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Accessibility
When does a video need a complete transcript?
A transcript is the content of a video as text: everything spoken, all the important sounds and everything that happens in the picture. Criterion 1.2.8 of Level AAA requires such a media alternative for each recorded video. Deafblind people read it with the braille line; those who have a slow connection read it instead of loading; If you want to save time, fly over it. A transcript is the only form that really reaches everyone.
What Belongs in a Transcript
The transcript follows the video in its order. It contains the spoken text with speaker indication, meaning-bearing sounds in square brackets (doorbell, applause), text blends and descriptions of the action. A transcript containing only the audio meets the criterion only for audio-only content. For videos, the image page must be co-written, otherwise exactly what blind and deaf blind people need is missing.
Where the transcript stands
It is best to fold directly under the video on the same page, or as a separate section with a headline. A separate page is allowed if the link is next to the video and indicates the purpose ("Transcript of the video: Request"). Search engines read the transcript; Many operators gain visitors who have searched for a sentence from the video.
This is how we deal with it
The measurement detects videos and can check whether a reference with the word transcript is nearby. Whether the text is complete, judges a person. The criterion is in the category AAA; levels A and AA require subtitles and audio description for recorded videos.
Examples
Transcript only with the sound
<h2>Transkript</h2>
<p>Anna: Wir zeigen Ihnen jetzt, wie das Formular aussieht.</p><h2>Transkript</h2>
<p>Anna: Wir zeigen Ihnen jetzt, wie das Formular aussieht.</p>
<p>[Bild: Bildschirm mit dem Antragsformular; der Zeiger klickt auf „Neuer Antrag“ oben rechts.]</p>The media alternative contains spoken words, sounds and what happens in the picture, in the order of the video.
- Have the tone automatically transcribed and correct the result; Automatic recognition provides raw text, not a finished version.
- For each scene, add a line to the image: who is to see what happens, what is faded in.
- Place the transcript under the video, with a headline that names the video.
- Check the text with the keyboard and a read-out program: Is it understandable without the video?
