Corporate Information:
VZP Digital 
Contacts:
John J. Rein | johnr@vzpcc.com VP – Sales & Client Relations (303) 378-3794 Main Office: (720) 482-4012 Support: schedule@vzpdigital.com
Services Offered:
- Live Captioning (Remote)
- Post-Production Captioning (referenced here as “Offline Captioning”)
- Audio Description
Fee Structure:
| Service | Event Minimum | Hourly Rate | Per/Min Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Captioning (Human) | 30 min | $100 | $1.67 |
| Live Captioning (ASR using AI VZP Reach) Not part of the RFP but included in agreement | 15 min | $83 | $1.38 |
| Offline Captioning (Post-Production) | 30 min | $92 | $1.53 |
| Transcription (Post-Production) | 30 min | $87 | $1.45 |
| Audio Descriptions (Synthesized speech or human actors) | 60 min | $1,020 – $1,680 | $17 -$28 |
More Information:
Live Captioning
- Emergency Captioning Hourly Rate (less than 24-hour notice) – $130.00 Minimum 1 hour
- Emergency Standby Captioning Hourly Rate – $95.00
- After the initial 30 minute minimum is met, rates are charged at 15 minute increments
- The captionist will check in 15 minutes prior to the start of an event
- There is no additional charge for STEM or other technical content
Offline Services: (Postproduction/not-live)
- Additional file formats – scc, srt, vtt, etc. – $25
- Additional charges may apply for:
- poor audio quality
- inaudible feeds
- thick accents
- Please note offline/transcription Rush Jobs (less than 24 hours turn around) are double the rate for each respective agreement, as well as having no contract.
- Transcripts:
- Quick Touch – Labeling, Formatting (This is formatting of raw transcript, not perfected) – $10 in addition to hourly rate
- Perfected – Labeling, Formatting (66% of REAL-TIME/LIVE (A/I) – rate **A/I – Artificial Intelligence, all captioning provided by automated speech recognition (ASR).
Additional Information and FAQs
Demonstration and Information Session: Jan 10, 2023
UVA IT Security Review: High Risk with HSD (Using this vendor when Highly Sensitive Data is involved requires sign-off from the CIO and COO. Use with Sensitive Data and below is approved.)