Digital TV Closed Captioning Fonts (EIA-708-B)
Monotype Imaging TV Font Collection - Closed Captioning fonts
Monotype Imaging offers closed caption fonts designed and tuned for on-screen legibility that meet the requirements of the EIA-708-B standard for Digital TV Closed Captioning (DTVCC). Closed captioning is a technology that allows text to be superimposed over the video to benefit persons with hearing disabilities. All television receivers in the United States are mandated by the FCC to include support for the EIA-708-B closed captioning standard. EIA-708-B includes a range of options to display closed caption text, including a variety of closed caption font styles in different sizes and colors, and support for Unicode.
The Monotype Imaging TV Closed Caption Font Collection consists of closed captioning fonts designed and tuned specifically for on-screen legibility. Each of these closed caption fonts make closed captioning text readable and attractive. Monotype Imaging's CCTV closed caption fonts address the seven different font styles and character sets as mandated by the FCC
Monotype Imaging is proud to offer two different collections of CCTV fonts:
The Lucida® font family designed by Bigelow & Holmes is one of the first harmonized families for reproduction on low resolution devices. Between all the Lucida fonts there is a consistency of capital heights, x-heights and main stem weights. View brochure of the Lucida CCTV fonts
Monotype Imaging also offers a set of CCTV closed caption fonts licensed from Microsoft® that is now available for developers. View brochure of the Microsoft CCTV fonts
The Monotype Imaging TV Closed Caption Font Collection is available for integration into 708 caption decoders that are required in all DTV receivers. Monotype Imaging's closed caption fonts are available in a variety of font formats, including TrueType and OpenType, and in customized character sets to address world-wide markets.
For more information on the Monotype Imaging TV Closed Caption Font Collection, please contact us.
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