Min and max duration of subtitles
Téma indítója: rachelgreen45
rachelgreen45
rachelgreen45
Egyesült Királyság
Local time: 19:20
francia - angol
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Feb 5, 2022

If you change the duration do you then have to change cps in settings too?

 
Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
angol - indonéz
That’s a tricky question Feb 6, 2022

It’s best to follow the style guidelines from your client, which should regulate all the technical specs and requirements you will need to comply with. But if, for some odd reason, they didn’t provide you with one and expect you to go on your own, applying a well-established style guideline practiced by a major company such as Netflix would be the most sensible alternative. I’d avoid inventing my own style guideline, if that’s what you’re aiming for.

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It’s best to follow the style guidelines from your client, which should regulate all the technical specs and requirements you will need to comply with. But if, for some odd reason, they didn’t provide you with one and expect you to go on your own, applying a well-established style guideline practiced by a major company such as Netflix would be the most sensible alternative. I’d avoid inventing my own style guideline, if that’s what you’re aiming for.

May I recommend you to check this AMA Subtitling thread? You might have a better luck in finding a proper answer.
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Gianni Pastore
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Olaszország
Local time: 20:20
Tag (2007 óta)
angol - olasz
What do you mean? Feb 6, 2022

Usually, the cps is set by the client and it never changes. If the duration of a given subtitle is shortened, then you work on your phrasing by reducing the number of words/characters to fit into the cps limitation.

[Edited at 2022-02-06 08:38 GMT]


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