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Wait, is this really a new thing...? I could've sworn I've seen it in streaming services before, where you could choose between dialog only and closed captionin
by solardev 1y ago
Wait, is this really a new thing...? I could've sworn I've seen it in streaming services before, where you could choose between dialog only and closed captioning. One is usually called "English" and the other is "English SDH" or similar, where SDH is "subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing". It's the exact difference this article points out (sound effects and music etc., as opposed to just dialog). https://www.3playmedia.com/blog/whats-the-difference-subtitles-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-sdh-v-closed-captions/ https://www.3playmedia.com/blog/whats-the-difference-subtitl...
Video games have also had this as an explicit option for many years, maybe decades (Half Life 2 comes to mind).
Not only did Netflix not invent this, I could swear some of their shows have had it for years already...
- altairprime 1y agoThe linked Netflix support article introduces a new distinction: English (CC) is described as separate from English; and then, a sentence or two later, they use the phrase “CC/SDH”. So, Netflix is changing their definition of the word “subtitles” to represent dialogue-only captions, as a distinct thing from CC/SDH “captions” — even though the S in CC/SDH stands for subtitles. It might be interesting to look to the .SRT file communities and see whether user-produced contributions contain sfx/bgm subtitles or merely dialogue subtitles, as that could reveal a similar shift in definition/usage prior to Netflix’s press release about their own.
- danielbln 1y agoI don't think I've ever seen user supplies SRTs that contains the CC m-style music and sound cues (though they make up for that by including some NordVPN ad at the beginning or end...)
- solardev 1y agoYes... but that isn't new. It's been around for years.
- altairprime 1y agoCorrect. (?)