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Netflix SDH subtitles --speaker IDs in long sentences, Br or Am spelling
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Pilar Dueñas
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Apr 28, 2021

Dear forum,

I have two more questions for those of you who have done SDH subtitles for Netflix.

1. I've been told to use BrEn spelling and punctuation for British films, can anybody confirm, please?

2. How many Speaker IDs need for long sentences. For example:

a) We can see Joe at the beginning of a sentence but then the shot changes. Do I need Speaker IDs for the next subtitles where we cannot see him?
b) We cannot see Joe in the... See more
Dear forum,

I have two more questions for those of you who have done SDH subtitles for Netflix.

1. I've been told to use BrEn spelling and punctuation for British films, can anybody confirm, please?

2. How many Speaker IDs need for long sentences. For example:

a) We can see Joe at the beginning of a sentence but then the shot changes. Do I need Speaker IDs for the next subtitles where we cannot see him?
b) We cannot see Joe in the first subtitle of a sentence, so I use a Speaker ID. Do I need ID for the next subtitles and for subsequent sentences where we still cannot see him? ▲ Collapse
 


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