Closed Captioning Interface: What service provider can interface with my display?

Topic

  • What Closed Captioning service provider can interface with my Daktronics displays?

Environment

  • Product:
  • Components: Daktronics Communication Server (DCS), Closed Captioning Interface
  • Control System: Show Control System (SCS)

 

Steps

We recommend first selecting a captioning service that fits your needs.   Please visit Daktronics Professional Services to learn more. https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/markets/sports/services

The following Closed Captioning service providers are supported by Daktronics systems:

  • Stenograph Case Catalyst
    • Case Catalyst is Software from Stenograph for computer-aided transcription (CAT) for live captioning.
    • More information can be found at www.stenograph.com
  • Eclipse
    • Eclipse software from Advantage is computer-aided transcription for live captioning.
    • Once the Eclipse software is configured to output captioning data through a network port, the data must be formatted by the Daktronics Communication Server (DCS) before being sent to the display controller.
    • More information can be found at www.eclipsecat.com
  • TypeWell Transcriber
    • TypeWell is a speech-to-text software that captures spoken content and transcribes it for live captioning. The transcript can be seen anywhere a web browser is accessible.
    • Once the TypeWell Transcriber software is configured to output captioning data through a serial port, the data must be formatted by the Daktronics Communication Server (DCS) before being sent to the display controller.
    • More information can be found at http://typewell.com/
  • EEG Captioning
    • iCap by EEG transcribes audio from the program feed to closed captioning. iCap uses their encoders and decoders to connect venues to the iCap network over TCP/IP connection to output captioning data.
    • Once the EEG decoder is configured to output captioning data through a network port, the data must be formatted by the Daktronics Communication Server (DCS) before being sent to the display controller.
    • For more Information visit https://eegent.com

Related Resources

Closed Captioning Cut sheet

 

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