Appendices
Captioning Proofreading Marks
This appendix is a quick overview of the proofing and editing symbols DCMP staff uses to communicate captioning changes to vendors. These proofreading marks are a combination of symbols and short notations used to denote necessary changes to the language, diction, style, grammar, and overall appearance of captions.
Download the Captioning Proofreading Marks guide.
Captioning Research Record
It is required that captioning vendors report on what was researched and what, if anything, needed to be changed. This appendix is a sample form that may be submitted with the caption script, or an vendor may elect to use a notes column in the caption file.
Download a blank Captioning Research Record template.
You may also download an example of a completed Captioning Research Record.
Captioning Presentation Rate Research
This appendix is a research document which contains a conglomerate of studies related to both children and adults and how they view, read, and prefer captions. Initially, it seems to be common sense that verbatim captioning is the ideal, the mark of true equal access. However, it may be possible for spoken audio to be delivered so quickly that most people cannot read its verbatim captioning, which seems counter-productive to the goal of equal access.
Research is also needed to determine how fast captions should appear on the screen, what presentation rates people prefer, and how preferences and capabilities. These critically important issues have only partially been addressed. But there is an existing body of research and study that supports the DCMP policy and philosophy. Much of this documentation can be reviewed in its entirety from the DCMP clearinghouse. Notes on these studies follow.
Download the Captioning Presentation Rate Research document.
