HOW TO: Contract with a third-party vendor to create captions
Mediasite offers integration with several captioning providers, each offering different pricing and service models. The providers listed below are the preferred vendors for transcribing and captioning Mediasite videos. Contact one of the vendors below to set up an account for your department or unit.
3Play Media, Inc.
Getting started with 3Play Media
When contacting 3Play Media, be sure to state your affiliation with Kansas State University and mention you will be captioning Mediasite videos with this account. The 3Play Media account representative will assess your needs, discuss account options, and guide you through setting up an account with 3Play Media.
Once your 3Play Media account has been activated, send a request including your desired service level (10 days, 4 days, 2 days, etc.), and a Mediasite administrator will contact you with additional instructions for configuring your 3Play Media account to use Mediasite at K-State. Likewise, the Mediasite administrator will configure Mediasite such that you (and others you optionally designate) can use your 3Play Media account through Mediasite.
Verbit
When contacting Verbit, be sure to state your affiliation with Kansas State University and mention you will be captioning Mediasite videos with this account. A Verbit account representative will assess your needs, discuss account options, and guide you through setting up an account with Verbit.
Once your Verbit account has been activated, send a request to a Mediasite administrator who will contact you with additional instructions for configuring your Verbit account to use Mediasite at K-State. Likewise, the Mediasite administrator will configure Mediasite such that you (and others you optionally designate) can use your Verbit account through Mediasite.
Order vendor-created captions for a Mediasite presentation
Once your account is set up and configured in Mediasite, you can use it to order captions for a Mediasite presentation.