#Closed captioning provided by code
The technology, which converts human-generated captions into electronic code that is inserted into a part of the television signal not normally seen, was refined through demonstrations and experiments funded in part by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. "On sets without the decoder, the written matter is invisible."
"The system, called 'closed captioning,' uses a decoder that enables viewers to see the written dialogue or narration at the bottom of the screens," reported The New York Times in 1974. So the Caption Center and its partners began developing technology that would display captions only for viewers with a certain device. CLOSED CAPTIONING MAKES ITS DEBUTĬaptions on The French Chef were viewable to everyone who watched, which was great for members of the deaf and hard of hearing community, but somewhat distracting for other viewers. The station introduced open television captioning to rebroadcasts of The French Chef with Julia Child and began captioning rebroadcasts of ABC News programs as well, in an effort to make television more accessible to the millions of Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing. The nation's first captioning agency, the Caption Center, was founded in 1972 at the Boston public television station WGBH. TELEVISION CAPTIONING BEGINS WITH JULIA CHILD Here's a brief history of the technology that has provided a (mostly accurate) transcript of television programming for more than 40 years, and made its network debut 35 years ago. Whether you've encountered its unmistakable white text on black background at the gym, in a bar, or on the couch, you're familiar with closed captioning.
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