The Caption Center at WGBH invented broadcast captioning, providing open captions on TV for the first time. Closed captions, which viewers can choose to turn on or off, came along around 1980.
Captions on services such as Netflix or YouTube are essential for those with hearing issues—and they’re a handy option for everyone when we’re in loud environments or have to watch videos in silence.
The captioning production process is more streamlined than ever. It's time the movies catch up. Credit: Mashable / Ian Moore The silent film era was a cultural catalyst, ushering in the dawn of the ...
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