National Court Reporting Institute, LLC
Online Captioning Program
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CAPTIONER AND JOB SKILLS FOR THE CAPTIONERS
There are several types of CAPTIONING:
- ONLINE CAPTIONING The Captioner creates the Captions from material as it is being shown whether the material is "live" such as in a breaking news story or "taped." Online Captioning typically includes one or more of the following:
- REALTIME Captioners produce the Captions as the words are spoken.
- LIVE DISPLAY Captioners will prepare a script before the show is Captioned and the Captions are sent line by line, usually from a key on the computer keyboard, but could be sent from the Steno machine if the Captioning software supports it.
- COMBINATION OF REALTIME AND LIVE DISPLAY An incomplete script of the show is prepared by the Captioner and Captions are sent line by line as the words are spoken; if something is said that is not in the script, the Captioner writes what is said in "realtime" and then resumes sending Live Display Captions when the script again matches what is said.
- OFFLINE CAPTIONING Typically the entire script file is created by the Captioner before the show is Captioned. The script is broken into readable parts and placed on the screen to show who is speaking for a time that is long enough for the Caption to be read. After the scripting, positioning, and time coding are finished, the Captions are placed on the broadcast video tape. Most sitcoms, network series, etc., are Captioned in this fashion.
STATEMENT OF FEES
| Registration Fee | $ 100*(Not included in Total) | |
| Tuition | $ 4,799 per year | |
|
Total for one year |
$4,799 |
If the student does not graduate within the normal timeframe, the monthly tuition payments (based on the rate of tuition in which the student enrolled) and any other fees, such as course links, etc., will be made by the student until student graduates or until the expiration of the maximum time and a half timeframe.
| REQUIRED SHORTHAND MACHINE Used Stentura 400SRT machines are available with one-year warranty |
$ 999* |
| CaseCATalyst Software used for "Realtime" translation of steno notes (or other translation software capable of producing ASCII or Word Format) | $ 495* |
*(According to the prerequisites, the student will already have acquired a shorthand machine and software; therefore, this price is not included in Total cost).
TEXTBOOKS
| Alternate Realtime Careers A Guide to Closed Captioning and CART for Court Reporters Author: Gary Robson Focal Press 2004 |
$ 50 |
| The Closed Captioning Handbooks First
Edition Author: Gary Robson NCRA Publishing 2000 |
$ 50 |
| Online Link cost per year | $100 |
| TOTAL COST OF CAPTIONING PROGRAM, ONE YEAR, 3 QTRS | $4,999 |
CAPTIONING CURRICULUM
Prerequisites are from the Court Reporting Program
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
| THI | Machine Shorthand Theory I |
| THII | Machine Shorthand Theory II |
| THIII | Machine Shorthand Theory III |
| THIV | Machine Shorthand Theory IV |
| ISB100L | Intermediate Speedbuilding Literary |
| ISB100TR | Intermediate Transcription |
| ISB120L | Intermediate Speedbuilding Literary |
| ISB120J | Intermediate Speedbuilding Jury Charge |
| ISB120T | Intermediate Speedbuilding Testimony |
| ISB120TR | Intermediate Transcription |
| ISB140L | Intermediate Speedbuilding Literary |
| ISB140J | Intermediate Speedbuilding Jury Chage |
| ISB140T | Intermediate Speedbuilding Testimony |
| ISB140TR | Intermediate Transcription |
| MED | Medical Terminology/Anatomy |
| LEL | Legal Terminology/Law |
| ENGI | English I |
Captioning Courses
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
| CC-I | Captioning Environment |
| CC-II | Captioners Tools and Technologies |
| CC-III-1 | Preparing To Be A Captioner |
| CC-III-2 | Preparing To Be A Captioner |
| CC-III-3 | Preparing To Be A Captioner |
| CC-IV | Caption Production |
| CC-V | Trouble Management For Captioners |
| CC-VI | Professional Development For Captioners |
| CC-MP-1 | Media Practice |
| CC-MP-2 | Media Practice |
| CC-MP-3 | Media Practice |
| CC-MP-4 | Media Practice |
| CC-GK-1 | Global Knowledge |
| CC-GK-2 | Global Knowledge |
| CC-GK-3 | Global Knowledge |
| CC-GK-4 | Global Knowledge |
| CC-INT | Internship |