If you are one of the many people who always look at Netflix with subtitles, you are not alone. According to horse, half of American viewers do the same – and now the streaming service adds a functionality that makes the subtitles to look a little cleaner.
Starting with season 5 “you” (which is now streaming), Netflix deploys an option of subtitle only dialogue. This no longer means (buzzing the phone) or (tense music player) appearing in the middle of a scene. Instead, you will see the real lines spoken by the character.
Before, if you wanted subtitles in English, your only real option was the CC (Closed legends) version, designed for deaf and difficult viewers.
This version includes speaking labels and sound descriptions.
A new option of Netflix closed legends
Now, when you enter the subtitle parameters, you will see two versions: “English”, which is only dialogue and “English (CC)”, which includes everything.
This feature also reaches all new Netflix originals in each language. So, if you watch emissions in their original language with subtitles of the same language, you will also have a cleaner option.
It’s a little change, but honestly, it makes a big difference. I lost the account of the number of times I have looked halfway in bed, trying not to wake up someone in the house, or tighten my ears because a character decided to whisper the most important line of the episode. It makes things easier without all the additional noise.
This upgrade is now live for season 5 “you” and will be standard in the future for new titles.
What it means for your visualization experience
A Yougov survey in 2023 revealed that most people who use subtitles do it for two main reasons: to follow the story more clearly and to better understand the different accents.
More (phone buzz) or (tense music player) appearing in the middle of a scene.
If that looks like you, you will probably notice the difference right away. For example, those who have settled on the new “havoc” action thriller may have trouble hearing what Tom Hardy says in certain film explosive combat scenes.
The last thing you want is additional noise on the screen drawing your attention in several directions.
Watching television is my stop time, my reset, my end-of-day ritual, and at that time, I am generally too tired to catch each word that the characters say.
I don’t want to continue rewinding just to understand what I missed. So few changes like helping it and facilitate the fact of staying focused on a film or a show when I can really follow what the characters are talking about.
Remember that Netflix already allows you to personalize the subtitles by modifying the size and the font, which is now married very well with the new dialog option only. As a person who is short -sighted and must usually wear glasses to look at anything, be able to modify the text so that he is really readable (without folding or having a good touch.
The new upgrade of Netflix is to ensure that subtitles feel less like a crutch and more like a part of the experience. Which is certain that it is something that we can all appreciate because Netflix is the greatest streaming service.
