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NV Whino

(20,886 posts) Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:11 PM Sep 2015

Subtitles…

So, I was watching Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and my ears being tired (or something), I decided to turn on the subtitles. I had the choice of language between English and Arabic. I'm still puzzling over that one.

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Subtitles… (Original Post) NV Whino Sep 2015 OP

if you listen to Scandal without seeing the picture olddots Sep 2015 #1

The Arabic appears to have been on only one episode. NV Whino Sep 2015 #2

It always puzzles me when... bif Sep 2015 #3

One thing that cracked me up with the Sanish language/English subtitles was NV Whino Sep 2015 #4

olddots

(10,237 posts)

1. if you listen to Scandal without seeing the picture

Reply to NV Whino (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:34 PM

Sep 2015

its like the Fire Sign Theater records .
I love messing with tv and movie sound tracks .

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

2. The Arabic appears to have been on only one episode.

Reply to olddots (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:00 PM

Sep 2015

A friend once rented All About Eve and envied the entire neighborhood to celebrate his birthday. (This was film, not video, by the way.) The only copy he could get was dubbed in Spanish with English subtitles. It was a hoot.

bif

(22,702 posts)

3. It always puzzles me when...

Reply to NV Whino (Original post)

Sat Sep 26, 2015, 09:45 AM

Sep 2015

the subtitles are in white over a white background. Do them in yellow please. I also crack up when the movie is in Spanish and they're speaking real fast and the subtitles are flashing so fast you can barely keep up.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

4. One thing that cracked me up with the Sanish language/English subtitles was

Reply to bif (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 26, 2015, 10:37 AM

Sep 2015

They jabbered on for three sentences in Spanish while about five words showed up in English on the screen. Granted the Spanish language uses more words to say the same thing, but the caption writer in this case seemed to be on the "under five" pay scale.

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