Haivision Captions

by Haivision

Captioning passthrough on Haivision's broadcast and enterprise video products.

TL;DR

Captioning passthrough on Haivision's broadcast and enterprise video products.

Best for broadcasters and ENG teams using Haivision encoders or Makito for live distribution. Pricing: enterprise · contact sales.

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Pricing
enterprise · contact sales
Platforms
Linux, Web

What it is

Haivision's encoders and SRT-based streaming products handle CEA-608/708 captions through the broadcast contribution and distribution chain, often paired with AI-Media or in-house CART feeds.

Best for: Broadcasters and ENG teams using Haivision encoders or Makito for live distribution.
Watch out for: Caption-aware infrastructure but not a captioning vendor on its own.

Install / use

haivision.com

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supportedNone
HIPAA eligibleNo

Haivision Captions vs Whipscribe

FeatureHaivision CaptionsWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
Pricingenterprise · contact salesfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
StreamingYesNo
Languages—99
PlatformsLinux, WebWeb, API, MCP

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