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I see this littered all over the comments: Subtitles are not transcripts. They don't match word for word, mainly due to space and time constraints. A lot of a
by wodenokoto 7y ago
I see this littered all over the comments:
Subtitles are not transcripts. They don't match word for word, mainly due to space and time constraints.
A lot of amateur subtitlers time the subtitle with the time of the spoken word, making them almost unreadable. Long text that pop up for a short time does not help convey meaning.
You want a short text, that anticipates what is being said. The reader of the subtitle is after all watching a movie, and might have their eyes elsewhere - They are not reading karaoke lyrics!