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The craft behind useful transcripts.
Practical, source-checked guidance for choosing formats, labeling language, and turning speech into text people can actually use.
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- BCP 47 language tags: label transcription input without guessing
A plain-language guide to BCP 47 tags, scripts, regions, and private-use subtags for safer transcription and subtitle metadata.
- language metadata
- BCP 47
- internationalization
4 min read
- Captions and transcripts solve different accessibility needs
A practical guide to deciding when media needs captions, a transcript, or both, grounded in current W3C accessibility guidance.
- accessibility
- captions
- transcripts
4 min read
- SRT or WebVTT: choose the subtitle format by what must survive
A standards-led comparison of SRT and WebVTT, with a practical way to choose a delivery format and avoid lossy subtitle conversions.
- subtitles
- SRT
- WebVTT
4 min read
- A subtitle QA checklist that separates syntax from editorial review
A repeatable subtitle review pass for timing, readable cues, meaningful sound, multilingual text, and destination playback.
- subtitle QA
- accessibility
- workflow
4 min read