Rev.com‘s captioning services have been in wide use at Duke for the last couple years in part because of their affordability (basic captioning is a flat $1.00/minute), the generally high accuracy of the captions, and the overall quality of the user experience Rev offers via its well-designed user interfaces and quality support. Quick turnaround time […]
Let’s face it… humans like articulating concepts by drawing on a wall. This behavior dates back over 64,000 years with some of the first cave paintings. While we’ve improved on the concept over the years, transitioning to clay tablets, and eventually blackboards and whiteboards, the basic idea has remained the same. Why do people like chalkboard/whiteboards? […]
In June of 2017, Crestron announced that their 3 series processors were capable of integrating with Amazon’s Alexa voice control. While initially viewed with a bit of skepticism, the updates and enhancements Crestron has implemented to their modules over the past ten months have made it clear that voice control isn’t going anywhere in the short […]
When I purchase inexpensive in-ear Bluetooth headphones, I generally have a somewhat low expectation for the device. If they last an academic year and are usable (with somewhat expected minor issues), I chalk it up to a great purchase. After all, they were only $20, right? After a semester of use, I’m still using my $20 […]
If you provide AV consulting services, as our department does for Duke University, you’ll find yourself frequently measuring all types of unique spaces. How far away is that projection screen? How long does the HDMI cable need to be? How big is the room? While a traditional 25′ tape measure is fine for many situations, […]
As a self-proclaimed accessibility nut, offering subtitles/closed captions isn’t simply a nicety in 2018… it’s a necessity. This is particularly true now that my ears have passed their prime, perhaps due to one too many Guided by Voices concerts in my youth. Now, before we get a flood of “Adobe Premiere did it first!” I acknowledge […]
Big advances are taking place in intersection of video with AI (Artificial Intelligence). I ran across an interesting article in Streaming Media Magazine called The State of Video and AI 2018 that takes stock of some of these changes and I wanted to share it with you as we look toward what’s ahead for Duke. […]
Rev.com, currently the most widely utilized caption service provider at Duke, just announced some new features we wanted to let you know about. All are included at no extra charge in their standard $1.00 per minute service. For more information about getting started with Rev or another caption provider, you can visit https://oit.duke.edu/what-we-do/services/captioning. You may also […]
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