Subtitles and Caption Subtitle Timing and Synchronization

Question 1

What is the standard minimum duration a subtitle should be displayed on screen?

Accepted Answer

1 second

Answer

0.5 seconds

Answer

3 seconds

Answer

5 seconds

Question 2

What is the recommended maximum display duration for a subtitle with 2 full lines of text?

Accepted Answer

7 seconds

Answer

1 second

Answer

3 seconds

Answer

10 seconds

Question 3

What does 'timecode' refer to in subtitle synchronization?

Accepted Answer

The in and out points that determine when a subtitle appears and disappears

Answer

The runtime of the entire video

Answer

The frame rate of the video file

Answer

The export time for the subtitle file

Question 4

What is 'subtitle latency' in live captioning?

Accepted Answer

The delay between speech being spoken and the caption appearing on screen

Answer

The file size of subtitle data

Answer

The gap between two subtitle entries

Answer

The time it takes to export a subtitle file

Question 5

What is a 'subtitle gap' and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

The brief blank time between two consecutive subtitle entries

Answer

A missing word in a subtitle

Answer

The black bars around a video

Answer

The encoding pause in subtitle files

Question 6

What reading speed (in words per minute) is typically used as a benchmark for subtitle timing in the US?

Accepted Answer

180-200 WPM

Answer

100 WPM

Answer

150 WPM

Answer

300 WPM