtext
- AnnotationEdit from Zeitanker - exports multiple formats, including SSA, SCC, DFXP, stl, MicroDVD, Avid DS, MS Excel XML, QTtext, subrip
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:
- JW Flash player plays externally referenced DFXP, e.g. http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1532
- GRiNS player plays SMIL
- Ambulant player plays SMIL
- CMMLwiki plays Ogg Theora/Vorbis/CMML
- Metavid plays Ogg Theora/Vorbis/CMML
- liboggplay supports CMML & Kate
- Mplayer supports srt, DVD subtitles, VobSUB, MicroDVD, OGM, SubViewer, Sami, VPlayer, RT, SSA, AQTitle, JACOsub, PJS and player's own: MPsub (all externally referenced)
- VLC supports srt, MicroDVD, SubRIP, SubViewer, SSA1-5, SAMI, VPlayer, VobSUB (all externaly referenced), DVD subtitles, CMML, OGM (encapsulated)
Proprietary Software:
- Quicktime player plays externally referenced SMIL, 3GPP Text, internal cue points (chapter tracks) and QTtext tracks
- Real player plays externally referenced SMIL
- Windows Mediaplayer plays externally referenced SAMI & SMIL files
- YouTube flash player plays srt, subrip subtitles (externally referenced)
DVD ripping software
- VirtualDub with the VobSubRip plugin to extract DVD subtitles
- SubRip exports DVD subtitles to srt