Windows Media On-Demand Producer (WMODP)

To caption video, some kind of video editing software is needed. There are several video editing software packages with captioning capabilities that offer varying benefits and drawbacks in their features, requirements, and installation. For those who are partial to working with Windows or have budgetary constraints, the video editing software, Windows Media On-Demand Producer (WMODP), may be the solution.

Note: The WMODP software only works with the Windows operating system, and the video formats of .AVI (Audio Video Interlaced) or .WAV files.

Features

The Windows Media On-Demand Producer (WMODP) software, including the player and the server, come "free" with the Windows operating system. Features of the WMODP software include:

Closed-captioning capabilities that provide for playing the video and synchronizing the captioning by selecting a key (a time-saver over individually typing in timestamps).
"Packaging" that allows for publishing work by embedding the video into a webpage.
Insertion of markers for each section or 'scene' of video that enable a user of the video to skip forward or backwards.
Synchronization of other media, such as images and webpages, through the use of JavaScript.

Requirements

Before starting to use Windows Media On-Demand Producer (WMODP) software, you will need:

Windows operating system (Windows 98 or more recent)
Digitized video file with audio in .AVI or.WAV format;
Version 6.2 or later of the Windows Media Player;
Windows Media On-Demand Producer software; and
Recent version of the Java Virtual Machine.

You should also have:

Transcript of the video,
Windows Media Services,
Web server, and
Idea of the connection speeds of the audience.

Note: When publishing video to the Internet, most likely you will be connecting to a web server; be certain to talk with the network administrator about availability of and access to a web server that can stream Windows Media video files. If you are working on the web server itself, publishing the video can occur with only a few minor changes.

Installation

Note: Windows Media On-Demand Producer (WMODP) software only works with the Windows operating system and the video formats of .AVI (Audio Video Interlaced) or .WAV files.

To install Windows Media On-Demand Producer (WMODP):

Download the Windows Media On-Demand Producer software (824 KB) and save it to your desktop.
Start the installation of the WMODP software by selecting or double-clicking on the WMODP file saved to your desktop.
As the installation progresses, you will be prompted to make decisions about various settings; it is recommended to go with the default (or automatically selected) settings.
When prompted by the installation wizard, select the 'Finish' button to complete the installation.
To use the WMODP software, select the 'On-Demand Producer' icon on your desktop or go to your 'Start' menu and select the 'Windows Media Producer' item.

The next page will overview the interface of a video editing software that can be used for captioning video, Windows Media On-Demand Producer (WMODP).

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