How does the consumer access TTV captions?
TTV can be put on CC2 or CC3 of line 21 of the Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI). The consumer simply uses their television or remote control and turns captions on cc#2. Please see the video, “Changing your cc settings” located at the top of the page.
What equipment does a programmer need to use TTV?
For local TV stations, TTV provides a translator unit to each station. Stations connect their current captioning to TTV translator/ encoder via serial port connection and provide a LAN connection to the TTV translator (for updates and remote monitoring).
How does TTV grade the quality of the Spanish translation?
TTV's goal is to provide understandable translation of sentences and convey the meaning, not a word for word or literal translation. Every sentence is graded using a 0 to 4 scale on it's understandability (4 being clearly understandable and 0 having no meaning). A grade of 85+% of sentences with 3 and 4 is our minimum standard.
The rating specifics are:
Grade 4 - The sentence is clearly understandable to a native speaker on the first reading although it may contain minor errors.
Grade 3 - The sentence is partially understandable to a native speaker on the first reading. Parts of the sentence may be unclear, or relationships among entities within the sentence are vague.
Grade 2 - The general topic of the sentence is evident because one or more Noun phrases are translated intelligibly. There are parts of the sentence that are unclear and relationships among the parts of the sentence are unclear or in error.
Grade 1 - At least one element of the sentence is identifiable on first reading. The reader can guess some of what the sentence is about.
Grade 0 - The sentence communicates no meaning.
What dialect of Spanish does TTV produce?
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How accurate is TTV?
TTV provides understandable contextual translation, however, it REQUIRES ACCURATE ENGLISH source captions. TTV analyzes the English captions utilizing proprietary linguistic software and lexicons that are created prior to air. Translations errors do occur, but improve over time as idiomatic expressions, proper names and geographic terms are entered into the lexicon and custom dictionary. Our goal is to provide translations that are understandable in each language, but not literal translations, which can be incorrect and confusing.
How long has TTV been in development?
This proprietary, patented technology consists of rules-based linguistic and unique caption-processing software. The software is able to provide real-time translations through a range of mediums including broadcast TV, cable, satellite and Internet streaming video and has taken over 3 years to reach production.
When can I get TTV?
Once a station has signed an agreement with Translate TV, it takes 30 to 45 days for installation to be completed.
Where can I see TTV in operation today?
TTV is running full-time on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and MSNBC (on CC3).
Can local TV stations schedule when to caption and when not to caption in Spanish?
Yes. TTV has a built in scheduling module.
Can I sell TTV to advertisers?
Yes. TTV allows text ads or sponsorships to be created and inserted directly into the Spanish language text at the end of each commercial break. This is an automated process and included with the software. TTV also allows local commercials to be captioned in Spanish, if a client wishes.