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Originally Posted by srw1000 /forum/post/15459932
This is one of Blu-ray's disappointments to me. This is supposed to be the next generation format, yet we're still stuck with standardized subtitles.
There's no reason that viewers shouldn't have control of both subtitle font size and placement. The needs of someone watching a movie on a 42" screen vary from one watching on a 120" screen, yet they're both stuck with the same subtitle presentation.
It's sad that they're not taking advantage of the format the way they could on most (if not all) titles.
Scott
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Originally Posted by TSHA222 /forum/post/15460465
Go to the link below my signature. It is far from definitive but with everyone's help, it will grow
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1102888Quote:
Originally Posted by TSHA222 /forum/post/15460465
Go to the link below my signature. It is far from definitive but with everyone's help, it will grow
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Originally Posted by Kram Sacul /forum/post/15490859
Anybody else prefer white subtitles as opposed to yellow?
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Originally Posted by Xizer /forum/post/15493537
Subtitles in the black borders are awesome.
Otherwise useless frames now having a use? Yes please!
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Originally Posted by syncguy /forum/post/15460326
However, so-called protected video path of blu-ray does not allow the manufactures to interfere with the video path and reposition raster-image based subtitles (unless BDA/Sony develops certified code to achieve this).
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Originally Posted by spectator /forum/post/15498116
The simple solution to this is two subtitle tracks, one positioned in-frame and one in-letterbox-area, selectable from the menu. This really should be standard on all BDs.
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Originally Posted by oink /forum/post/15498035
IIRC, wasn't BD originally advertised as supporting movable subtitles?
A Java feature?
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Originally Posted by syncguy /forum/post/15493802
Wish to find out whether you are watching long foreign movies with subtitles.
When watching blackbar subtitles for a moderate length of time, it becomes tiring and difficult to concentrate on the movie and start reading subtitles rather than watching the movie. When the subs are within the frame it is seamless and could read subtitles without moving eyes outside the picture frame and subtitles become an integral part of the movie/picture. If subtitles are read only for short durations it is hard to understand this problem.
Blackbar-subtitles is a nightmare of the blackbar haters because subtitles appears on the black void which shouldn't be there as it is not part of the movie. Unfortunately Sony and WB do not understand this.
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Originally Posted by srw1000 /forum/post/15502928
That's what I thought, too.
Resizable, positionable, color-selectable, font-selectable subtitles: A film-watcher's dream come true.
Maybe in the next video format.
Scott