Some online video players give you the option to add or subtract delay e.g. by ±0.5s to subtitles to manually sync them to the video currently playing. However I become functionally dyslexic when it comes to actually figuring out how much delay has to be added. I end up randomly adding or subtracting delay and make it work through trial and error.
Is there some rule of thumb I could follow instead to systematically sync subtitles?
I count the seconds to get in the ball park and fine tweak on the go.
Line.
1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7…
Subtitles.
Ok, seven and a half seconds.I believe we use the same platform.
I can never remember either. I estimate the lag, go one way, and if it’s worse I go the other way and try to remember while I adjust.
By default, they are synced by the subtitle creator. I have only had to modify probably 2 videos ever, in my life.
The rule of thumb is: don’t mess with the syncing. It’s already synced.
Unfortunately from where I watch movies it is pretty common for the stream and the subtitles to not sync by default as they come from different sources, so syncing them manually is inevitable.
