Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Are there any international subtitling guidelines?
Poster: Parrot
Post title: At least one parameter
is determined by software, apart from policy: the number of characters you can fit in a line and how many lines you can use without obstructing the view.
This is the reason that, for instance, you don't get the exact script when viewing subtitles in the same language for the hearing-impaired.
[Edited at 2016-04-09 10:23 GMT]
Topic: Are there any international subtitling guidelines?
Poster: Parrot
Post title: At least one parameter
is determined by software, apart from policy: the number of characters you can fit in a line and how many lines you can use without obstructing the view.
This is the reason that, for instance, you don't get the exact script when viewing subtitles in the same language for the hearing-impaired.
[Edited at 2016-04-09 10:23 GMT]