As the largest provider of closed captioning in the United States, we often get questions about the services we provide, how captions work, and the ease in which captions can be added to all content, just to name a few. To better help caption consumers and clients understand our wide … Read More
VITAC Unveils VPC Control Tower™ at this Year’s NAB Show
Las Vegas is home to a number of popular, groundbreaking performances, such as Cirque du Soleil, Blue Man Group, and Penn & Teller. So what better place for VITAC to roll out a showstopper of our own? VITAC was proud to unveil the newest breakthrough technology in the VITAC Power … Read More
Captioning the NCAA March Madness Tournament a True Team Effort
By now, everyone should have completed their NCAA basketball tournament predictions. And, sure, all those hours spent researching shooting percentages and turnover ratios are certain to pay off when you become the first person to ever pick that perfect bracket. It can happen. Keep telling yourself that. Though there are … Read More
VITAC by the Numbers
There is an old saying that “the numbers speak for themselves.” And while that’s true, it’s also true that they might need a little help in doing so. Stats and figures are thrown around every day, often containing very little context to help others understand the stories they are telling. … Read More
VITAC has the Answers to Your Questions
The world of captioning and accessible content can be a little daunting for those unfamiliar with how captions work. VITAC, however, has answers for you, and all just a mouse-click away. As a leader in the captioning and accessibility sector for more than three decades, we are happy to share … Read More
VITAC and HDS Share Holiday Cheer at 23rd Annual Gift Exchange Program
VITAC and Pittsburgh’s Center for Hearing and Deaf Services (HDS) were thrilled to continue celebrating a holiday tradition that shares laughter, friendship, and festive cheer (and some really great gifts, too!). For the past 23 years, VITAC and its employees have embraced the season’s joy, warmth, and charity as a … Read More
VITAC and WPSD Celebrate 28th Annual Holiday Art Contest
VITAC is proud to celebrate 28 years of holiday partnership with the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD) and its talented students and teachers. For nearly three decades, WPSD students have created artwork around a holiday theme, with their art prominently featured on VITAC’s annual holiday cards to clients, … Read More
Video: How Realtime Captions Work
Television is fast. In an effort to keep the viewer’s attention, programs quickly cut from scene to scene, commentator to commentator, and person to person, with dialogue flying a mile a minute. It’s a wonder that anyone is able to keep up and understand everything that’s being said. Now imagine … Read More
VITAC Welcomes CCAC Court Reporting Students
Nearly two dozen first-year students in CCAC’s (Community College of Allegheny County) stenography and court reporting program visited VITAC this week to learn more about captions and see first-hand how realtime and offline captions are created. Mary Beth Johnson runs the CCAC program, and brings her students each year for … Read More
Captioning Spirits, Spooks, and Specters on ‘Haunted Live’ a Scary-Good Time
“Haunted Live,” which premiered last month on Travel Channel, is not your typical ghost hunting show. Sure, it’s got all the spooky creaks, unexplained shadows, and mysteriously closing doors that you’ve come to expect from supernatural sleuthing shows, but “Haunted Live” uniquely enlists the aid of viewers to help drive … Read More
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