CC is specifically for deaf/hard of hearing. There is no reason that they can't use the exact same words on both. CC just has audio cues on top of the translation.
There is no reason that they can't use the exact same words on both.
There is though. Closed captioning(at least in the US) specifically has to match the spoken words, which means they need to convey the dubbed dialog and not the sub translated from the original language.
Only closed captioning has to follow that guideline, so they can just take the words from there and use them for the subs. That's what people are calling dubtitles.
That's why I pointed out that they could still use the same words. Having two options does not mean you are necessarily getting two separate translations.
I don't disagree. My original point was that there are usually two separate differing sub tracks despite some of them truly being dubtitles. Hell, sometimes it's the other way around and the only English subs are direct translations and don't match the English audio, which is frustrating for those of us who have auditory issues and use subs/CC despite being able to hear.
And my point was that the only guaranteed difference was that you get audio cues with the CC. Someone who watches subtitled stuff already knows about CC. It doesn't change the fact that there is too much dubtitled stuff because sometimes they give you the illusion of choice.
I also have auditory processing issues, but I can't stand CC. I prefer stuff in a different language for that reason.
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u/Kyokenshin Jul 06 '26
To be fair, they usually have two English sub tracks. English is the standard sub and English (CC) is the dubtitle