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The word caption refers to a brief text description explaining an illustration, photo, or other visual media. It can also mean a text explanation such as the "closed captioning" added to television programming.

Subtitles provide translation of foreign dialogue for a video production. The word subtitle can also apply to a "secondary title" for a titled production.

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Options > Audio > Captioning > Full Captions/Subtitles only


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Why do captions show up on your television?

They have been turned on in the TV's menu system, or you are watching a foreign movie that has subtitles.


Which One Do You Need SDH Subtitles or Closed Captions?

It is not a question of which one you need but what the audience needs. If your audience needs subtitles or closed captions to enjoy your content, you should provide them. Subtitles and closed captions are of utmost importance for people with hearing difficulties. They help them follow the story with the help of text. But there are other benefits to them as well. They make it easier for second language speakers, people with reading disabilities, or anyone who wants to watch something without reading or listening to the dialogue. Which is the Best Country in the world?


Why is closed caption on my DVD movie but not on the tv?

You are confusing closed captions with subtitles.DVDs have subtitles, which are controlled (turned on or off, or changed to another language) by the DVD player.TV programs have closed captions, which are controlled by the TV.


What are words used as subtitles for proper or common words?

Subtitles are captions displayed at the bottom of a movie or television screen that translate or transcribe the dialog or a narrative. Subtitles for any words would be a direct translation of the words spoken or a narrative of what is taking place on the screen.


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My Panasonic had a button on the remote labeled CC which is for captions. To see subtitles, the program has to be made that way and in all presentations will have them on screen.


Which Blu-ray player have closed caption or subtitle for Netflix?

Netflix is actually equipped with subtitles/captions. You just have to find the option to change the audio or subtitles, which is usually on the screen where you select the movie/TV episode you want to view


What is the difference between subtitle and closed caption?

Closed Captions (CC) are a standardized method of encoding text into an NTSC television signal. The text can be displayed by a TV with a built-in decoder or by a separate decoder. All TVs larger than 13 inches sold in the US since 1993 have Closed Caption decoders. Closed Captions can be carried on DVD, videotape, broadcast TV, cable TV, and so on. Even though the terms caption and subtitle have similar definitions, captions commonly refer to on-screen text specifically designed for hearing impaired viewers, while subtitles are straight transcriptions or translations of the dialogue. Captions are usually positioned below the person who is speaking, and they include descriptions of sounds (such as gunshots or closing doors) and music. Closed captions are not visible until the viewer activates them. Open captions are always visible, such as subtitles on foreign videotapes. Closed Captions on DVDs are carried in a special data channel of the MPEG-2 video stream and are automatically sent to the TV. You can't turn them on or off from the DVD player. Subtitles, on the other hand, are DVD subpictures, which are full-screen graphical overlays (see 3.4 for technical details). One of up to 32 subpicture tracks can be turned on to show text or graphics on top of the video. Subpictures can also be used to create captions. To differentiate from NTSC Closed Captions and from subtitles, captions created as subpictures are usually called "captions for the hearing impaired."


When using watch instantly on Netflix is closed captioning available?

well, when you order a DVD from netflix and it is getting shipped to your house, there are USUALLY captions.. becuz its a DVD and yea theres a subtitles menu BUTTT....... Im almost 999999.997% sure that there are no captions for English movies on instant que, but for foreign language movies there are captions.