cea608.js

A JavaScript project for parsing and decoding CEA-608 caption data.

The input is either binary data (e.g. extracted from a SEI NAL unit) with associated timing or SCC files. The output is either callbacks with time-stamped maps of 32x15 styled characters, or a WebVTT Node stream.

Build and test

This project uses Node.js and mocha with chai for tests. To install the tools and run the tests, type:

npm install
npm test

Syntax is checked using jshint.

For coverage tests, install istanbul and then run the script:

npm install -g istanbul
npm run-script istanbul