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LiveTextAccess: Training for real-time intralingual subtitlers.
This is unit 3, IT competence.
In this presentation, we will be dealing with Element 2: Output tools.
In this lecture we will talk about the output tools
used by real-time intralingual subtitlers
in different working contexts.
The materials for this presentation have been created by Sub-Ti Access,
an accessibility service provider from Italy.
My name is Enrico Pigliacampo,
I am an Italian man with a beard and short hair.
I will be displayed in a box at the top right corner of each slide.
The learning outcome for this presentation
is that the trainee can explain the advantages of output software
by the provision of the real-time services
and in the different LTA working contexts.
The first part of this presentation will be an introduction
to the working contexts we will take in consideration.
In the second part,
we will talk about output tools in the different working contexts.
We will now introduce the working contexts
take into consideration in the LTA project
and we will see in which working contexts most subtitlers work
in among the ones who answered to our survey we created
to gather information about output tools.
Since its beginning, the LTA project has focused on 5 working contexts:
cultural events, parliamentary assemblies,
broadcasts, workplace and education.
In a survey created to collect information about output tools,
we also asked subtitlers
to tell us about the working contexts in which they operate.
They could choose one or several answers
out of the working contexts mentioned in the previous slide.
There was also an "other" option, for people to add other contexts.
These were the results:
Cultural events: 23 answers, 57.5%
Parliamentary assemblies: 13 answers, 32.5%.
Broadcasts: 12 answers, 30%.
Workplace: 30 answers, 75%.
Education: 30 answers, 75%.
Other: 19 answers, 47.5%.
Those who answered "other" specified the following contexts:
court, police, psychological settings, healthcare,
charitable sector, hotlines and phone calls.
In the second part of the presentation,
we will talk about the output tools in different working contexts
focusing on software and the advantages of using them.
In cultural events, subtitles may be displayed on a screen
in the room where the event takes place
for the whole audience to see,
or they can be displayed on specific devices
for those who require the service.
If subtitles are shown to the whole audience,
you need a specific subtitling software programme
that enables you to set up the service
in accordance with the requirements of the event organisers.
Text on Top is one such software programme.
If the subtitles are shown only to individuals who require them,
they can be displayed on tablets,
notebooks or smartphones through an app.
Using subtitling software, such as Text on Top,
is always the best option,
but in this second scenario
generic software that can be shared with the user is also a possibility,
such as Google Doc.
If the event is streamed live,
you need dedicated subtitling software
that can be connected with the streaming platform.
Parliamentary meetings are usually streamed live
on streaming platforms or on TV
and they usually require real-time subtitles to make them accessible.
In this case, you need software that connects to the streaming platform
or the system of the broadcasting company.
For this, you need professional subtitling software
such as WinCaps or the PerVoice Subtitling Station.
Many software programmes also enable users
to download a transcript of the subtitles at the end of the meeting
that can be used for reporting purposes.
If you work for television, you will have to send your subtitles
to the system of the broadcasting company.
You need a professional software programme
that connects easily to the broadcasting company system
and that can adapt subtitle characteristics
to the client’s guidelines.
One of the most commonly used software programme for TV broadcasts
is FAB Subtitler, but it is not the only one.
In the workplace, usually subtitles are meant for individual users.
They read them on their tablets, notebooks or smartphones.
You can use professional software,
but also generic software not developed specifically for subtitling,
such as a Google Docs file that can be shared with the client,
or Microsoft Word, by sharing your screen with the end user.
Working in education contexts
is very similar to the work you do in workplaces,
the difference being that end users are students in schools or universities.
They usually read the subtitles individually
and general software programmes can be used.
There are also professional software programmes
created for real-time subtitling in education,
such as Respeaker Online created by Swiss TXT,
that also enable students to chat with the subtitler
and insert notes while the text is being created.
They are also useful
if the transcript can be used to study after the lesson.
Summary.
To summarise, each context has its own characteristics
that need to be taken into consideration when choosing the output tools.
These tools must help you meet the needs of the end users
and improve the quality of your service.
Exercises.
Read “Results of the LTA survey on output tools”
and identify in the list of software programmes
three programmes for each setting
that has the best features for that specific situation.
[LTA MUSIC]
LTA, Live Text Access.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
SDI, Internationale Hochschule.
Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici.
ZDF Digital.
European Federation of Hard of Hearing People, EFHOH.
Velotype.
Sub-Ti Access.
European Certification and Qualification Association, ECQA.
Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Erasmus+ Project:
2018-1-DE01-KA203-004218
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