Captioning Services

Commercial Spots (Up to :90 Lengths):
$125 First Spot (With Script on Disk)
$200 First Spot (Without Script)
$100 Each Additional Spot on Same Reel (With Script on Disk)
$175 Each Additional Spot on Same Reel (Without Script)

$300 10-Minutes or Less (With Script on Disk)
$450 10-Minutes or Less (Without Script)
$500 30-minutes (With Script on Disk)
$625 30-minutes (Without Script on Disk)
$850 60-minutes (With Script on Disk)
$1,075 60-minutes (Without Script)


Inquire about Odd Lengths Not Specified Above.

English, Spanish, or Spanish to English live realtime closed captioning services for television broadcasts are available on a bid basis.

All captioning is "pop-on" except for live broadcast captioning of news and live events which is "roll-up". This matches current industry practices in captioning style.

Client may provide a protection master on any of the following source formats: D-2, Digital Betacam, Betacam SP, 3/4” SP, 1” Type “C”, VHS, Hi-8, DVCAM or Mini-DV. It is recommended that material be provided on firewire hard drives rather than videotape.

Final transfers are mastered on Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, D-2 or DVCAM. Dubs to other formats are also possible from these mastering formats. Client may provide own tape stock and shipping account information, otherwise we will charge extra for providing these items. Client may also request a VHS viewing dub of the final master for a nominal fee.

Turnaround time is quicker if the client provides scripts on disk.

Contact us about potential discount rates for your project.

To learn more about the legal requirements for captioning of broadcast television programming, please refer to the FCC Captioning Fact Sheet.

To participate in a vibrant and informative discussion group about captioning issues, visit Yahoo Captioning Discussion Group.