video descriptions

Footage text explanations

Video descriptions are text summaries of visual content in videos, serving different purposes depending on context.

On platforms like YouTube, they're the blurbs creators write beneath videos to explain content and improve searchability.

In accessibility contexts, video descriptions (or audio descriptions) are narrated explanations of visual elements for blind or low-vision viewers: The video description noted that the character smiled and walked away.

Related

click here · link in bio · alt text · media · tags · keywords · clarification · accessibility · annotations · detailing · assistive technology · definition · closed captions · commentaries · timestamps · visual motifs · engagement · watch time

Opposites
metadata vs. content

video descriptionsvideo footage

Recorded visual material

raw footage · video file · video streams · video playback · video stream

textual vs. visual representation

video descriptionsvisual imagery

Mind's eye pictures

moving images · cinematography · screenshots

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G