Comment on How do i sync subtitles while watching movies?

whaleross@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I still haven’t gotten straight which way plus and minus are. Should I go minus if the subtitle is coming late? Or plus?

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  • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Subtitles are glorified text files, each line has a timestamp, like

    00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,080 Exterminate! Exterminate!

    This tells the player to display the line from 7 minutes, 34 seconds, 480 milliseconds until 7 minutes, 38 seconds, 80 milliseconds.

    If you want the subtitles to be earlier, you’re subtracting from those times so it’s minus, if you want them to be later, you’re adding so it’s plus.

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  • whaleross@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I don’t know what software you are using and if they are indicating the direction of error or correction, but I trust if you try it you’ll figure it out.

    Put on media with properly synchronized subtitles. Change to plus five. Are the subs behind or ahead of audio? Make a note. Now you know.

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