What is the difference between real-time captioning and standard transcript production?

• A. Real-time captioning streams text live; standard production creates the transcript after recording.
• B. Real-time captioning streams live; standard production produces a draft after editing.
• C. Real-time captioning uses post-event editing; standard production streams live text.
• D. Real-time captioning streams text live; standard production creates the transcript after recording.

Answer: (D)

Real-time captioning is text that is streamed live as speech happens, so viewers see captions almost as the words are spoken. This is used for immediate accessibility during live events, broadcasts, or proceedings. Standard transcript production, on the other hand, happens after the recording is finished—the audio is transcribed afterward, and then a draft is edited into a polished final transcript with proper punctuation, speaker labels, and timestamps. Because there's time after the event, accuracy and formatting can be carefully refined.

So the correct distinction is that real-time captioning streams text live, while standard production creates the transcript after recording.