Subtitles and You

[MacMadame]

I find the "intense music" or other descriptions hysterical.

Oh I know!

 

[Vagabond]

I use them all the time and a good sound bar. I can adjust the volume much better with the sound bar than the TV speakers. I may or not pay attention to them depending on the program, but I find the "intense music" or other descriptions hysterical.

Are you talking about skating programs with intense music, and, if so, which ones? Just curious.

 

[rfisher]

Are you talking about skating programs with intense music, and, if so, which ones? Just curious.

No. I don't have the caption on when streaming skating. It's dramatic shows. There is a lot of creativity describing music. I always wonder what deaf people think when they read some of those descriptions.

 

[PRlady]

No. I don't have the caption on when streaming skating. It's dramatic shows. There is a lot of creativity describing music. I always wonder what deaf people think when they read some of those descriptions.

One show DH was watching had the caption “creepy music.”

Fun fact, the captioners have a trade association along with the court stenographers and such and they actually came to my PR firm 20 years ago. Most boring client ever. I feel sorry for them now because that’s a job for AI if there ever was one.

 

[kwanfan1818]

I feel sorry for them now because that’s a job for AI if there ever was one.

Since we're accepting so much substandard titling on the fly.

When I hear descriptions of music, my reaction is usually, "No it's not."

 

[taf2002]

I think some shows record subtitles in advance directly from the script so it's almost word perfect. Blue Bloods is like that. Then when the actor deviates from the script there's a little difference but it still makes sense. Live shows that record on the fly can be almost garbled.

 

[Wyliefan]

Watched the PBS annual Memorial Day concert last night, and the captions were awful. I've rarely seen them so bad. (And I watch Turner Classic Movies, which has bad captions on the regular.) Talk about not knowing your audience -- a lot of the older veterans watching, including my dad, really need those captions. And all those speeches, readings, and songs were pre-written, so it didn't have to be that way.