Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Why I have so much trouble hearing dialogue Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:22:46 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:22:47 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="739fbe9c401e27528d158a35f9664a7f"; logging-data="2299816"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18Xuy3FHVoRkGObjPi7sCfShv43qawjEkg=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:zublzU1ryuRT1WvZKZR/b+duoCw= Content-Language: en-CA X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 250424-12, 4/24/2025), Outbound message In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2020 On 2025-04-24 3:00 PM, BTR1701 wrote: > On Apr 24, 2025 at 7:13:42 AM PDT, "suzeeq" wrote: > >> On 4/23/2025 11:34 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote: >> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYJtb2YXae8 >>> >>> It's complicated! Hear from a professional editor. >>> >> I've taken to leaving the close captions on for everything. Except for >> those shows where it doesn't sync. > > I mainly use CC for shows that involve people with accents (I have to use them > for MOBLAND) and shows with hyper-technical language, i.e., BILLIONS and > INDUSTRY. > > I've started turning them on if I'm eating while watching. The sound of > chewing in my own head-- particularly anything crunchy, like Doritos-- makes > hearing the dialogue difficult. > > Homer Simpson has the answer: donuts! ;-) -- Rhino