Rapidtext is the largest provider of realtime educational captioning services in the country. The large Offline Captioning Department at Rapidtext can assist you in meeting the captioning needs for videos at your college/school. Rapidtext also markets RapidCaption software to colleges/schools to be used for both offline and realtime captioning. Rapidtext is available 24/7 to handle all transcription services including scripts required for schools with in-house captioning departments.
 
Rapidtext services are always growing and expanding… 

Realtime Textcasting:  
 
Now Rapidtext introduces another service--Realtime Textcasting; perfect for providing accessibility to your growing Web-based Distance Learning programs.
 
 
RapidCaption Software for Windows:  
 
Versatile RapidCaption software for Windows helps cut costs by enabling you to caption your own videos, distance learning classes, broadcasts, Webcasts, and realtime events.  Rapidtext developed this software, and has perfected it through daily use in their Realtime and Offline captioning departments. They stand behind their product with excellent customer service.
 
 
RapidText for Windows: 
 
Popular RapidText steno-captioning software is now available in Windows format.  This software program enables a computer to recognize text created by your captionist’s steno machine, allowing for high quality, instant classroom and event captioning.
 
 
 
Products, Services, and Specials…  
 
Realtime Classroom Captioning via the Internet:  
 
Remote Realtime Classroom Captioning takes three steps.
1)      The classroom lecture is transmitted to the captionist’s office via the Internet.
2)      Rapidtext’s steno-captionist translates the audio to text.  (Leave all the recruiting and scheduling to Rapidtext.)
3)      The text is instantly transmitted to the student’s computer in realtime.  
 
Advantages of Remote Realtime Classroom Captioning:

• The Student has immediate access to full transcript  
• Perfect for individuals in distance learning classes
• Boosts reading skills for deaf, hard of hearing, ESL, and LD students
• collegebuys.org member preferred price: $52 per hour

 
 
Full-Service Offline Video Captioning:
 

• collegebuys.org member price (for most formats): $6 per minute
• Price includes it all – from transcription to providing a captioned master
• Now available for DVD and CD formats (Additional charges may apply)

 
>>> Special Offer to California Community Colleges: Rapidtext’s low $1.50 per minute rate applies for captioning any videos previously captioned for another CCC.
 
 
Full Transcription Services:  
 
Save time and labor.  Let Rapidtext transcribe your audio files or the videos you plan to caption. SAMI, SMIL, or Quicktime files can be prepared to emulate captioning of media-on-demand content.
 
 
How to Order
 
FCCC/collegebuys.org members may purchase Rapidtext products and services at the significantly discounted collegebuys.org prices. Please call Kathy Furlan at
(949) 399-9200, ext 254 or submit your order through email at kfurlan@rapidtext.com. When ordering use special priority code: CBUYS