# Live Captioning

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If you're looking for resources on integrating live captions, or getting started with Zip Captions visit our site at [help.zipcaptions.app](https://help.zipcaptions.app)
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There are number of ways of Live Captioning Events:

* Using Open Captions which are overlayed on the video
* Using Closed Captions which can be turned on and off on the video
* Using Subtitles to translate to another language

<div><figure><img src="/files/aJWQt3Az8pQUqsfwhRpL" alt=""><figcaption><p>Video with no captions</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="/files/ZZ5Zx1U2pDg9LI5p4UUR" alt=""><figcaption><p>Video with Subtitles</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="/files/tsf8Sta19kg9ZfEXKs5X" alt=""><figcaption><p>Video with Open Captions</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="/files/YVvxKS6TZiuNHDUsuL8K" alt=""><figcaption><p>Video with Closed Captions</p></figcaption></figure></div>


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