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Old 01-03-2021, 07:28   #686
heavyside
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Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
It's deliberate. Many people who need subtitles also have poor eyesight.

"For subtitles to be readable they need to be high contrast. Pre-prepared block subtitles are the best approach to providing accurate, easily legible and well-synchronised subtitles. Recommended colours are white, yellow, cyan and green against a solid black background as these provide the best contrast. "

(From ATVOD subtitling guidelines. Ofcom have a similar recommendation)
I admire the way Amazon Prime implements their subtitles with a choice of sizes.
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