It would be very possible to create the vlogging software in such a way that it
prompts for captioning (for people who can't hear it) and verbal descriptions
(for people who can't see what is going on.) These technologies already exist
elsewhere.
It would also be possible to create a transcript of the words automatically.
Sony voice recorders with voice-to-print can do this. The transcripts may not
be perfect but then, if you have ever watched a captioned TV show, you know
that perfection is not the goal: communication is.
Sandy Andrews
Sandra Sutton Andrews, PhD
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Arizona State University: Digital Media and Instructional Technologies
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Sent: Fri 1/7/2005 3:22 PM
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Subject: [DDN] "Vlogging"
Washington Post staff writers are at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Vegas, Nevada, and Leslie Walker is blogging about some of the fun new tech
stuff. Since we've been discussing Podcasting, I thought the video blogging
or "Vlogging" piece would be of interest.
I suppose it doesn't have the accessibility allure of Podcasting, though one
could at the very least perform a visual demonstration along with commentary
in sign language, for instance. But I was really thinking of this along the
lines of adding to the ability of online independent journalists to provide
added value to their commentary.
Anyway, enjoy.
Cheers,
Charlie
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56562-2005Jan7.html
"Blog + Video = Vlog
By Leslie Walker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 7, 2005; 2:20 PM
One gee-whiz product on display last night in the ballroom of the MGM Grand
Casino signaled where the personal publishing trend known as blogging is
headed.
Think video. Think regular Joes and Marys acting like Dan Rather,
broadcasting personal video newscasts from their kitchen counters and living
room sofas.
Vlog It, a new video-creation software program, helps people create a video
blog or "vlog" with TV-quality graphics, transitions and titles. Users type
in text, picking from pre-designed templates and then talk away in front of
their computer or laptop, looking directly at a Web cam attached their
monitor. The software records them, compresses and formats the video, and
then automatically arranges fancy overlays and transitions. When done,
bloggers upload their resulting video file to a blogging Web site."
[snip]
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