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LiveTextAccess: Training
for real-time intralingual subtitlers.

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This is unit 3, IT competence.

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In this presentation,
we will be dealing with Element 3:

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How to set up
the working environment?

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In this lesson we will talk about

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the importance
of testing your tools setting.

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The materials for this presentation
have been created by Sub-Ti Access,

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an accessibility service provider
from Italy.

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My name is Enrico Pigliacampo,

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I am an Italian man
with a beard and short hair.

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I will be displayed in a box
at the top right corner of each slide.

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The learning outcome
of this presentation

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is that the trainee can test a setting
before real-time captioning starts.

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In this lecture,
we will give you some tips

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on how to test the work environment
before you start subtitling.

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Testing the setting.

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First of all, you have to
test the input tools.

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The first thing you need to do is ensure
you have a good sound input.

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You have to hear clearly
from the speakers,

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leaving out
as much noise as possible.

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Then you have to check
that your input tools,

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the microphone for respeaking

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and the keyboard for those
who use typing techniques,

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are working correctly.

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If your tools run on batteries,

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check that you have
spare ones

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in case you need
to change them during the event.

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Finally, check that you have
enough light illuminating your tools:

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you don’t want to waste time

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because you can’t
find a key on your keyboard.

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If you’re working for an event
where you can’t use much lighting,

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use a small light
to illuminate your tools

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without disturbing the event.

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Now you want to
test your output tools.

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First of all, check
that all tools are connected

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and that all the cables are working.

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The best way to check that everything
is connected and working as it should

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is to create some subtitles.

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This will also give you
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to check all the features
of the subtitles

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and check whether
you need to change anything,

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such as font, size,
position and so on.

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It is also a good idea
to have a subtitle file

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ready to carry out a quick test,

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especially if you will use the
same setting for different events

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and you don’t have much time
to test everything everytime.

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This is an example
of a subtitle file

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used to set up
and test the output.

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There are few subtitles
with different characters:

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lower and upper case letters,
accented letters and numbers.

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Such a file will help you
to quickly set up your tools

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and check that the subtitles
are readable

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and have
the characteristics you want.

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Whenever possible, it is great to
involve clients in the testing process.

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They can tell you
if your output meets their needs,

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give you suggestions
and help you make decisions

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to improve your service
and reach the desired output.

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This is also useful
to prevent complaints later.

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Moreover, clients
usually know the venue,

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so they can help you

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if you need to find something
like a socket or a longer cable.

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And now, some final tips.

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Once you have set up
and tested everything,

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turn everything off
and then on again.

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In this way, you will be able to see
if the settings are correctly saved.

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This is useful if you are going to
use that setting more than once

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and you don’t want to
go through the whole process everytime.

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Do a quick test before
the event begins if possible.

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Write a few subtitles,
for example "this is a test"

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or "this event will be
accessible through live subtitling".

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This will tell you
if everything is working

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and can be useful
to show users that there are subtitles

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and where they will appear.

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It is very useful to have a clear view
on everything that is going on,

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especially when
there are multiple speakers,

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so you will not get confused.

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Always check that you can
constantly control your output

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during the event,

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so that you know
that everything is going well.

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Last but not least,
remember that problems always happen.

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Even when you test
everything multiple times

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and you have
everything under control,

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something may come up
while you are subtitling.

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Stay calm and solve the problem
as quickly as possible.

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With experience, you will be very quick
in solving any kind of problem.

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Summary.

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The testing process
is very important.

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You need to be
very accurate and thorough.

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Test everything before the event,

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in order to avoid problems
during real-time subtitling.

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Exercises.

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Create a subtitle file
for your quick tests

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like the one shown in slide 9.

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[LTA MUSIC]

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LTA, Live Text Access.

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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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SDI, Internationale Hochschule.

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Scuola Superiore
per Mediatori Linguistici.

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ZDF Digital.

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European Federation
of Hard of Hearing People, EFHOH.

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Velotype.

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Sub-Ti Access.

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European Certification and Qualification
Association, ECQA.

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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union.

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Erasmus+ Project:

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2018-1-DE01-KA203-004218

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are those of the authors

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and do not necessarily reflect
the official opinion

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of the European Union.

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nor any person
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