Automated Estimation of Time Codes for Captioning Digital Media
Plaster Student Union Ballroom
The process of creating synchronized captions for media is time- and labor-intensive. Algorithms were developed to automate part of that process by estimating the timing of captions for Web-based audio and video files using plain-text transcripts and their corresponding audio recordings. In the conducted study, the algorithm accurately estimated the timing of 96% of the captions within 0.5 seconds. The resulting estimations were then retrieved and inserted into templates for SMIL for Real Player, SMIL for QuickTime, SAMI for Windows Media Player, and XML captions for Flash.
This presentation will include a demonstration of the Web application developed using the study's results.
Presenters
Danny Harvey
Web Developer,
Eastern Illinois University
Danny Harvey earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in materials engineering from Virginia Tech and his M.S. in computer technology from Eastern Illinois University. Prior to working at EIU, he conducted materials science research at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Currently, he writes custom scripts and programs to support instructional, research, and administrative activities at EIU. He also designs Web applications and consults with course designers on the use of technology to achieve course objectives. His research interests include accessibility of web pages and web-based multimedia.
Dr. Peter Ping Liu
Professor and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in,
Eastern Illinois University
Peter Ping Liu obtained his B.S. in electrical and mechanical engineering from Nanchang University, China, and an M.S. in materials science and engineering from Zhejiang University, China. He completed a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Iowa State University. His major research interests rest on advanced web and database technology, system administration, biometric recognition and security. He is a registered professional engineer (PE) in the State of Illinois, an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) of Oracle 8i Database Administrator, a certified quality engineer (CQE) by American Society for Quality and a certified senior industrial technologist (CSIT) by National Association of Industrial Technology.
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