FEATURE BRIEF

Closed Caption

Purpose Display live closed caption text with video on desktops.

Description StreamPlayer automatically detects live MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 video and decodes embedded Closed Caption text. The Closed Caption text may be enabled/disabled, and may be set to display as an overlay on the video or as text outside of the video area.  The VBrick MPEG-2 appliance supports automatic insertion of current time, date, and text in place of analog (line 21) closed captions.

Key Functions Key functions include:

    1. Closed Caption for MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video streams
    2. Automatic detection
    3. Overlay on Video or Text display outside of video (outside display prevents Closed Caption text from covering areas of the video screen)
    4. Automatic insertion of user-entered text
    5. Automatic insertion of time/date

Applications Applications for includes:

    1. Compliance with US Section 508, Americans With Disabilities Act
    2. Desktop display of video without audio – Closed Caption for quiet reading of the audio track
    3. Education
    4. Corporate communications
    5. Universal message delivery system using VBrick Closed Caption insertion capability at the video source
    6. Security monitoring where Closed Captions display the location, time and date
    7. Automatic detection of Closed Caption Keywords