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Captions – duration
Hi all
I need to edit some captions on a documentary for cinema / tv distribution.
I am now wondering if there is any standard about the lenght of captions; of course every caption needs to stay on sceen the necessary time to be read, but I wonder if there is any general standard / rule that I should follow.Any suggestion is welcome.
S.
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8 Replies
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My rule of thumb is to leave it up long enough to be read twice without rushing yourself.
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As Mark said. The rule was, when possible leave them enough time to be read twice.
rafael -
Thank you guys! Working on it
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If what you are talking about are actually subtitles then you may not have any choice about how long to keep them on screen — sync is the overriding factor.
jPo
“I always pass on free advice — its never of any use to me” Oscar Wilde.
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Oh no, it’s about interview captions (lower thirds), whith name and title of the interviewee. I guess for that reaidng time x 2 will be fine. Thanks all!
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LOWER THIRDS! That’s different. Typically 4-5 seconds, no less than 2. We thought you were talking about subtitles…words on the screen over what people are saying, so you can understand what they are saying if they are speaking a different language or if the audio is somehow inaudible. That rule of thumb is 2x read through.
Shane
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Yes, for Lower Thirds I do leave them 5 seconds. 6 seconds if they have fade in-fade out.
rafael -
Yea, I’ll keep them about 7″, as we have lots of infos on screen (subtitles too). Thank you all 🙂 !
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