>>Two questions:
-Can you understand every thing that is said on the tape? If yes, then there is no need to make captions
-Do you think captions are valid in court if you can not hear what is said at the original tape??
I remember one particularly gripping scene from “Waco: The Rules of Engagement” where you see video of the Waco compound burning in the background, and then there is a recording of a telephone conversation with an FBI agent speaking with a small child, with the child scared, asking if they were “gonna come kill me”, and the FBI investigator promising “No, no one is going to come and kill you.” You could make out the conversation if you listened a few times, but the captions/subtitles really helped.
I doubt that background video like that would be admissible in court, because it would tend to sway the jurors (the ‘audience’) too much; but I would think that no matter if the conversation is clear or not, having subtitles/captions would really help people pick out the words.
Just trying to help.
Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org