Realtime Captioning Services by QuickCaption

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Realtime Captioning converts the spoken word into instant text. In classrooms, at performances, or for seminars or corporate presentations, this simultaneous text can be shown on any of four state-of-the-art display options--laptop screen, television screen, LCD projection or LED Message Display Signs. These display options offer the ultimate in flexibility, from a laptop for a single student to a large LED display sign for thousands at a live performance.

Is it "Realtime" captioning, "real-time" captioning or "real time" captioning?

Realtime Captioning has quickly become the new standard for the deaf or hearing-impaired community and for institutions seeking compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

A highly skilled stenocaptioner uses a laptop computer with stenographic input. Special software translates and transmits the simultaneous text to the display screen of choice. The aim of this skill and technology is simple, effortless communication. And there are other big advantages, Realtime Captioning generates an instant transcript. Clients can have a full text record on disc or on paper within minutes of the event. This instant word-for-word transcript is a clear advantage over conventional American Sign Language interpretation.

Please contact us at info@quickcaption.com for detailed and personal information about how a stenocaptioner can assist you or your business and comply with ADA requirements for equal access as well as pricing information.

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Is it "Realtime" captioning, "real-time" captioning or "real time" captioning?

* Realtime versus real-time versus real time *

(Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary - 11th Edition)

Main Entry: real time
Function: noun
Date: 1953
: the actual time during which something takes place
Example: The LED messaging board will display the captioning information in real time.

Main Entry: real-time
Function: adjective
Example: The LED messaging board displays real-time captioning information.

Real time as two words is a noun and real-time hyphenated is an adjective, and there is no mention in the dictionary of realtime as one word.

However, over the past few years, there has been a trend in using both the noun, real time, and the adjective, real-time, as one word, realtime.

It is most often seen as one word, realtime, as in "captioning in realtime mode" versus "realtime captioning" and in the financial sector when referring to stocks, trading, and investments, as in "stock prices in realtime," versus real time, or "stock updates in realtime," versus real time. In fact, there is a company which uses initial caps on each word, RealTime, in their company name.

In the field of real-time captioning, it is often seen as a one-word noun as well as a one-word adjective, realtime, when referring to the act of real-time captioning. An end-user may request "realtime captioning" when requesting real-time captioning or a client may request the rates for "realtime captioning" when requesting rates for real-time captioning.