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Captions are text displayed on screen that represent the audio content of a video. They make videos accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers and improve engagement for viewers watching without sound.
Types of captions
Closed captions (CC): can be turned on or off by the viewer
Open captions: burned into the video, always visible
Live captions: generated in real time during live broadcasts
Auto-captions: generated automatically by AI (YouTube, TikTok)
Manual captions: created by a human for maximum accuracy
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