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<p>On 14/12/2023 13:39, Justin Moore wrote:</p>
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<div dir="ltr">On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 6:54 AM Paul Harrison
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote">I personally don't use
subtitles so don't have an opinion but I just <br>
want to say it sounds like forced subtitle are a USA thing
and I don't <br>
think we have ever used them in the UK or probably most of
Europe. Are <br>
they actually used at all outside of the USA? It would be
nice if the <br>
solution you come up with will still make sense for the rest
of the world :)<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Forced subtitles are often used when
characters start speaking a language other than the "main"
one in the movie. E.g., if it's an English-language movie
and two characters start having a conversation in
Japanese, forced subtitles will show the English
translations of what the Japanese-speaking characters are
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<div>I think it's common in the US, but I'd be surprised if
it's only in the US. I mean, unless everyone outside the
US is also fluent in Klingon or Dothraki, people
everywhere will need those subtitles. :)</div>
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<p>In the UK since it's assumed everyone speaks English what you
call forced subtitles would simply be superimposed onto the video.
I guess in the US where both English and Spanish are common it
makes more sense to make them an additional stream so the viewer
can choose what language would be used?</p>
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<p>I was just making sure whatever changes are made to the handling
of subtitles take into account not every country uses them. My
experience is with broadcast TV but Paul it seems is talking about
videos which is straying onto slightly dodgy territory since I'm
wondering what videos are legally available with forced subtitles
in the UK \0/</p>
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<p>Paul H.<br>
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