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2. we've been having fun with the captions from "shameless" on bbc america

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 03:03 PM

Dec 2014

it's apparent that british idiom is completely lost on whoever or whatever is doing the captioning, but that's only a fraction of the errors.

one of my favorites was when they got the captioning wrong when someone was reading a letter aloud.

the letter was right there on the screen, lol, and they still got it wrong.

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For DU'ers who make videos - please INCLUDE captioning! [View all] Just for Fun Dec 2014 OP

Automatic captions still suck, only humans understand humans for now jakeXT Dec 2014 #1

we've been having fun with the captions from "shameless" on bbc america unblock Dec 2014 #2

In the captioner's defense, they aren't likely looking at the video, just listening. DRoseDARs Dec 2014 #3

many of the errors are because listening is not all about the sound. unblock Dec 2014 #4

I like the sign for "hashtag" cyberswede Dec 2014 #5

That's excellent advice! hunter Dec 2014 #6

K&R yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #7