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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
 install?
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 01:29:11 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 13 Jul 2024 16:00:10 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 22:21 this Wednesday
> (GMT):
>
>> On Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:40:06 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>>
>>> Wait, subtitles were saved as bitmap images?
>>
>> In DVD-Video, they were called “subpictures”, and had 2 bits per pixel.
>> That meant a choice of four different colour-table entries.
> 
> Interesting, so that's why some subtitles looked different.

It meant they didn’t have to worry about fonts or different writing 
systems. All the subtitle text was prerendered at authoring time.