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Post Production Captioning Services for Film and Ad Teams
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Choose post-production captioning services for films, series, ads, podcasts, and interviews with accurate syncing, speaker labels, multilingual captions, rush turnaround, and support for major video formats.
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Closed Captions & SDH
Speaker labels, sound effects and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Broadcast Caption Standards
Scenarist Closed Caption (SCC) files built to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 608 and 708 standards
Streaming & Platform Files
SubRip (SRT), Web Video Text Tracks (VTT) and platform-ready caption files
Human Timing & Review
Accuracy, synchronization & readability checked
Multilingual Captioning
Human captioners across 100+ languages
Need captions for a finished film, TV episode, ad, podcast or training video, whether it is going to a broadcaster, a streaming platform or an accessibility review? Here is what post-production captioning is, what it costs and how fast it is delivered.
Post-production captioning is the creation of time-coded captions for a recorded video after the edit is final. Every line of dialogue, each speaker change, and the sound effects and music cues that matter are written out, timed to the picture and delivered as a caption file viewers can switch on or off, or burned into the video as open captions.
Broadcasters, studios, agencies, educators and businesses use it to make finished content accessible to deaf and hard of hearing audiences, with captions for covered television programming produced to meet FCC caption quality rules and caption files prepared to support applicable accessibility requirements, including those under the ADA. If you have any questions, call us at 1-800-230-7918.
Closed Captions vs Subtitles vs SDH
| Type | Purpose | Content included |
|---|---|---|
| Closed Captions | Accessibility | Dialogue, speaker identification, sound effects, and audio cues |
| Subtitles | Language translation | Translated dialogue without accessibility sound cues (subtitling services) |
| SDH Captions | Accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing viewers | Dialogue, speaker identification, sound effects, and music descriptions |
Broadcast Captioning Services for Television and Media Content
Television networks and media teams rely on accurate captions to keep viewers engaged and meet required accessibility standards. Poor captions can confuse audiences, create compliance risks, and affect viewing experiences. Reliable captioning helps your content stay professional across every platform. Vanan Services provides broadcast captioning services for recorded television programs, events, interviews, news segments, documentaries, and digital media with accurate timing and clear caption formatting.
Our team delivers professional broadcast captioning solutions that help organizations create polished, accessible, and audience-friendly content across television, streaming, and digital distribution channels.
Broadcast files are built to the CEA-608 (line 21, formerly EIA-608) and CEA-708 caption standards, and captions are produced to meet FCC caption quality rules. Educational programs and training content are captioned to support applicable ADA and Section 508 accessibility requirements. From documentaries to news clips and entertainment shows, captions stay clear, natural, and easy to follow.
Managing multiple file formats before broadcast can slow down production teams. We make delivery simple with support for multiple languages and custom styling for burned-in captions. You also receive accurate SDH files that help viewers understand both speech and important background sounds. Broadcasters, educators, streaming teams, and production studios use our secure workflow to save time and keep projects moving smoothly.
Our captioning rates start at $1.00/min for English and $7.00/min for other languages. Call 1-800-230-7918 today to receive your free customized quote.
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SEO Benefits of Captioning for Better Video Reach
Captions support search engine optimization (SEO) because search engines can read caption text they cannot hear in the audio. If you manage a production studio, streaming channel, or media team in the US, you know every second of viewer attention matters. Many production teams also rely on NYC captioning services to ensure broadcast-ready accuracy and improve accessibility for diverse audiences. Using high-quality captions makes your content easier to follow and more accessible. You also get an accurate text representation, so every spoken word is captured clearly.
In a 2019 survey of U.S. consumers by Verizon Media and Publicis Media, 80% said they are more likely to watch an entire video when captions are available, as NextTV reported. This is why post-production captioning has become essential for streaming platforms, broadcasters, and social media campaigns.
Our captioners are trained to create accurate captions that improve viewer engagement and accessibility. Our Video Captioning Services also help media teams streamline content distribution across multiple platforms while maintaining consistency and viewer satisfaction.
Viewers often watch videos on mute while traveling, at work, or late at night. With time-synchronized captions and frame-accurate captioning, your videos stay clear and easy to understand from start to finish. Every file includes speaker labels and sound descriptions and passes three human review steps before delivery. From FCC-ready broadcast files to over-the-top (OTT) streaming delivery, you get captions that fit smoothly into your existing workflow.
Our Captioning Process: 100% Human Captioners
Human Transcription
Experienced captioners, assigned by language and accent, transcribe every word, sound effect, and music cue. No automatic speech recognition is used.
Upload Your File Now →Caption Editing & Sync
Human editors time-code every line and verify synchronization, speaker identification, punctuation, and placement.
Vanan 3-Pass QA
A senior reviewer checks accuracy, timing, and completeness before delivery, the final step of our quality assurance (QA).
Start your order →Every caption is created and verified by human captioners. We never deliver machine-generated captions.
✓ Response within minutes ✓ Free revisions for 30 days after delivery
How Does Post-Production Captioning Work, From Locked Cut to Delivered File?
Post-production captioning runs in six steps, from the cut you lock to caption files checked against your delivery spec.
- Send the locked cut
Upload the final video after picture lock, or a reference file, and tell us the frame rate, where the video is going (broadcast, a streaming platform, the web or social media) and any style guide to follow. A script or a list of names and terms helps.
- Human transcription
An experienced captioner, assigned by language and accent, writes out every line of dialogue, each change of speaker and every sound that matters to the story.
- Frame-accurate timing
Every caption is timed to the spoken word and checked line by line before delivery. Timing follows your project's frame rate, including 23.976, 24, 25 and 29.97 drop-frame or non-drop.
- Line breaks, reading speed and placement
An editor breaks lines where a reader expects them, keeps reading speed at 17 to 20 characters per second unless your style guide sets a different limit, and moves captions clear of on-screen text and faces.
- Quality control (QC)
A senior reviewer checks accuracy, timing and completeness against the FCC's four caption quality standards: accuracy, synchronicity, completeness and placement.
- Delivery and conform
You receive sidecar caption files, a burned-in version or both. If the edit changes after delivery, we re-time the affected sections to the revised cut.
Need a transcript rather than caption files? See our post-production transcription service.
Should You Choose Human or Automatic Captions for Post-Production?
Choose human captions for anything going to a broadcaster, a streaming platform or an accessibility review; automatic captions suit internal drafts you will correct yourself.
| Method | Typical Accuracy | Names, Terms and Speaker Labels | Turnaround | Starting Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic speech recognition | 85 to 90% | Names and terms can be misheard; speaker labels and sound cues are often missing | Minutes | $0.10–$0.50/min | Internal review copies and rough drafts |
| Vanan human captions | 99+% accuracy standard | Checked in context; speakers labeled and sound cues described | Standard 2 to 3 business days; Rush delivery within 2 to 24 hours | From $1.00/min (English); from $7.00/min (other languages) | Broadcast, streaming, festival and accessibility delivery |
Automatic-captioning accuracy and pricing vary by language, audio quality, provider and service level.
Automatic captions are a reasonable starting point for an internal edit or a quick social clip you plan to correct yourself. For anything a viewer, broadcaster or platform will judge, the gaps add up: misheard names, missing sound cues and captions that drift out of sync. That is why every Vanan caption file is made by people, from transcription to final review.
Post-Production Captioning Services for Accurate Video Accessibility
Video content should feel clear and natural for every viewer, no matter where they watch it. Many production teams, streaming creators, and media agencies rely on our post-production closed captioning support to keep their content easy to follow. You get custom captioning solutions built for films, ads, interviews, webinars, and training videos. Our captioning company uses advanced techniques to accurately match captions to speech, speaker changes, and background sounds.
By combining film script translation with captioning support, production teams can create globally accessible content while preserving the original message, tone, and storytelling flow.
Tight deadlines can make post-production stressful. Our complex captioning services help you keep projects moving without missing important details. With manual captioning, your content gets higher accuracy for fast conversations, accents, and industry terms.
Vanan Services also provides digital media captioning for YouTube videos, OTT platforms, podcasts, and corporate content libraries.
Creators and media brands often choose our podcast captioning service to make episodes more accessible, improve audience engagement, and help listeners follow spoken content across multiple platforms.
Captions for covered television programming are produced to meet FCC caption quality rules, and caption files are prepared to support applicable accessibility requirements, including the ADA. Our pre-recorded captioning service helps you deliver polished content that improves viewer trust, accessibility, and watch time.
Closed Captioning Rates & Turnaround
Closed captioning is priced per minute of source video, based on length, language, and delivery requirements, and human-produced to a 99+% accuracy standard. English captions start at $1.00/min; captions in other languages start at $7.00/min. No setup fee, no minimum order. Your exact quote is confirmed in writing within minutes.
| Service | Starting From | What It Is |
|---|---|---|
| Subtitle translation (different language) | $11.20/min | Transcription plus translation into another language. See our closed captioning translation service |
| Foreign-language captioning (same-language, non-English) | $7.00/min | Time-coded captions in the video's own language, across 100+ languages |
| Burned-in captions (open captions) | $5.00/min | Captions permanently embedded in the video, ideal for social and viewers on mute |
| English closed captions (SRT / VTT / SCC) | $1.00/min | Same-language, time-coded caption file for YouTube, Vimeo, a learning management system (LMS), or broadcast |
Turnaround
Delivery time depends on file length, language and audio quality. The tiers below apply to English and top major languages, with or without a script; longer files and rare-language projects receive an exact delivery date, confirmed in writing with your quote.
| Tier | Delivery | Rate Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 2 to 3 business days | Base rate |
| Rush | Rush delivery within 2 to 24 hours | +50% |
| Same-day | Shorter projects, on request | Quoted |
The exact rush time depends on file length, language and audio quality. Standard delivery of 2 to 3 business days covers files up to 60 minutes.
Ways to lower your cost: provide an accurate transcript, choose a standalone SRT/VTT file instead of burned-in captions, pick standard turnaround, or bundle 60+ minutes for volume pricing.
Ballpark Examples
| Project | Service | Typical Starting Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 10-minute video, English captions | Closed captions (SRT/VTT) | from ~$10 |
| 30-minute video, captions burned into the file | Burned-in (open) captions | from ~$150 |
| 20-minute video, Spanish-language captions | Foreign-language captioning | from ~$140 |
Illustrative only, based on clean single-speaker audio and standard turnaround. Your exact quote is confirmed in writing within minutes.
Not sure yet? Start with a free captioning trial. Upload a short clip and see the quality first.
Media Projects We Support with Captioning
Media projects come in many formats, and each one deserves captions that feel natural and easy to follow. A webinar with several speakers, a trailer cut to fast music, or fast-moving interviews all require careful timing and accuracy. Clear captions help your audience stay focused and connected from start to finish.
Many media teams work with documentaries, TV shows, online content, and e-learning videos every day. In the US market, viewers expect captions that are accurate, readable, and platform-ready. For any growing business, captions also help improve accessibility and viewer retention across streaming and training content.
In 2016, publishers reported to Digiday that as much as 85% of their Facebook video views played without sound. Because of this trend, postproduction captions now play a major role in helping audiences understand content in silent environments like offices, airports, and public transport. Our captioning team delivers synchronized captions that help your content connect with viewers instantly.
Our team provides high-quality transcription with clean text and smooth readability. We also include speaker identification so viewers can easily follow conversations and scene changes. One of our clients shared how properly synced captions helped their training videos reach more employees without confusion or repeated support requests. Small details like these make a big difference for your audience. For filmmakers and production teams looking to expand audience engagement, our film captioning services enhance accessibility while preserving the creative intent and flow of every scene.
What Do We Caption?
Webinar recordings
Corporate training videos
Trailers and promos
Documentaries
TV shows
Online content
E-learning modules
Business presentations
Marketing videos
Product demo videos
Interviews and podcasts
Streaming platform videos
YouTube videos
Social media clips
Educational lectures
Medical training videos
Legal video recordings, etc.
Industry-Specific Captioning for Entertainment and Corporate Videos
Media companies, education providers, and corporate teams often work with videos that must be easy for every viewer to follow. Our captioning support helps you deliver clear content across entertainment, broadcast, television, marketing, and film projects. If your video includes unclear speech or busy audio, we add a background noise description so viewers can understand the full context without missing important details.
We also offer corporate video captioning services to ensure all team communications and training materials are accessible and professional.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires many television broadcasters and video distributors in the United States to provide closed captions to comply with accessibility requirements. This regulation changed how post-production teams prepare media for television and OTT distribution.
Our specialists follow industry captioning standards to support compliant media delivery. Your target audience may watch content on mobile devices, smart TVs, or streaming platforms. We prepare captions that match each format smoothly and accurately. You also get scalability across various content types, including commercials, webinars, documentaries, interviews, and social media videos. This helps improve accessibility, save time, and connect with more viewers naturally. Organizations delivering online training programs can also benefit from our e-learning captioning support, making instructional content easier to follow and more accessible for diverse learners.
Industries We Cover
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Media - Education
- Entertainment
- Corporate
- Broadcast
- Television
- Marketing
- Film
- Healthcare
- Legal
- Finance
- E-Learning
- Real Estate
- Government
- Travel and Tourism
- Sports, etc.
How Vanan Compares on What Buyers Check
| What Buyers Compare | Typical Providers | Vanan |
|---|---|---|
| Price for English captions | $1.50–$2.00/min (checked November 2026) | From $1.00/min |
| Foreign-language captioning | Varies; some offer human captions in English and Spanish only | 100+ languages, from $7.00/min |
| Accuracy | Varies; many combine automatic drafts with human editing | 99+% accuracy standard, 100% human captioners, never machine-generated |
| Compliance | General claims | Captions for covered television programming produced to meet FCC rules in 47 CFR 79.1 (Code of Federal Regulations); caption files prepared to support applicable ADA, Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements; the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) and the European Accessibility Act (EAA) applied at their own scope, explained below; SCC and MacCaption (MCC) broadcast delivery |
| Turnaround | Varies | Standard 2 to 3 business days · Rush delivery within 2 to 24 hours · same-day on request; fixed quotes, free revisions for 30 days |
| Track record | N/A | 17+ years · 189K+ minutes captioned · 4.9★ from 2,456+ reviews |
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Multi-Format Captioning Support for Digital Video Platforms
Your videos should work smoothly across every digital platform without caption errors or upload delays. Clear captions also help viewers follow important audio, even in noisy places or while watching on mute. When people stay engaged longer, your content performs better and feels more accessible.
You can send video as MPEG-4 (MP4), QuickTime (MOV), WebM or other common formats, and receive SRT, VTT, SCC and other caption files used by streaming services, broadcasters, and training platforms. Media teams, educators, filmmakers, and marketing agencies often choose this support to avoid failed uploads and last-minute fixes. Strong file compatibility keeps your captions accurate and ready for different playback systems.
One production team came to us after several caption files failed during a campaign launch. We corrected the formatting, synced the files properly, and helped them publish on time without extra stress.
You also gain SEO benefits because search engines can better understand captioned video content. This helps improve visibility, viewer retention, and accessibility while saving valuable production time.
Multilingual Captioning for Diverse Global Viewing Audiences
Connecting with viewers across different regions starts with captions that feel natural and easy to follow. If you create videos for streaming platforms, education, or marketing, clear captions can help your audience stay engaged from start to finish. Our team provides accurate manual captioning with clean formatting that keeps your content professional and easy to understand.
Many clients ask if captions can stay perfectly aligned with fast-moving scenes. We handle that with carefully time-stamped captions built to match every moment on screen. We also provide verbatim captions when exact dialogue matters for compliance, training, or entertainment projects. Media teams, content creators, and businesses use our services to improve accessibility and connect with more viewers. Organizations expanding content into global markets rely on our language captioning services to maintain clarity, consistency, and audience engagement across multilingual video projects.
Projects with a foreign language often come with tight deadlines and complex edits. We recently worked with a documentary producer whose subtitles were delayed before a streaming release. Our captioning team completed the files quickly and helped them launch on time without quality issues. You also receive fast turnaround time, confidentiality, and security with every order, so your content stays protected throughout the process.
File Formats
Short format names used in this section: Scenarist Closed Caption (SCC), Web Video Text Tracks (VTT), SubRip Text (SRT), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cheetah Caption (CAP), Timed Text Markup Language (TTML), Distribution Format Exchange Profile (DFXP), MacCaption (MCC), the European Broadcasting Union subtitle format (EBU-STL), Spruce subtitle format (STL), Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SMI), iTunes Timed Text (iTT), Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) and plain text (TXT).
The right caption file depends on where the video is going. Share your destination's specifications with your order so we can confirm the supported format before production begins.
| Where the video is going | File we deliver | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcast and cable television | SCC or MCC | Built to CEA-608 and CEA-708; timed to your frame rate |
| Netflix, Prime Video and other streaming platforms | TTML or DFXP, or another format from the platform's spec once confirmed | Styled to the platform's published guide; the platform's own review decides acceptance |
| Websites, YouTube, Vimeo and learning platforms | WebVTT or SRT | Viewers can switch captions on or off |
| Social media clips | Burned-in (open) captions in the video file | Captions stay visible when a clip autoplays without sound |
| Editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer or Final Cut Pro | The caption format your editor imports, such as SRT, SCC or XML | Tell us the software and version with your order |
| Script or review copy | TXT | Plain text of the captions |
Post-Production Closed Captioning for Compliant Video Delivery
Meeting caption rules for video delivery takes careful planning and accurate timing. With offline captioning, your recorded video becomes easier to watch, share, and approve across streaming and broadcast platforms. Clear captions also help deaf and hard of hearing viewers enjoy your content without missing important details. Which caption and accessibility rules apply depends on where the video is shown; the sections below explain each one and how our captions are prepared for it.
Search engines cannot fully understand spoken audio in videos, but they can crawl caption text. This means captions help improve keyword relevance, indexing, and discoverability for online video content. Our post-production captioning services help make your videos easier to find across search engines and streaming platforms. For organizations that require always-visible text, our open captioning service delivers a seamless viewing experience across digital and broadcast media.
Media teams often face delayed uploads because of caption formatting issues or sync errors. Our team manages final-cut captioning and post-pro captions for non-live content with close attention to detail. If the video edit changes after captioning begins, we can retime the captions against the revised cut so dialogue and scene changes remain aligned. We provide Burned-in captions, Open captions, and Sidecar caption files for ads, films, training videos, and OTT content. You receive fast support, volume pricing on 60+ minutes, and special rates for education, non-profit and healthcare clients for large or ongoing projects.
FCC Caption Quality Rules
The FCC's caption rules in 47 CFR 79.1 require captions on covered television programming to be accurate, synchronous, complete and appropriately placed. Broadcasters and distributors hold that obligation, so our captions are produced to meet these four standards for the programs you deliver to them. The rule covers English- and Spanish-language programming.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA Title II web accessibility rule requires covered state and local government websites and mobile apps to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA, subject to its compliance dates and exceptions. This includes caption requirements for qualifying prerecorded video. Our captions are built to support those requirements; whether a website complies depends on how the whole page is built and published.
Section 508 and WCAG
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act sets accessibility requirements for federal agencies and incorporates WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Under WCAG Success Criterion 1.2.2, captions are a Level A requirement for prerecorded audio in synchronized media, unless the media is itself a clearly labeled alternative to text. Post-production captions are made for that case.
CVAA and the European Accessibility Act
The CVAA extends US caption rules to certain programs shown on television with captions and later delivered online; it does not cover every online video. For European audiences, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) sets accessibility requirements for services that give access to audiovisual media, including support for captions and subtitles. Our caption files are prepared for use on those services.
Streaming Platform Captioning for OTT and Online Video Content
Streaming platforms have changed how people watch and share video content. If captions do not meet platform standards, uploads may be delayed or rejected. You need multi-format captioning support, post-production closed captioning, and streaming platform captioning that work correctly across major OTT platforms.
You may publish films, training videos, podcasts, or branded content on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, or YouTube. Each platform publishes its own caption requirements, and its own quality review decides whether a file is accepted. Our team helps production houses, broadcasters, educators, marketers, and media teams deliver captions built to each platform's style guide, with accurate time syncing and multilingual captioning.
A media client once shared how viewers complained about captions appearing seconds after the dialogue. Important scenes lost their impact. After using our fast turnaround, secure file handling, and support for SRT, VTT, SCC, and STL files, their next release passed platform checks smoothly and reached viewers without issues. Likewise, content creators looking to improve audience engagement and accessibility can benefit from our YouTube captioning service, which helps deliver seamless viewing experiences across a wide range of devices.
You also save time during post-production. Every caption file goes through detailed quality checks for timing, readability, and accuracy. With 24/7 support and a three-step human review, your content becomes easier to watch, more accessible, and ready for streaming delivery.
Streaming Platforms We Support:
YouTube
Vimeo
Netflix
Hulu
Amazon Prime Video
Disney+
Apple TV+
HBO Max / Max
Peacock
Paramount+
Discovery+
TikTok
Facebook Watch
Instagram Reels
LinkedIn Video
Twitch
Dailymotion
Roku Channel
Sony LIV, etc.
Who Requires Our Post-Production Captioning Services?
Video creators, broadcasters, educators, and streaming teams often look for captioning support that fits tight deadlines and platform rules. If you manage media content, you know how easy it is to lose viewers when captions are missing or delayed. That is where our post-production captioning services help you.
You may upload training videos, films, podcasts, ads, or webinars. Educational institutions and training providers can also benefit from our lecture captioning services, making academic content easier to follow and more accessible for diverse learners. We provide fast turnaround, multilingual captioning, closed captions, broadcast-ready files, and multi-format support for platforms like YouTube, Netflix, and OTT apps. Want to reach more viewers and improve accessibility? Accurate captions also help search visibility and viewer retention.
Regularly scheduled closed captioning first reached US network television on March 16, 1980, according to the National Court Reporters Association. Since then, captioning has evolved into a standard feature for television, streaming, education, and corporate communication.
Our captioners write and review every caption by hand to deliver clear and reliable captions. You deserve clear support, secure handling, and simple workflows that save time and money while helping you connect with wider audiences.
Who We Serve?
- Cable networks
- Deaf and hard of hearing audiences
- Broadcasters
- Video producers
- Educators
- Students
- Professionals
- Businesses
- Organizations, etc.
Case Study: Spanish to English Post Production Captioning Services
Client Information
Client Industry: Film & Entertainment
Location: Los Angeles, California
File Information
File Type & Duration: Feature-length video, 2 hours 15 minutes
Goal
The client sought accurate and culturally appropriate post production captioning services to make their Spanish-language feature accessible to English-speaking audiences.
They required precise timing, proper formatting, and adherence to industry standards for streaming platforms, ensuring an immersive viewing experience for all users.
Key Challenges
- Complex dialogue with regional Spanish dialects
- Multiple speakers speaking simultaneously in some scenes
- Ensuring timing aligns with fast-paced editing cuts
- Maintaining consistency of terminology and proper names throughout
Speakers & Languages
Source Language: Spanish
Target Language: English
Delivery Time
Duration: 3 weeks
Strategy
The team began by reviewing the raw video and audio files to identify challenging segments such as overlapping dialogue and idiomatic expressions. Native Spanish-to-English linguists with experience in film captioning were assigned to transcribe, translate, and timecode each segment. A multi-step quality assurance process was implemented to ensure accuracy, proper grammar, and formatting according to industry standards. Final captions were synced with the video, followed by a review by a senior editor to ensure readability and cultural relevance.
Results
- Delivered high-quality English captions that preserved context, tone, and emotion
- Streamlined workflow ensured completion within the 3-week timeline
- Enabled the client’s film to reach a broader English-speaking audience
- Maintained consistency of character names, terminology, and idiomatic expressions
- Received positive feedback from initial screening audiences for readability and timing
Testimonial
"The post production captioning was seamless and professional. The team understood the nuances of the dialogue perfectly."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We deliver SCC and CEA-608/708-compliant closed captions, plus SRT, VTT, and STL for streaming and web deliverables. Files are encoded in UTF-8 so special characters render correctly across players, and several formats can be exported from one timed master.
Yes. Captions are timed frame-accurately to your spec (23.976, 24, 25, or 29.97 drop-frame and non-drop) so they pass technical QC. Drop-frame errors compound over a program's runtime, so frame-rate handling is verified at delivery rather than assumed.
We conform the caption file to your revised cut, re-timing affected sections so captions stay aligned with the final master. Version control is tracked against your edit names, so there's never confusion about which cut a caption file matches. Everything is confirmed in writing before work begins.
We caption to the style guide each network or platform publishes, including the Netflix Timed Text Style Guide, for timing, line breaks, reading speed and placement. Every file is checked against the four FCC caption quality standards: accuracy, synchronicity, completeness and placement. The network or platform makes the final call in its own quality review, so send its spec sheet with your order.
Yes. One approved master yields SDH captions plus translated subtitle versions, keeping every deliverable consistent. One team handles translation and timing, so text-expansion problems are solved during translation, not discovered after the files are timed.
Films, TV episodes, streaming originals, trailers, and promos are all supported, along with podcasts, webinars and training videos. One order can mix content types, and unusual formats are welcome: send a short sample and we confirm fit before you commit.
Captioning is priced per minute of runtime. English closed captions start at $1.00/min, captions in other languages at $7.00/min, burned-in captions at $5.00/min and subtitle translation at $11.20/min. Series and libraries of 60+ minutes qualify for volume pricing, so send your total runtime for a quote.
Yes. Tell us the air date or launch date with your order and we schedule backward from it, using rush or same-day delivery where the timeline needs it. Short single videos can often be delivered the same day on request, and series or course batches are scheduled to land together on one launch date. Your delivery date is confirmed in writing before work begins.
Every file is checked for timing, reading speed, positioning, and style-guide conformance before delivery. Names, brands, and technical terms are verified in context rather than spelled phonetically, which is where automated captions most often fail.
Media moves through secure transfer only, access is limited to the team assigned to your project, and a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is available for pre-release content. You get the price and delivery time in writing before anything starts, and support stays available 24/7 if plans change.
We caption recorded video only. Live streams and events can be captioned once the recording is available as a replay or archive file, and the captions are timed to that recording.
Yes. Trailers, teasers and promos are captioned from their own cuts, with names and terms kept consistent with the feature's captions. Send each cut with its frame rate and we deliver a separate caption file for every version.
