WOODEN BRAIN CONCEPTS  With all due respect, that's a pathetic response. A 3rd party developer is proving something that Apple doesn't provide on its own, and asking for some compensation. If you feel this should be included in the OS (which I think it should) then take it up with Apple. They are relatively good in other ways in including OS components such as Universal Access which make it easier for people with disabilities to use the computer. So maybe they'll listen regarding subtitling. For now, if you want a free option, you could try VLC. And one should mention that subtitles are probably of much more use for language translation than captioning.  
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DEAF258  With all due respect, I agree this software should be free. I speak of this as a Deaf user who owns a Macbook. The last time I checked, USA businesses and developers for accessibilities are given grants or compensations by the government for coming up with great products like Submerge! I am hoping your software would be bought by Apple to integrate into their AppleTV, then I would buy the AppleTV.

Keep up with the good work!  
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PETER_RAGEDK  Just because a program could potentially be of use to people with a disability, does not mean it should automatically be free.

It's completely irrelevant whether there are grants available to such programs within the US. It may not be developed within the US, and the people developing it may not be eligible for such grants for any number of reasons.

This program does in no way, shape or form cater exclusively or even specifically to deaf people, so I really don't see any reason what-so-ever for the developers to even consider these silly comments for a second.  
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BURFALCY  I stand by my original comment.

I am not expected to pay a surcharge for a television with a closed-caption decoder chip as by law all televisions with a 13" screen size or higher must include one.

I am not expected to pay a surcharge when I go to a theater and see a movie using a rear-window caption reflector.

I am not expected to pay a surcharge if I visit an auditorium and ask for a receiver for their access system for the hard of hearing.

Wheelchair users are not expected to pay to use access ramps or elevators.

Blind users are not expected to pay a surcharge to have access to Braille menus in restaurants.

Because that would be exploiting the handicapped.

I will not pay this surcharge. I pay enough (thousands of dollars per year) for hearing aids and batteries that are not covered by my insurance, which I also pay a lot for.

Disgusting.  
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MACUPDATE ADMIN  Subtitles are not exclusively for people with physical impairments. I only have a grasp of two languages, English and Spanish. Any other languages, I need subtitles.  
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PETER_RAGEDK  And that's your prerogative.

But it does not change the fact that expecting someone half way around the world to work for free just because you're disabled is patently ridiculous.

It's a good program, made to put subs on foreign language films. That it can potentially benefit deaf is just an added bonus.

Ostensibly what you're asking is that everyone, everywhere, who's products could, for some reason or another, be used by people with any number of disabilities, to work for free.

You don't see how silly that is?  
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PETER_RAGEDK  Dear MacUpdate Admin,

Let me just point out that my comment was a response to burfalcy.

I would also urge you to remove his comments as they have no real relevance to the program, and I would consider the criticism incredibly unjust, and based not on the merits of the application, but rather a misguided political bitterness.

Peter

  
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MACUPDATE ADMIN  Peter_RAGEDK: I realize your comments were for another person. Since the person has not given a star-rating, but rather has made a comment, the comment should stand. If it were a star-rating with no reason other than "this should be free" it would certainly be deleted.  
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PETER_RAGEDK  OK. Thank you.  
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JFM  I am an enthusiastic user of Transcriva, which makes transcription work so easy. I do not use the foot pedal myself, I prefer the keyboard, but I want to draw your attention to the fact thar the current version of Transcriva (1.2, released today) DOES now support the foot pedal. I have just discovered it in the help files: Transcriva recommends vPedal and AusioTranscription Foot Switch, but apparently other foot pedals can be used as well.

I have tested various transcription softwares for Mac, but there is no doubt in my mind that Transcriva is the best, with a very pleasant interface (still improved in the newest version, take a look at it), at a very reasonable price.  
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