captions
Text under images
Captions are text accompanying images or video.
A caption under a photograph identifies what's shown or adds context.
In film and television, captions display dialogue and sound descriptions for deaf or hard-of-hearing viewers, or translate foreign languages.
To caption something is to provide such text: She captioned the photo before posting it.
Unable to hear
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- audio-descriptionSpoken account of visuals
- assistiveProviding help or aid
accommodation · SDH · CART · sign-language · screen-reader · ADA · readability · speech-to-text
On-screen dialogue text
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- filmMovie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- documentaryFactual film about reality
video · broadcast · streaming · screenplay · newsreel · footage · YouTube · TikTok
Written or printed words
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- titleFormal honorific or name
- headingDirectional course traveled
legend · tagline · inscription · notation · explanation · commentary · photograph · image
Adapting for specific markets
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- interpretationAssigned meaning
cross-cultural · adaptation · vernacular · transliteration · idiomatic · equivalence · linguistic · meaning
Written version of speech
- timingArt of choosing moments
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- fontCharacter style set
positioning · duration · readability · verbatim · condensed · proofreading · accuracy · revision
deaf
Unable to hear
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- audio-descriptionSpoken account of visuals
assistive · accommodation · SDH · CART · sign-language · screen-reader · ADA · readability · speech-to-text
subtitles
On-screen dialogue text
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- filmMovie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
documentary · video · broadcast · streaming · screenplay · newsreel · footage · YouTube · TikTok · cinematography
text
Written or printed words
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- titleFormal honorific or name
heading · legend · tagline · inscription · notation · explanation · commentary · photograph · image · artwork
localization
Adapting for specific markets
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
interpretation · cross-cultural · adaptation · vernacular · transliteration · idiomatic · equivalence · linguistic · meaning · contextualization
transcription
Written version of speech
- timingArt of choosing moments
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
font · positioning · duration · readability · verbatim · condensed · proofreading · accuracy · revision
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- language artsreading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary building, phonics, spelling bees
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- assistive deviceswheelchair, glasses, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, walkers
- Informal Writingslang, colloquialism, text messages, blog posts, tweets
- closed captionsOn-screen transcription of audio
- closed captioningOn-screen transcription of audio
- photo captionText identifying an image
- live captionsInstant transcription of speech
- caption contestGame to write picture text
- live captioningImmediate text of speech
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