Patent ID: 8497939

Claim:
A method of generating time-synchronous stage directions, comprising the steps of: for a production script from which a time-sequential list of stage directions and a time-sequential list of dialogue streams are obtained, matching the time-sequential list of dialogue streams to a list of closed-captioning streams, wherein dialogue time codes are associated with the closed-captioning streams; assigning the dialogue time codes associated with the closed-captioning streams to the matched dialogue streams; calculating, by a computer processor, stage direction time codes between consecutive dialogue time codes, on a basis of at least one of the consecutive dialogue time codes and a number of stage directions between consecutive dialogue streams; assigning, by the processor, the calculated stage direction time codes to the time-sequential list of stage directions; and providing the time-sequential list of stage directions for rendering in synchronization with a rendering of the program, the synchronization being based on the assigned stage direction time codes.