If it’s airing in the United States, the captions legally must match the spoken dialogue (and be displayed at a reasonable pace that matches the dialogue). If you find an instance where they don’t, you can report it to the FCC.
i think a lot of the time it’s just a lack of effort or quality control on the streaming services part. streaming subs have gotten so bad it’s one of the main reasons i prefer to just watch torrented stuff now. watching the simpsons on disney plus they will literally miss whole lines of dialogue a handful of times per episode. watching trek TOS on Netflix the subs are constantly slightly out of sync with the audio by halfway through an episode. it’s maddening
There’s guidelines for how many characters there can be in a line of subtitles and for how long/short they can be on the screen. There are of course no guidelines for how fast a character in a movie is allowed to talk.
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If it’s airing in the United States, the captions legally must match the spoken dialogue (and be displayed at a reasonable pace that matches the dialogue). If you find an instance where they don’t, you can report it to the FCC.
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When subtitles don’t quite match the dialogue as spoken, it’s generally for the sake of people who read slowly, right?
i think a lot of the time it’s just a lack of effort or quality control on the streaming services part. streaming subs have gotten so bad it’s one of the main reasons i prefer to just watch torrented stuff now. watching the simpsons on disney plus they will literally miss whole lines of dialogue a handful of times per episode. watching trek TOS on Netflix the subs are constantly slightly out of sync with the audio by halfway through an episode. it’s maddening
There’s guidelines for how many characters there can be in a line of subtitles and for how long/short they can be on the screen. There are of course no guidelines for how fast a character in a movie is allowed to talk.