You are excited and proud to see your video with attractive music released. But then, you feel lazy and hesitate to add subtitles to it. However, you will soon realize this frustrating step brings you a lot of advantages. According to <a href="https://digiday.com/media/silent-world-facebook-video/">Digiday</a>, 85% of Facebook video is watched with no sound mode.Also, about 80% of users find that video's automatic sound mode is very annoying. What if all videos are played in public places like in the bathroom, waiting room, lunch dining halls. Do you like it to annoy people around you? Of course no, right? A Facebook study also states that 76% of video ads require sound to be understood. But how to make a video content easy to understand? Only subtitle videos can do this. Let's explore 4 reasons why you need to add subtitles to videos. <h2>1. Subtitle videos increase engagement</h2> Good videos can help individuals and businesses convert viewers into web visitors, then enhance their chances of becoming new customers. However, a video's quality and content are sometimes underestimated, while video is the most effective tool, helping us get higher engagement. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa487317fab3480257899_LyYh4wjaEcpzpqc8Bh_gQLJQPaj86MgGa2ZLDQFS0240bB7OL39Tnj-lHQ5j-k4rRiIZ1qU9AUONaPeDX62DpWHkwjmey7yqIiSb0wR7RHzZESgVL2WlhDn2_c00z3XHMw9f3Lc7%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure>Videos take up 82% of Internet traffic. <a href="https://www.imagup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Video.jpg">Photo on Google Image</a> A Cisco 2020 study found that videos took up 82% of Internet traffic. This number makes marketing professionals think about creating video marketing campaigns that win engagement from both viewers and creators. Besides creating quality, engaging content for videos, subtitles are an essential factor. Can you imagine that many of them are played with no sound mode among the millions of videos uploaded every day? So, only subtitles can let your videos reach more viewers. Sometimes, subtitles even bring better performance than other factors. Do you know that Facebook videos with subtitles are played 12% longer than those without subtitles? Video subtitles can increase the viewing time and duration. Thanks to subtitles, you can improve your chances of retaining old customers, growing, and having more new customers. Subtitles support viewers to hear and see the words spoken in a video at the same time. According to a study conducted by the <a href="https://now.uiowa.edu/2014/02/one-ear-and-out-other">University of Iowa</a>, watchers are more likely to pay attention when both memory and attentiveness stay active. According to other statistics from Facebook, only 66% of videos without subtitles are viewed till the end. While <a href="/tools/auto-subtitle-generator">subtitle videos</a> account for 91%.Countless reports are proving that subtitles help to engage more audiences.&nbsp;‍In short, adding subtitles to videos is an essential step that individuals and businesses need to do if they want to promote their brand awareness widely. <h2>2. Subtitle videos are accessible</h2> There's a practically required component when making video, it’s accessibility. Video content is not allowed to discriminate against anyone even if they lack accessibility. Therefore, businesses and individuals must bear in mind to create videos impacting multiple senses. In this case, once again, the subtitles demonstrate its importance. As in the US, according to the <a href="https://www.jhucochlearcenter.org/how-many-people-have-hearing-loss-united-states.html">John Hopkins </a>Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, there are 38 million Americans over the age of 12 to some extent have hearing problems.This represents about 14.3% of the entire population of the United States. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa486539a6d3a9b8d192a_mIQwsdystoklRUkz0J9KMmAXrR4jxoAqC1Sk0ixhAsTuH9EstQ-K3ph8fSPQCN2KQlvLRO6xxOaXmBq3XYPKIZr7DLn_7CncRUqMcAkO7pbzeVu8E8BFhcEksRUO3JmUGRQfdN1x%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure>Subtitle videos are more accessible.<a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZIfNzSt5rSw/maxresdefault.jpg"> Photo on Google Image</a> Again, this issue was ignored by many businesses and individuals, and they think subtitles are unnecessary. However, subtitles are an extra feature and a gadget to reach out to the world. Without subtitles, you might skip millions of viewers. In the UK, another fact that proves the importance of subtitles is that 7.5 million people prefer to watch subtitle videos, whereas only 1.5 million have hearing problems. In other words, up to 4 people out of 5 watch videos with subtitles even if they don't have hearing problems. As a result, subtitles are extremely helpful not only for the hearing impaired. In addition, subtitles are also an implicit courtesy when we watch videos in public. Subtitles prevent us from disturbing others by noisy music embedded in the video. Many people admitted that videos without subtitles are more complicated to follow than those with subtitles. This makes subtitles more vital because they help viewers fully enjoy the videos. Subtitles are also a tool to reach those who are not English native speakers. Although English is the second most popular language globally, many non-native speakers are watching videos on social media platforms such as Youtube or Facebook. Approximately 60% of YouTube users are non-native speakers. Although many people believe that Youtube mainly uses English, the above number proves the opposite. Therefore, if your video has no subtitles, you will ignore a large number of YouTube viewers. This is obviously not good for you or your business. Many video creators and producers don't even bother to add subtitles to their videos, especially multilingual subtitles. For many individuals or businesses, subtitles may seem like an extra feature that wastes their time, effort, and even money.&nbsp; If you firmly believe that attitude, you will face the barrier of reducing accessibility to users worldwide. From a viewer's perspective, whether it's a deaf person or someone who doesn't understand your video language, having to watch videos without subtitles will make them hesitant and less likely to watch your creation. <h2>3. Subtitle videos are good source to learn language</h2> You must have heard a lot of advice from friends and family that learning foreign languages ​​through movies, or music will strongly improve your level, instead of learning only in textbooks. Learning by perceiving a certain language sound will help non-native speakers improve their language sensibility. To <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0158409">test the effect of learning languages</a> by watching subtitle videos, a group of Spanish students with intermediate English proficiency watched a 1-hour TV drama in English, Spanish or non-subtitle version. Before and after watching the drama, participants took listening and vocabulary tests to check the improvement. After watching the English subtitle version, participants improved their listening skills significantly more than watching with or without the Spanish subtitles version. Their understanding of plot comprehension is enhanced as well after watching the Spanish subtitle version. According to this study, subtitle videos help you track and capture partial content. On the other hand, it also improves your language skills, especially your listening and plot comprehension skills. Learning a new language, you also have the opportunity to learn and experience the whole culture of that country through films, programs, or documentaries. For example, when you learn Spanish, besides understanding their language, you can explore what you might never know about Spanish culture. In general, subtitle movies, drama or subtitle videos give you a bunch of benefits you may not have thought of before. <h2>4. Subtitles improve SEO&nbsp;</h2> Another equally important reason, also the one mentioned in previous articles, is SEO. Subtitles improve engagement and increase audience reach, but it can also optimize search engine (SEO) on any platform, especially Youtube. While improving regular SEO content and SEO videos essentially have the same technique, subtitles will help your videos easily found on the Internet. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa486d146ce12c5eecef3_xoGzUJtWCVTFvDWrZ3cZYUSWNk35H5sVJ7ZAuFnljN0F6RKkXziosaK8Fyty7vygr4XmaooCwmT1yJhN7zmDXDQD2QyaXnAka0uwvy9VLRuSpUFSMPjiUvZUBRQ4kVipdPebq2C6%3Ds0.png" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure>Subtitle videos boost SEO. <a href="https://www.rakacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/raka-tw-youtube-seo-1024x512.png">Photo on Google Image</a> SEO allows Google to detect your subtitle video, increasing your video rankings. Moreover, Google doesn’t recognize non-subtitle videos, which is another sensible reason to add subtitles in your videos.&nbsp;With subtitles added, SEO is improved, and your videos can reach more audiences, you can rapidly convey your messages. In general, you can have better results than what you expect. Besides, thanks to good SEO, you can quickly generate revenue based on subtitle videos. The higher the views and shares your Youtube videos have, the more significant revenue you earn. In contrast, since Google and Youtube cannot find videos without subtitles, the possibility of making revenue from those is relatively weak. Creating subtitles for videos is not a challenge anymore because Youtube has automatic adding subtitle functions. However, investing effort and time to make proper subtitles could make your videos stand out from the others because automatic sub doesn't serve SEO purposes. <h2>5. Subtitles raise viewers' understanding. Yes, it does!</h2> Besides bunches of benefits, the immediate advantage of videos with subtitles is content clarification. Whether your target audience is kids, teenagers, or adults, subtitles benefit all of them. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5214590/#:~:text=More%20than%20100%20empirical%20studies,deaf%20or%20hard%20of%20hearing.">The U.S. National Library of Medicine</a> also stated that more than 100 studies had shown the benefits of adding subtitles to videos. Thanks to the subtitles, viewers can significantly improve their understanding and memorizing ability. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa487a08c8eab7c2be398_EwH-iyKDduVoyO1lJUIqxFCeTBwEPStJ10nshfamRLzUK1eAOeHLArYlezIeZSdmcDqASqCM3jkkjATFA98QvZeBXpfkf5NIR6L2Oi6WalKz3gGWV1GHc08zp_5m3-bI42mfXlu2%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure>Watching subtitle videos helps some students store and remember more information taught in class. <a href="https://www.readingrockets.org/sites/default/files/styles/share_image/public/field/image/AT-6.jpg?itok=6W0mpnrN">Photo on Google Image</a> As mentioned above, the subtitles also support the hearing impaired. It shows your interest to all audiences, and proves that you are trying to communicate to reach everyone by your creative videos. Another study from <a href="https://cielo24.com/2015/09/improve-literacy-using-captions-and-subtitles/">Cielo 24</a> pointed out that watching subtitle videos helps some students store and remember more information taught in class. Thus, whether you are a business owner, a content creator or an individual who wants to promote your brand awareness, subtitle videos bring great benefits. Especially if viewers don’t know some words in the videos, or the video music has low quality. Adding subtitles to a video will increase viewers' understanding and improve its ability to achieve specific goals. Whether you're promoting products or services, building brand awareness, or sharing helpful information, subtitles can make your target come true. <h2>How to add subtitles to a Youtube video</h2> Youtube Studio has an integrated automatic subtitles tool, but it's often inaccurate and lacks proper punctuation.Follow the guide below to edit subtitles for YouTube videos in a smarter way. 1. Go to Youtube Studio and select the video you want to add subtitles. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa487b1ea15f5d8c68764_N9d4ZKW-PHr7wmw2z2-MCp0mLF7LMFJmPgdztCWvIAR8hsd-rppcAOTolIFPwNN8zubjb-ogPNTI05OBdbpEPRESghdSaGxhUErNg5M_-5OxynaKhMH2tJjssh2y6pb9mjbDLWBZ%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/20143203/tip1.jpg">Photo on Google Image</a> 2. Go to the middle of the More Options tab; you will see Subtitles and CC for Original Language. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa4878311374fd52ccf8b_cbj-WumQlqH2l6TLUQNMiV4KO7nz5avAhlWD3gl-t9wZVITwt6puhYdb2O_W5THzsKyoikg55jAYWJ9WnwvuL7j3MTdTlVkGVwKAS_1t5HpE0wcc041B5gAepfZF8p1RdzR6NYlS%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/20143208/tip2.jpg">Photo on Google Image</a> 3. On the bubble, you will see English by YouTube, click on the 3 dots next to it, you will see 3 options: Edit on Classic Studio, Download, and Delete. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa48853a8e6626d103896_g8TxI3Yd6qDRRkTzy5kyc8SSZNFp5sSToniPcAfihioDNUTmkBxN4LXI8qVlLokOOoYIFwz5vp4rUnZxweyUHLo9stGvP2PMplwutCwXscZXK8uFGE1a_lZyg_BwF7FZdPbLePis%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/20143210/tip4.jpg">Photo on Google Image</a> The easiest way is choosing to edit text directly on Youtube Studio. You can choose Edit on Classic Studio from the dropdown menu. 4. Next, it will direct you to YouTube Studio Subtitles Editor, and you can easily adjust the subtitles for your video. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa48879b9fee36cef6302_DB-gHU0RpdsPyP_1z81VFjPBCXVHn6qLZ2-iJl1hUhGySV1ujWsEdN6qiQY20DpAwZvbDxhpvIA51FbRoHfUMmVxzMdupW-WNhhQYUeX1TGr55QV4Etasl8Bk0wrUugl0CP3YgYc%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/20143213/tip5.jpg">Photo on Google Image</a> In this section, you will see all automatic subtitles with timestamps. Click Edit to begin editing subtitles. 5. Next, select different parts of text that Youtube has automatically separated, and then start editing spelling mistakes, punctuation. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa488006bb284aa4d3a9a_-oLJw4-L6aDGaOh4cbqtBdlIFBscGItujwLcmeJrCuuxcHKUIjuviuA0hZCKMcOAvv-0hpAZJRb0zsecTXjJpO0-otHjZXya0lMx_1nSQi44eHq4PuFOlBdxkoE0yRpxKOM4g55m%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/20143215/tip6.jpg">Photo on Google Image</a> 6. If you want to edit the subtitle time appearing in the video, adjust the horizontal bar below the video by lengthening or shortening the blur effect to correct the time. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa4880ce19357ed3d50fa_7bS8oXhTrjNux7qYiXtGbafn4xdO1pxbGoJHY3Mjangf-FqJURn5aqZ6MTE8xy1oAv-t_e-YMs4bCzbUmQHwi02RS50C93QF-9QEAMrPialLzYc7d8SetzT8P8NyGOXDVV1zjvLW%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/20143218/tip7.jpg">Photo on Google Image</a> 7. Use keyboard shortcuts to view and edit subtitles instead of the mouse. <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615aa487ef1602b2f168162d_O4RsJOdMadGvUOXX1EhZAnBUiNVvrKEq5LFGXzzd-La9SVlHrACopLQlfcd-cpD7W3AJm8HeLKxnkI0ovbXFbGNr8SrrQDQliyos-gAEO1tu1vFGpMEr4hHmlgCUQ6BRQYD7cB04%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/20143227/tip8.jpg">Photo on Google Image</a> 8. After finishing editing the subtitles, click Publish Edits in the top right corner to save. After uploading the new subtitles, you can go back to the subtitle menu and choose Download to download the file.srt, which contains all transcripted audio as a text file. You can use this .srt file to enrich your subtitles in case you choose to upload your video to different platforms, for example, Facebook or Vimeo. Subtitles are a powerful tool that brings a lot of aids to your videos. Besides focusing on the content, images, and sound, subtitles are another element you need to pay attention to to develop your brand in a sustainable and long-term period. Or, another way you can appreciate subtitle importance is to think about how everyone, including you, disabled persons will benefit from this potential resource. As soon as you ask yourself this question, you may find the values you are missing out. If you see the power of subtitles already. Don’t waste your time with nonsense excuses, let's get started with our detailed instructions on editing sub on Youtube to make a positive change from today.

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People commonly interchange the definitions of subtitles, SDH and closed captions, but there are some differences that distinguish them.&nbsp;Subtitles, SDH, and closed subtitles have a common purpose, it’s supporting the audience to understand video content. However, there are some facts you may not know. Discover the difference between subtitles, closed captions, and SDH by exploring this blog post right now. <h2>What’s the difference between Subtitles, Closed captions (CC) and SDH captions?</h2> Subtitles: They’re text translating the dialog or speeches in films, TV programs, video games, etc. Subtitles are usually shown at the bottom of the screen.&nbsp; <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615a7edd572df929f6b6910a_Yvs3qkmZSYzvaO7JJfhPTHxxsj8F4bZwNk-j1ZRYH8HhE_hH-HuOycDEe4aMheyZI6BcEx_i7ohW_ohlsUNvJ7cbnHmRSqsGDRll-xxuL168IUvcyfr7TUbFfgvAq0EZuuYx_5dZ%3Ds0.png" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/subtitles.png">Subtitles help non-native speakers understand a film or video content</a> It can help to translate the original recording in languages that are not the audience’s mother tongue. For example, a movie is made in English, but it’s presented in another country, in which Indian is the dominant language, so we use subtitles to help Indians understand that English movie..&nbsp; However, because essential substitutes are appropriate for people who have no listening difficulties, so audio classification like music, sound effects, or speaker classification is not incorporated. Closed captions: They’re used to provide a written dialog and additional information on background noises, soundtracks, and other noises in the videos and movies.&nbsp; <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615a7edd0a2006566dfd899a_cOIzuCYw7jgULvLpPAwfIdfXCcTLj0kCDXF4BgZfuw8qfhuHE8eb4ms5GCVi9wog3a1lZ1HQvtdrUWpP4CyJVj-IQ14O2T98_7OZ6ppBC2Y9haXB71xXTTyLB3ZRW5b4LM9niP-k%3Ds0.png" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://www.rev.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-09-at-11.31.08-AM.png">Closed Captions (CC) provide additional information and written dialog as well</a> Closed subtitles are usually written in the video language. Netflix is an excellent example of closed captions. Essentially, if subtitles are aimed at people who can hear the audio and still need a written form, closed captions, on the other hand, are intended for people who can’t hear the audio and need a text-sound description. SDH subtitles: SDH subtitles combine both subtitles and closed captions. While subtitles are used for viewers who can hear the sound but don’t speak the video language, SDH assumes viewers can’t listen to the sound (like closed captions).&nbsp; <figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center"><div><img src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60e3e67a4283df0f1c8b33fc/615a7eddf11dc13b571576bc_UQ4aTq_tK7ZuinsACv-A9NMBbb10ooRwYIolmhTJKHJnfXukuMOMMqCRpSf_GYwfxtVjpmXjyYBzeb2xYmTAdljtuVOR4383_MQqU5jqpJ7A-R_BwPz_MAVIxS36-j3PXatu7P3B%3Ds0.jpeg" width="auto" height="auto" loading="auto"></div></figure><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Victoria-Kirk/publication/333005023/figure/fig2/AS:757117212438534@1557522218901/SDH-Subtitling-Captioning-Source-Wikimedia-Commons-2018.jpg">The deaf or people who have hearing problem tend to take advantage of SDH subtitles, mostly</a> In this case, SDH will emulate closed subtitles on media that don't support closed captions, digital connections like HDMI.&nbsp; SDH can also be translated into foreign languages to make content available to the audience who understands other languages. SDH is the most thorough version of subtitles and captions, including nonverbal sounds contributing to the viewing experience. FOR EXAMPLE, in SDH subtitles, ambient sonorities may be transcribed to help produce the video’s perspective.&nbsp; Viewers who are deaf or challenging to hear can fully understand what is happening in the video when they turn on SDH subtitles.&nbsp; To create a single subtitle file, SDH combines audio and language learning. The file is available to foreign-speaking viewers who are deaf or have hearing problems. <h2>SDH Subtitles vs. Closed Captions</h2> SDH subtitles are different for close captions in several ways. Closed captions are usually displayed with white text, while SDH is generally shown on the black strip with the same proportional font.&nbsp; However, both subtitles and closed captions support user control options that allow viewers to change fonts, colors, and text sizes. <h2>What are the benefits of SDH subtitles and Closed captions (CC)?</h2> 1. More people onwill discover your video contents According to <a href="https://digiday.com/media/silent-world-facebook-video/">Digiday</a>, 85% of Facebook's videos are watched with no-sound mode. In addition, to capture potential viewers' attention, adding subtitles to your video will also enable them to get your take-home messages, even without audio.&nbsp; Sometimes, specific circumstances prevent viewers from watching sound videos (for example, when they leave earphones home, when they travel by bus, when they attend an event, or when they're in queue). In this case, subtitles are valuable because they provide your audience with additional convenience. 2. Wider audience will get to know your creation According to <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss">WHO</a>, more than 400 million people around the world are deaf or partially hearing impaired. They can’t consume or have a hard time consuming audio content.&nbsp; To help these groups, you’d better make subtitles videos not to exclude them from the world. Improving your content accessibility will improve your audience's service. 3. SEO enhancement Search engines like Google are unable to analyze non-subtitles videos, that’s why subtitles are pretty vital when you upload your creation on the Internet.&nbsp; By adding a text transcript to your videos, your search engines can use much more data to attract traffic to your videos. 4. More foreign viewers will reach out to your videos It’s easy to translate your transcript into other languages when it’s all prepared. Thanks to subtitles in multiple languages, your geographical scope will increase your content existence due to improved SEOs, etc. 5. Viewing experience improved Sometimes, it’s not all required for those who accept SDH subtitles. Some viewers favor viewing videos with subtitles, even though they don’t have any hearing problems.&nbsp; About 10% of UK TV viewers use subtitles every day, and many more use them now when they watch online videos and TV programs. 6. SDH subtitles help maintain the absorption and disabled people People seem to understand and learn written content faster than spoken ones. SDH subtitles enable viewers to understand every content they view quickly. It can also better absorb and interpret data for those with learning difficulties. 7. Fewer restrictions on language People who don’t speak English as their primary language can understand your video content, primarily if it’s promptly spoken or includes too technical words.&nbsp; In general, SDH subtitles can be simply translated to other languages that allow foreign speakers to obtain your videos. <h2>The operation of SDH Subtitles</h2> It’s important to understand some regulations involved when you add SDH subtitles to your video content.&nbsp; For instance, any promotional video, presentations, or commercials played at public places are legally required for subtitles by the American Disability Act (ADA). In 2012, Netflix was defined as a public accommodation place under a lawsuit; therefore, it requested to submit captions.&nbsp; Many other services now include subtitles and captions to follow the industry best practices and fulfill legal requirements. A number of accessibility issues, including closed captions for content broadcasting on television, are covered in the Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) adopted in 2010. Amendment No 508 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act addresses captions for certain types of electronic media, including educational media. Whereby, if a professor films or records a lecture at a public university, he should provide closed captions. <h2>FCC Guidelines for Subtitles and Captions</h2> In general, the FCC's instructions for subtitles and captions include: Accuracy: Even if your film, video is shortened for timing reasons, captions must accurately reflect dialogs, music and other audio-track sounds. Synchronicity: Captions must match the audio track and video timestamps. Program Fullness: Gaps or periods without captions must not exist. Placement: Captions can’t cover anything that may interfere with video comprehensions, like the actors’ expressions or context settings. <h2>SDH Subtitles Formatting</h2> The main difference between SDH subtitles and closed captions is that SDH subtitles look like translation subtitles on a DVD, while closed captions tend to appear on a black band as white text, which often blocks essential parts of a video or film. Closed captions can be displayed everywhere and may not match precisely the video pacing.&nbsp; However, SDH substrates are timed to match the video scenes and appear for easy reading in a single video area.&nbsp; Moreover, HD formats like Blu-ray discs only use SDHs, since closed captions’s format is not supported. In particular, subtitles can specify many colors and text functions on DVDs like shadows and outlines. This helps to better show various contexts of text without blocking the picture as much. If all video speakers are shown on display, the SDH subtitles text needs fixing to identify the speaker more easily. <h2>It’s important to add your video SDH subtitles</h2> SDH subtitles are important not only because they assist the listeners. Detailed subtitles also have additional video advantages.&nbsp; Subtitles are helpful to watchers’ understanding—especially those who don’t speak video language. Some people may have cognitive difficulties in understanding the video content, so subtitles are another information source. SDH subtitles help those people gain the whole video experience. <h2>Encode SDH Subtitles</h2> When adding SDH substitutes to your video, you may need to understand specific technical details. SDH subtitles are encoded differently depending on the media length.&nbsp; A video is distributed on a disk demands more than a video that is streamed Unlike closed captions, SDH subtitles are often coded as bitmap pictures or a series of pixels.&nbsp; More than 20 subtitle formats and the best format depend on where and how the video is available. Will it be burned to a DVD or streamed on Youtube?&nbsp; Some formats don’t allow subtitle positioning or colors to be carried over from one platform to another. <h2>SDH Subtitle Files</h2> You have to begin with a transcription video content including music, background noises, speaker ID, and other audio signals.&nbsp; You may start with the video script, create a whole new video transcript from scratch, and add other audio information. This text can be used in the correct format to make the SDH subtitle file. For video content producers who need to add subtitles or captions, especially those who create content for different platforms, you may find this information quite confusing. It's important to know if you and your viewers are willing to take the most advantage of including your video content with SDH subtitles. <h2>Start to apply SDH Subtitles</h2> Let's say you have never previously used SDH subtitles and you want to start. Should you use automatic subtitles such as the YouTube subtitles function or an <a href="/tools/auto-subtitle-generator">online subtitles software</a>?&nbsp; These may be practical and cost-effective choices, but they don’t seem to provide the high-quality SDH subtitles that your video needs because: <ul><li>Computers may not understand different accents or slang terms.</li><li>PCs won't take other audio signals.</li><li>The computer-generated subtitles program can interfere with background noise, whispered dialog, speech speed, or low-quality audios.</li><li>Technical failures, like video freezing, can confuse automatic subtitles.</li><li>Automatic captioning may not be able to distinguish between background music and dialogue.</li></ul> <h2>Report of Closed captions trends</h2> In 2021, data from the SOC report on behaviors of video production and subtitling, social media subtitling, live video subtitling<a href="https://www.subblink.com/post/thousands-already-know-these-8-tips-to-build-engaging-subtitle-video-and-so-should-you"> </a>, and sub-entitlements for barriers and drivers were conducted. According to the report: 87% of people are captioning their video. When asked how much of their video content is subtitled, 87% of respondents said they subtitled all, most or some videos. There was a 5% growth in this field compared to 2020, which shows that the captioning prioritization was slowly but steadily increasing. 65% of respondents expect captioning needs to increase in 2021. 20% of respondents said that their needs for captioning were substantially increased in 2021, 45% of respondents said that it increased moderately, and 31% of respondents said their needs remained the same as the previous year. Captioning budgets appear to be rising to meet the high demand from audiences for closed subtitles. Over 50% of respondents use captions for accessibility. When asked what drove those people to caption, 56% of 2021 respondents said equal access and accessibility.&nbsp; Other key factors include legal compliance (15%), boosted engagement and SEO (8%), and better learning outcomes (8%). Specifically, with social media videos, 50% of respondents said they apply captions for their social media videos for accessibility.&nbsp; This was followed by caption ability to boost engagement (19%) and to increase viewership (10%). 60% of respondents are using live captions.&nbsp;Almost half of the people said they are producing up to 1,000 hours of live streaming video annually. 60% of respondents said they provide live captions, which is critical because live captions ensure more folks have access to live video content, such as live webinars, social media live streams, and virtual conferences. The sound, image of a movie or video are often the most important factors. However, to appeal to a wide range of potential viewers, the subtitles are what you should care about then. Subtitles not only help people who are deaf or have hearing problems reach your product, but it also shows your interest and sympathy in the needs of your audience, which will definitely encourage people to embrace your creativity. So, review this article again, and apply the best subtitles that meet your video needs.

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