Lovely evening at @LeicsComedyFest@lcbdepot with trial of live captions. Downloaded their app and started listening. The app wasn’t quite the thing. We fired up Google Meet ( on one phone) and it was markedly better. But not ideal. So next week we will try a two phone set up.
#live high quality #captions are the goal. We’re not quite there yet. Aiming for reliable quality and so far as we can tell Google has the most reliable captioning. But that could change overnight as others improve. Some apps put high quality transcriptions behind a paywall.
Putting the quality aspect (fidelity you might say) behind a paywall is not the best look. So next week I’ll return to @LeicsComedyFest with renewed expectations. It’s the only way I’ll ever be able to participate in a stand-up audience. @RNID@ActionDeafness
1. Hearing loss friends (and everyone else) I think we had a breakthrough yesterday evening at my sister’s party. I’m always banjaxed at any gathering and can’t communicate optimally. Millions can’t. #hearingloss#hearinglosshour@HearingLosshour@ActionDeafness@RNID
2. We were trying out a transcribing app which has a paywall for its more advanced functions. It was pretty good. I wanted to try it out ahead of the @LeicsComedyFest this month. One of our party made what I would regard as a paradigm shifting breakthrough. A true innovation
3 Using two ordinary smartphones he set up a Googlemeet and turned on captions. Bingo! I have this fear that everyone will pile in and say “yes, didn’t you know?!” I don’t think people do know, however, and I’m keen to get this round. Hoping someone will see this and continue