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Video Captioning

We add the on-screen text and subtitles to your videos so everyone can follow along, even with the sound off. Like the closed captions you turn on when watching TV in a quiet room.

Starting at
$147
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The Challenge

Livonia businesses lose video engagement from deaf audiences, mobile viewers, and non-native speakers because videos lack captions enabling comprehension without audio.

Our Solution

AppWT captions your videos for accessibility and engagement. All audiences can follow content regardless of hearing ability or viewing environment.

About Our Video Captioning Services

Video captions expand audiences and improve engagement. AppWT creates accurate captions for videos ensuring ADA compliance and enabling viewing in sound-off environments. We transcribe audio precisely, time captions to match speech naturally, and format text for readability. Services include closed captions for English content and translated subtitles for international audiences. Captions improve SEO because search engines index caption text, increase comprehension for non-native speakers, and enable viewing on muted mobile devices. We deliver SRT files compatible with all platforms and burn-in options for permanent captions. Troy businesses increase video watch time 40% after adding captions because viewers engage longer when they can follow content regardless of audio availability.

What's Included

✓ Accurate transcription, Timed captions, SRT/VTT files, Burned-in captions, Multiple languages, ADA compliance

Pricing

Transparent pricing. No hidden fees. Under promise, over deliver.

Basic Captions

$147
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Closed Captioning

$447
one-time
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Multilingual Captions

$747
one-time
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Enterprise Captioning

$1,497
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Technical Details

Video captioning services operate across multiple technical standards and accuracy tiers: AI-powered automatic captioning ($7-$27/minute) achieving 80-90% accuracy using ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) engines like Google Speech-to-Text or AWS Transcribe with speaker diarization, human-generated captions ($97-$147/minute) delivering 99%+ accuracy with proper punctuation, speaker identification, and context-aware corrections, and specialized captioning ($197-$297/minute) for technical content with industry jargon, multiple simultaneous speakers, or poor audio quality requiring extensive research and verification. Technical specifications adhere to FCC requirements mandating 99% accuracy for live broadcasts and 100% for pre-recorded programming, WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance ensuring 4.5:1 contrast ratios and user-controllable font sizing, and format standards including SRT (SubRip), WebVTT (Web Video Text Tracks), SCC (Scenarist Closed Caption), and embedded CEA-608/708 captions for broadcast compatibility. Professional workflows incorporate quality control processes validating timing accuracy (±0.1 seconds synchronization), reading speed compliance (140-180 words per minute for comfortable comprehension), proper line breaks avoiding awkward splits mid-phrase, sound effect notation in brackets [MUSIC PLAYING] or [DOOR SLAMS], and speaker identification with position-based or color-coded attribution. Platform-specific requirements include YouTube's automatic caption editing API for bulk corrections, broadcast specifications limiting 32 characters per line across maximum 2-3 lines, and multi-language support with professional translation services ($7-$17/minute) ensuring cultural adaptation beyond literal word-for-word conversion.

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Video Captioning Across Metro Detroit & Beyond

Our headquarters sits at Five Mile and Farmington in Livonia. We have served Michigan businesses since 1997 — 29+ years from one home base, now reaching clients across 21 states and 5 countries.

Livonia Home Base

Five Mile & Farmington Rd, near Madonna University, Greenmead Historical Park, and the Livonia Chamber of Commerce. We host trainings here.

Wayne County Corridor

Westland, Garden City, Plymouth, Canton, Northville, Redford, Dearborn, and Detroit proper. Schoolcraft College sits on our weekly Haggerty route.

Oakland County

Farmington Hills, Novi, Southfield, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Royal Oak, and Troy. Twelve Oaks Mall and the Somerset Collection corridor.

Beyond Metro Detroit

Flint (our original 1997 home), Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and statewide Michigan. National clients across 21 states.

Not in Metro Detroit? We work remotely with clients nationwide. Reach out for a free consult.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers about our video captioning services.

We add the on-screen text and subtitles to your videos so everyone can follow along, even with the sound off. Like the closed captions you turn on when watching TV in a quiet room.

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