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Closed captioning subtitling, stenography, and the digital convergence of text with television

Title
Closed captioning [electronic resource] : subtitling, stenography, and the digital convergence of text with television / Gregory J. Downey.
Author
Downey, Gregory John.
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.

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Description
1 online resource (ix, 387 p.) : ill., maps.
Series Statement
Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology
Uniform Title
  • Closed captioning (Online)
  • Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology (Unnumbered)
Alternative Title
Closed captioning (Online)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-379) and index.
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Contents
Introduction: Invisible speech-to-text systems -- pt. 1. Turning speech into text in three different contexts -- Subtitling film for the cinema audience -- Captioning television for the deaf population -- Stenographic reporting for the court system -- pt. 2. Convergence in the speech-to-text industry -- Realtime captioning for news, education, and the court -- Public interest, market failure, and captioning regulation -- Privatized geographies of captioning and court reporting -- Conclusion: The value of turning speech into text.
LCCN
2007020389
Author
Downey, Gregory John.
Title
Closed captioning [electronic resource] : subtitling, stenography, and the digital convergence of text with television / Gregory J. Downey.
Imprint
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
Series
Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology
Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology (Unnumbered)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-379) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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