14. A method of generating a plurality of caption frames, the method comprising: identifying at least one element sequence as meeting predetermined criteria specifying a plurality of caption characteristics of a caption to be associated with a caption frame of the plurality of caption frames, the at least one element sequence including at least one element of a plurality of elements generated from time-coded transcription information, the predetermined criteria including a criterion specifying that the at least one element sequence have a minimum display duration greater than a predetermined duration; associating the caption frame of the plurality of caption frames with the at least one element sequence; identifying underutilized space within the caption frame; and shifting at least one of a begin time and an end time of another caption frame adjacent to the caption frame to encompass the underutilized space.
15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising associating elements included within element sequences of a plurality of element sequences with caption frames included within the plurality of caption frames such that variance of a characteristic associated with the plurality of caption frames is reduced, each element sequence of the plurality of element sequences including elements of the plurality of elements, each element sequence of the plurality of element sequences meeting the predetermined criteria, and each element sequence of the plurality of element sequences being associated with a corresponding caption frame of the plurality of caption frames.