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How do you use subtitles correctly?
Use a single space after commas, colons, semi-colons, mid-subtitle full stops, on both sides of dashes (but not mid-word hyphens), and before opening brackets and after closing brackets….
- Subtitles should appear and disappear exactly when the words are spoken.
- There should be two lines of text on-screen, at most.
Is there punctuation in subtitles?
Subtitles and lines should be broken at logical points. The ideal line-break will be at a piece of punctuation like a full stop, comma or dash.
What font size should subtitles be?
Standard Definition: Arial Narrow font, size 30 linear or 34 anamorphic, with a ghost box enclosing each line of text separately; no outline.
How many seconds is a subtitle?
Each line cannot contain more than 35 characters (i.e. any letter, symbol or space). The subtitle (formed by 2 lines) can have up to 70 characters. In terms of the limits of time, a subtitle has a minimum duration of a second and a maximum duration of 6 seconds on screen.
What font should I use for subtitles?
Roboto is one of the best fonts for subtitles. It has a wide range of styles and lengths and you can use it based on preference and length of sentences. Roboto is generally better when dealing with long sentences in your subtitles. The fact that it is seen everywhere makes it easier to read for your audience.
What do you need to know about subtitles for the BBC?
This document brings together documents previously published by Ofcom and the BBCand is intended to serve as the basis for all subtitle work across the BBC: prepared and live, online and broadcast, internal and supplied. Who should read this? Anyone providing or handling subtitles for the BBC:
What should be included in a subtitle for a document?
When raising new issues please summarise in a short line the issue in the Title field and include enough information in the Description field, as well as the selected text, to allow the team to identify the relevant part(s) of the document. PRESENTATION Good subtitling is an art that requires negotiating conflicting requirements.
How to calculate the word rate of a subtitle?
To calculate the word-per-minute (WPM) speed of a subtitle in an EBU-TT document, divide the number of words in a subtitle ( element) by its duration. The duration value can be calculated from the begin and end attributes. In the example fragment below, the first subtitle has a word rate of 2 words per second or 120 WPM (0.5s per word).
How long do you leave a gap between subtitles?
If there is a pause between two pieces of speech, you may leave a gap between the subtitles – but this must be a minimum of one second, preferably a second and a half. Anything shorter than this produces a very jerky effect. Try to not squeeze gaps in if the time can be used for text. 5 Synchronisation 5.1 Match subtitle to speech onset