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Kind of sad Tom Scott will be stepping back. He is one of the big voices on the platform urging people to caption their YouTube videos.
Hardly anyone near the top talks about the topic of accessibility anymore.
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Really goddamn annoyed that there are so many positive comments on the captions in The Look Back Diaries and that Ashley Clements likes them. Like, I don’t wanna blame Ashley and in extent Sophie, but the fucking with the captions is so bad. People need those captions. I have the option to turn them off, but some don’t.
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moodboard of youtube autocaptions accurately captioning every word spoken in this half hour video except ‘tornado’, which unfortunately happened to be the topic of the video...
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#NoMoreCraptions#d/Deaf & HoH ppl have to deal with this shit on like every video and usually way worse than this so...#image described#id in alt text
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((I captioned a few things today, on the last day of being allowed to directly on YouTube via community contribution.
Things I have discovered in order (apparently bullet nesting doesn’t work, what? guess I’ll have to hope they look right on my blog...):
I can caption 30 total minutes of video in a day before I reach my limit of “that’s too much words and timing”
(But I still have brains enough to write fic, it’s fine)
I have SU feels (24 of the 30 minutes above were a Mario Maker Let’s Play but the other 6 (and the numerous videos with non-published captions I saved copies of the captions for posterity and asked nicely in the comments for a publish) were basically entirely SU videos)
These SU feels are giving me ideas for a fic I already had an idea of
Also, the “I’M ROSE QUARTZ” in IAMMom hits different after Future, okay
I miss Alfonso Dingo Torres (the guy with all the nicely captioned SU vids in 5 bajillion languages), it was so refreshing to have and contribute to such nicely captioned videos, shame what happened to his channel
People who are fans of gamers and memers are the worst at captioning and are 100% willing to completely destroy a respectable or even amazing caption file (not to toot my own horn), even if it’s already published, with inane comments, misspellings and generally less accessible captions, including promoing their own channel RIGHT IN THE CAPTIONS OF SOMEONE ELSE’S VIDEO. I screamed into a pillow. I ranted at my computer screen using the person’s name. It was awful.
These people are the reason we can’t have nice things
I might have gotten mad in MKatwood’s comments a week ago in a similar vein, I’m sorry but I’m passionate
Seriously, where do you get off worsening or completely destroying someone else’s access to a thing because you think your jokes and comments are so important that the comment section just wasn’t good enough for them, they needed a better platform which is DEFINITELY for your comments and jokes and memes and not for, like, accessibility
Stop it, get some help
It’s time to stop (literally, we’re T-minus 2 hours or so before community contribution goes away, assuming eastern time zone)
Anywho, I’ll miss captioning YouTube videos frequently and easily. It was nice while I knew it. Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone, and all that.))
#nomorecraptions#no more craptions#steven universe#(because i mentioned SU quite a bit is all)#long post (ish)
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So YouTube is getting rid of their community contributions feature. If you don't know what this is, it allows users to caption videos for creators who can't do it themselves (whether because of finances, time, or ability). YouTube suggests other methods (like creators adding captions themselves or paying a service to do it), but if creators couldn't use these features before, nothing is going to change for them except their new videos won't have captions or subtitles in other languages. Also the auto-captions SUCK. It's essentially a "fuck you" to creators who rely on this feature and the people who use the captions or subtitles.
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Watch the above video for more info, or click here to go to the Creator Insider video and comment to let YouTube know this is a bad decision!
Note: Captions that have already been added to videos via this feature aren't going away, but this feature won't be able to be used in the future.
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I like the Steven Universe self esteem videos as much as the next SU fan but can we talk about the fact that these videos that are produced by Cartoon Network and co sponsored by Dove, both big companies with plenty of resources and knowledge, don't have accurate captions?
Seriously, Cartoon Network should know it needs to CC all it's stuff but since they're not legally required to for online videos guess they're happy to take the opportunity to be inaccessible.
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#nomorecraptions #captionyourvideos I love our new shirts. Statement! (at Ashburnham, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwhy-28gkAU8MwbHe3sGPYeaAhBAk1c0Sdqrdc0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fo494tjvxoow
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Consistent, accurate closed captioning that comes out at the same time as new videos are published is the best way to produce accessible content. Accurate closed captions are critical for audience members who are D/deaf or Hard of Hearing but also benefit those who have ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder, Autism, or are English language learners. YouTube's auto-captioning feature is very prone to errors when there is only one speaker and no background noise in a video but becomes absolute gibberish when there are 2 speakers and other sounds. Fan submitted captioning can help in some situations but some fandoms like to fill the captions with extraneous commentary, 'jokes', and emojis, making them confusing at best and useless a lot of the time. Autocaptions can take up to a full day to appear (and are still inaccurate) and fan submitted captions make us wait until some hearing fan decides to "do us a favor," assuming they get made at all. This is not what equal access looks like. Please help us get that message across to some really great creators by signing.
#daniel howell#phil lester#pinof 10#introactive introverts#accessibility#withcaptions#closed captions#deaf#hard of hearing#nomorecraptions#amazingphil#danisnotonfire#phan#phandom
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What is Say What?
We're a start-up collective-structured organization that aims to provide free and affordable closed captioning for online video creators. We are currently in the planning and recruiting stages.
Our mission is to make YouTube and other online video content accessible, enjoyable and equitable to those with hearing and auditory processing barriers. We also promote the use of captions to others who find correct captions and transcripts helpful for whatever means.
Why Are We Needed?
Transcribing audio and creating closed captions is a time-intensive task. Many active creators on YouTube cite the issue of time constraints for not creating their own captions. Because of the time-intensive nature of captioning, recruiting and compensating captioners can be very expensive for creators who have a high volume of videos.
YouTube created an option for creators to allow for viewers to submit and edit captions which is a help for those with supportive responsible communities. It, unfortunately, also leads to abuse of the system with viewers intentionally adding in incorrect captions and comments.
There are also other sites such as Twitch with video content without community captioning options and sites without any captioning options which we aim to work with as well.
Short Term Goals (Year 1):
Recruit a small team of captioners, translators, editors, and advisors.
Develop an effective training program for new captioners.
Establish relationships with a group of online video creators on YouTube and provide captions for their videos
Complete and file 501(c)(3) application.
Long Term Goals:
Recruit a large multilingual and diverse team of captioners, translators, editors, and advisors.
Recruit grant writers and support staff.
Build relationships with streamers and creators on Twitch and other sites to provide caption files for videos and campaign for more user-friendly and robust captioning systems.
Launch a website with recruitment information, donation capability, and a correction submission system.
Create a placement program for captioners to join creative teams of high-volume networks and creators.
Where Will the Crowd-Funded Funds Go?
We need funds for:
Legal Organization (Corporation) fees
501(c)(3) advising and filing fees
Compensation for non-volunteer staff and incidental and administrative support of volunteers
Promotional (advertising, design etc.) costs for start-up exposure
Web hosting
Administrative costs
Other incidental and 3rd party costs associated with the upkeep of the organization.
Sounds Great. How Can I Help?
We are currently in need of donations for start-up funds and are accepting unpaid volunteers to help with captioning, promotion, administration, legal and financial support, branding/design, advising etc.
These initial volunteer positions are likely (but not guaranteed) to lead to paid positions in the organization.
If you are interested you can fill out a volunteer application here
If you have questions you can email Liz at [email protected]
Transparency Policy:
Proposed or working Budgets, quarterly cashflow, and annual financial reports will be available after the first of each business quarter (or by January 30th for annual reports) by request by emailing Liz Pantelis at [email protected]
The current head of the organization has auditory processing issues (from autism) and is not Deaf. We aim to recruit key players in our organization who are part of the Deaf community and will keep the public up to date on our executive and management team.
A not-for-profit organization (501(c)(3)) does not mean that we will all be unpaid volunteers. There will be employees and executives with salaries and paid contractors as needed. Salary reports and diversity reports will be available on request by emailing [email protected]
QUESTIONS / INQUERIES / PRESS - Liz at [email protected]
ALSO SUPPORT: #nomorecraptions
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Stop messing with captions.
This is especially difficult in youtube things, where the autocaptions are absolute crap and are the worst when they’re most needed for many people.
Captions are not the place for jokes. Captions are necessary for many people.
By “many people” I mean that according to WHO, about 5% of people are d/Deaf/HOH. I mean that 5-7% of people are estimated to have (Central) Auditory Processing Disorder - but it’s thought to be highly under and misdiagnosed so it’s likely much more prevalent. I mean that autistic people (1-2% of people) are often not diagnosed either because it doesn’t quite fit the criteria or because it’s thought to basically be a package deal by many people. Even accounting for high overlap here, that’s still around 10% of people. Not counting anything else that could make people need captions.
Don’t mess with captions. They make videos unwatchable for a lot of people.
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This just arrived today!! Thank you to @rikkipoynter for starting the #NoMoreCRAPtions campaign! No more crappy auto-captions or joke/troll captions, get in there and caption your videos and make them accessible to your d/Deaf, HoH, APD, and all other members of your audience that need them!
http://bonfire.com/nomorecraptions
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I was about to comment again on the Look Back Diaries about how the comments in the captions are unnecessary, distracting and most importantly take away the accessibility that people who rely on captions need.
And I scroll down and I see people writing on how much they love the commentary 😬😬😬😬😬
I stopped watching this series with captions the moment I realised that they were filled with commentary cause again I have the privilege to turn them off but ffffffs.
#i agree thst the comments are fun and i agree and i like that sophie is having fun#but the captions are NOT the way to go#like the captions are unbearable to see atm so again i don't use them even tho i wish i could#lb 2022#lb watching#nomorecraptions
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#Mayfest was so neat! I loved being surrounding a rich culture I didn’t know exists until the internet and @rikkipoynter introduced me too! . . Someday I will go more in depth into my journey as someone who is deaf, but in the mean time it was amazing to@go to a deaf event and be surrounded by people and organizations that for the first time I didn’t have to struggle to pay attention! . . #deaf #deafstudent #deafnurse #nomorecraptions #deafie #mayfest #ontarioassociationofthedeaf #nursetobe #nursingstudent #hardofhearing (at Mattamy Athletic Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxWDngsBAie/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m194yapgq3hw
#mayfest#deaf#deafstudent#deafnurse#nomorecraptions#deafie#ontarioassociationofthedeaf#nursetobe#nursingstudent#hardofhearing
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#nomorevoicing
Reblogs appreciated!
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((I’m about to change my YouTube username to nomorecraptions and put attribution on every video I have to get into to fix bad/joke captions on, I’m so irritated
On the bright side I’m 24 now))
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