MIT – Captioning Overview
MIT works with 3Play Media for captioning and transcription of video content.
For MIT users, there is no up front commitment.
Accuracy and Quality
3Play Media provides captions and transcripts that are at least 99% accurate, even in cases of poor audio quality, multiple speakers, difficult content, and accents. All of our work is done in the U.S. by professional transcriptionists who are native English speakers. We specialize in educational content and our staff of thousands of transcriptionists have expertise across many different domains. Learn more
Turnaround and Deadline Compliance
Our standard turnaround is 4 business days and we provide a range of expedited options, including a 2-hour turnaround service. Our platform is based on a patented process for the way content is assigned to our staff so that almost every deadline is met. Our deadline compliance is more than 98%, and we automatically discount overdue files to the achieved turnaround level.
Integrated with Lecture Capture and Video Platforms
3Play Media is integrated with many different video players, platforms, and lecture capture systems. You can also use our flexible APIs to build your own automated workflows. Learn more
Interactive Transcript
In addition to captions and transcripts, you have the option to add an interactive transcript, which lets users interact with your video in an entirely new way. Users can search the video and navigate by clicking on any word to jump to that exact point. It’s even possible to share sections of a video by simply highlighting the text. Learn more
Audio Description
3Play Media provides audio description services. Audio description narrates the relevant visual information in a video and is an accommodation for blind and low vision viewers. We use human describers and a synthesized speech output to provide a more cost-effective, flexible solution. Both standard and extended audio description are available. Learn more
Discounted Pricing
The pricing below covers all departments at MIT.
English Captioning & Transcription
| Services + Features | Price |
|---|---|
| Captioning + transcription processing Pay as you go (4 calendar day turnaround): prorated to the run-time duration (minimum charge per file is 1 minute) |
$102 per recorded hour ($1.70 per minute)* |
* Extremely difficult audio (i.e. poor recording, loud background noise) will incur a surcharge of $0.85/min
Turnaround Options
| Additional Turnaround Options | Price |
|---|---|
| 10 Calendar Day Turnaround | $93 per recorded hour ($1.55 per minute) |
| 48 Hour Turnaround | $126 per recorded hour ($2.10 per minute) |
| 24 Hour Turnaround | $147 per recorded hour ($2.45 per minute) |
| 8 Hour Turnaround | $210 per recorded hour ($3.50 per minute) |
| 2 Hour Turnaround | $330 per recorded hour ($5.50 per minute) |
Live Captioning
| Services + Features | Price |
|---|---|
| Live Professional Captioning |
$150 per hour ($2.50 per minute) |
| Real-time captioning using automatic speech recognition | $36 per hour ($0.60 per minute) |
Spanish Captioning & Transcription
| Services + Features | Price |
|---|---|
| Pay As You Go 4 calendar day turnaround: prorated to the run-time duration of each file |
$192 per recorded hour ($3.20 per minute) |
| 10 Calendar Day Turnaround | $183 per recorded hour ($3.05 per minute) |
| 48 Hour Turnaround | $216 per recorded hour ($3.60 per minute) |
| 24 Hour Turnaround | $237 per recorded hour ($3.95 per minute) |
| 8 Hour Turnaround | $300 per recorded hour ($5.00 per minute) |
Transcript Alignment (Captioning Only)
You can upload your videos along with their transcripts and we’ll synchronize the text with the media using automated speech technology. This will give you access to all of the products and services that come with our standard transcription and captioning service. This service is available in 15 languages.
| Automated Transcript Alignment (Captioning Only) | Price |
|---|---|
| Pay as You Go No file minimums – prorated to the exact duration of each file |
$51 per recorded hour ($0.85 per minute) |
Audio Description
Audio description is an accommodation for blind and low-vision viewers that narrates the critical visual information in a video to provide context, clarify speakers, and articulate visual elements. We offer standard and extended description. With the standard description service, descriptions fit into natural pauses in the video’s audio track. With our extended service, the descriptions are not constrained to the natural pauses of a video. The extended service inserts pauses in the video to make room for descriptions, as needed.
| Audio Description (Standard) | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard Audio Description 5 Calendar Day Turnaround, Prorated to the run-time duration of each file |
$420 per recorded hour ($7.00 per minute) |
| Expedited Turnaround for Standard 2 Calendar Day Turnaround |
$510 per recorded hour ($8.50 per minute) |
| Rush Turnaround for Standard 1 Calendar Day Turnaround |
$600 per recorded hour ($10.00 per minute) |
| Audio Description (Extended) | Price |
|---|---|
| Extended Audio Description 5 Calendar Day Turnaround, Prorated to the run-time duration of each file |
$660 per recorded hour ($11.00 per minute) |
| Expedited Turnaround for Extended 2 Calendar Day Turnaround |
$750 per recorded hour ($12.50 per minute) |
| Rush Turnaround for Extended 1 Calendar Day Turnaround |
$840 per recorded hour ($14.00 per minute) |
| Upgrade from Standard to Extended 5 Calendar Day Turnaround |
$480 per recorded hour ($8.00 per minute) |
Included Services
| Services & Features | |
|---|---|
| All caption and transcript output formats | Included |
| Indefinite storage of your captions and transcripts | Included |
| Interactive transcript and video plugins | Included |
| Integrated workflows with lecture capture and video platforms | Included |
| Captions and subtitles editor | Included |
| Video search and clipping tools | Included |
| API access | Included |