In VLC theres also a setting to increase/decrease the subtitle delay. Theres a set of hotkeys to move it up/down by 50ms at a time, or you can go into the settings and enter a custom valur. Sometimes this doesnt work for a whole movie as the subtitles will just keep getting more and more out of sync, but if theyre just behind or ahead by a little bit consistently, then its a huge sanity saver.
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clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Hey, how do you take a screenshot with the right subtitle, or do you not worry about it?
What I mean is, sometimes the subtitles are a bit behind or ahead of the video.
emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
That’s handy, thank you.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I use frame advance in VLC by using the ‘E’ key to seek a frame or just pause it whenever. Technically frame advance can hold the same subtitle out indefinitely, so I consider it in-bounds as long as 1) the subtitle pack I downloaded originally has it within that range (or, in the only case when the pack clearly missed a line, the range I create), and 2) the subtitle pack isn’t very obviously flawed (like starting a voice line multiple seconds before it’s actually said, continuing after another character is already speaking, or continuing after a very long silence; I’ve only encountered the first problem so far, and only once). Typically I try to get it as close to the voiceline as possible provided the shot isn’t a blurry mess.
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clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Thank you, that’s a big help. I’ve been wondering how that worked!