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Realtime Horror Stories
“I've had that several times, actually! It's like StenoCAT doesn't want to keep up and gets delayed and I define the wrong entry somehow. I'm careful to go a little SLOWER when defining something. It's a nightmare if you aren't able to just click undo or take some scrambled handwritten notes down by pen so that you know what to do on a break to fix it all up.”
Michelle Kirkpatrick, RDR, CRR, CRC
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Realtime, Captioning
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Realtime: Improving your Writing
Resolving conflicts
Most of CAT software programs now utilize intelligent conflict resolution so intelligently that even longtime realtime writers and captioners find that it is a reliable tool for improving translation. Conflict resolution can also be used to improve punctuation and capitalization during translation. Some intelligent conflict resolution of some CAT software programs can make sens…
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Realtime, Captioning
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Captioning Corner: Spanish captioners in the U.S.
By Deanna Baker
I have done a bit of research on this topic and have found this information. The only training as such that I found was at the National Captioning Institute, which employs five full-time Spanish captioners writing a variety of programming.
I asked these questions of Jim Hall, Supervisor, Realtime Captioning:
Is NCI's Spanish captioning training available to the public or for emplo…
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Resources, Captioning
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CART Consumer Bill of Rights
Article I
Professionalism
CART consumers have a right to expect CART providers to act in a professional manner, treating consumers with dignity, respect, and courtesy at all times; to dress in attire appropriate for the assignment and setting; and to provide services in accordance with the NCRA Guidelines for Professional Practice, Sections III and IV.
Article II
Education
CART consumers have a r…
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CART, Captioning
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CART Equipment List
Basics
Tape (preferably gaffer’s tape - to tape cords down)
Scissors
Power cords (2-3) (low-profile plugs; different shaped plugs)
25' heavy-duty grounded
2 10' grounded
Surge protectors/power strips (2)
3-to-2 plug adapters (2)
VGA cables (3 rows; 15 pins) (preferably heavy-duty shielded cables)
Male/female (at least 2 cables, 25' minimum tot…
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CART, Captioning