Description
Return estimated caption duration and available-time gap.
Participant time, compensation and renewal timing depend on explicit assumptions about visits, expenses, comprehension and applicable rules. A supplied rate or elapsed-time threshold can support bookkeeping while fair compensation, accessibility and valid consent require a broader contextual assessment.
Return estimated caption duration and available-time gap.
When to use this tool
Use Accessible Consent Caption Duration Budget when checking the stated research payment, burden, reading-time or renewal convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter characters, targetCharactersPerSecond, availableSeconds. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read neededSeconds, remainingSeconds. Use the output convention below.
Return estimated caption duration and available-time gap. Require nonnegative whole characters, positive targetCharactersPerSecond and availableSeconds >= 0; needed = characters/rate, remaining = available-needed.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| characters | Characters | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| targetCharactersPerSecond | Target Characters Per Second | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| availableSeconds | Available Seconds | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| neededSeconds | Needed Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| remainingSeconds | Remaining Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"characters": 120,
"targetCharactersPerSecond": 15,
"availableSeconds": 10
},
"output": {
"neededSeconds": 8,
"remainingSeconds": 2
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Character count and target rate are supplied; readability, accessibility and participant comprehension are not verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use participant-centered evidence and the original protocol and consent process; review payment, accessibility and renewal choices with the responsible ethics and professional teams.
References
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