Professional captioning and transcription services for files with an audio component via 3Play are available to Wharton organizations (with a budget code) and Wharton student groups.
To take advantage of this service:
- Wharton Faculty, Students, and Staff - Submit requests via our Caption Request Form.
- Wharton Faculty - Please contact your Academic Computing Support representative if you need additional assistance with caption requests (acs-support@wharton.upenn.edu). Captioning for course materials is at no cost to the academic department.
Before You Start
You will need the following before you can complete this task:
- An uploadable file with audio or a shareable link to a file with audio.
- A budget code (for non-student group requests).
Our captioning service charges a time-based fee for each captioned file with a higher per-minute charge based on the desired turnaround time. Standard turnaround time is 4 business days. Faster turnaround time may be available depending on the captioning vendor's capacity.
| Price per minute | Turnaround Time |
| $1.85 / minute | 4 business day turnaround |
| $2.70 / minute | 2 business day turnaround |
Captioning time is estimated at 2x the time of the spoken words in the recording. Prices fluctuate based on the amount of captioning requested; the more we order as a university, the lower the prices get throughout the fiscal year.
To take advantage of this service:
- Wharton Faculty, Students and Staff - Submit requests via our Caption Request Form.
- Wharton Faculty - Please contact your Academic Computing Support representative if you need additional assistance with caption requests (acs-support@wharton.upenn.edu).