Software vs. Service

CPC makes closed captioning software that lets you do all of your closed captioning in-house, but we also can do your closed captioning as a service.

Software

Having closed captioning software in-house gives you the most flexibility and saves time and money in the long run, especially if you need closed captions frequently. It is also vital if you produce videos with a very fast turnaround (1 day or less), or if you frequently edit or convert videos that were already closed captioned. The software pays for itself after as little as 10 hours of closed captioning or subtitling. More about Software.

Service

If your need for closed captioning or subtitling is infrequent, or if you simply do not have the time or the resources to do your own closed captioning, then our service department can do all of the work for you. Since we use the industry's most advanced software, we can closed caption your video with a quick turnaround and the lowest prices, while supporting the latest e-Captioning workflows. More about Services.

Example case 1:

Closed captioning 24 episodes of a 25 minute program delivered on HDCAM SR tape:

Captioning Fees: Tape stock: Shipping: 1 Episode cost: Total Cost:
Typical caption service (mailing tapes) $250.00 $70.00 $20.00 $340.00 $8160.00
CPC Service (eCaptioning) $225.00 n/a n/a $225.00 $5400.00
CPC Software (MacCaption DTV Lite) n/a Pays for itself!

Example case 2:

Captioning 10 episodes of a 1-hour podcast for the web:

Captioning Fees: Tape stock: Shipping: 1 Episode cost: Total Cost:
CPC Service (eCaptioning) $435.00 n/a n/a $435.00 $4350.00
CPC Software (MacCaption DTV Lite) n/a Pays for itself!