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Author Downey, Gregory John.

Title Closed captioning [electronic resource] : subtitling, stenography, and the digital convergence of text with television / Gregory J. Downey.

Imprint Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description ix, 387 p. : ill., maps.
Series Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology
Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology (Unnumbered)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-379) and index.
Contents Introduction: Invisible speech-to-text systems -- pt. 1. Turning speech into text in three different contexts -- Subtitling film for the cinema audience -- Captioning television for the deaf population -- Stenographic reporting for the court system -- pt. 2. Convergence in the speech-to-text industry -- Realtime captioning for news, education, and the court -- Public interest, market failure, and captioning regulation -- Privatized geographies of captioning and court reporting -- Conclusion: The value of turning speech into text.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Speech-to-text systems.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780801887109 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0801887100 (hbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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