{"id":100,"date":"2019-07-05T15:34:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T15:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2022-08-31T14:18:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T18:18:49","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to CapScribe 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><strong>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\"><span style=\"color:#105a9c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">visit the CapScribe 3 site<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">CapScribe 2 is a new captioning and video description editor. It&#8217;s based on the original CapScribe Editor, now multi-platform and re-imagined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">The CapScribe 2 editor is an easy-to-use tool for creating non-commercial and non-broadcast digital videos for computer and web. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Macintosh and Windows versions of CapScribe 2 are available for public institution beta testing. Initial beta releases focus on captioning. Later releases will incorporate video description and collaborative features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Help Us Test CapScribe 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cs2v100-caption-editor1b-1.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot of CapScribe 2's caption editor module with caption text being added.\" class=\"wp-image-762\" width=\"816\" height=\"476\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Image of CapScribe 2 Editor with caption text being added. <br>Video snapshot shows an image of a man and a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CS2v100-description-Editor-1.png\" alt=\"Image of CapScribe 2 editor with description text being added.\" class=\"wp-image-763\" width=\"821\" height=\"509\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Image of CapScribe 2 Editor with description text being added <br>and prepped for converting to a synthetic speech recording. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">To sign up for CapScribe 2 beta testing, or if you just have any questions, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/welcome\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Captions Make Iconic Moments Accessible to All<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">We had a great time using Capscribe 2 to caption the historic Martin Luther King&#8217;s &#8220;I Have a Dream&#8221; speech, which took place at the&nbsp;historic March on Washington, August 28, 1963. The speech is at once historic and so timely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width: 642px; height: 485px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capscribe.com\/cs2demos\/MLK_I_Have_a_Dream\/index.html\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2>A Few of CapScribe 2&#8217;s Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A simple interface and workflow let users move swiftly through their video projects.<\/li><li>Users have precise control and adjustment over the creation of each caption or description.<\/li><li>Users can easily switch between adding captions and video description while working on the same project.<\/li><li>The video description component includes synthetic voice (text-to-speech) options in addition to a live recording feature.<\/li><li>We are exploring the integration of automated speech-to-text services as an adjunct to manual caption writing.<\/li><li>CapScribe 2 is designed to be screen reader accessible. This work is just beginning. Our long term goal is to assure that CapScribe 2 is screen reader friendly, optimized so that navigation and tools are intuitive and quick to access.<\/li><li>CapScribe 2 is multi-platform, initially working on Macintosh and Windows.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color\">Who&#8217;s Behind CapScribe 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inclusivemedia.ca\">Inclusive Media and Design Inc<\/a> and Charles Silverman have been evolving CapScribe for years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">We were thrilled to be working with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mohawkcollege.ca\/programs\/graduate-studies\/accessible-media-production-390\">The Accessible Media Production Graduate Certificate Program<\/a>&nbsp;and students at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mohawkcollege.ca\/\">Mohawk College<\/a> in our initial round to build a more powerful editor for the creation of inclusive and accessible media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color\">Thank You!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-color-accent-text-mod-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">We are grateful to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baf-far.ca\/\">Broadcasting Accessibility Fund<\/a>&nbsp;(BAF) for all their support and funding, without which CapScribe&#8217;s evolution would not be possible!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nA captioning and description editor for all\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Welcome to CapScribe 2&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":183,"href":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":971,"href":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions\/971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capscribe.ca\/2.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}