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Viewers of Netflix will also be allowed to customise the subtitles of the digital streamer’s originals by changing the size and font. Netflix is here with a new announcement. It is for all those who keep subtitles on while watching a show or on an OTT platform.
The streaming giant launched a new feature on its platform under which viewers will be allowed to watch content with original language subtitles of the spoken dialogue only. In an exciting news, fans tuning into the new season of You can be the first to try out the dialogue-only subtitle feature, according to the announcement by the digital giant made on Thursday. In a press release, Netflix wrote, “Until now, if you wanted subtitles in the original language of a TV show or film, you’d turn on Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH/CC), which includes not only dialogue but also audio cues like [phone buzzing] or [dramatic music swells], as well as speaker names.
" The streamer further adds, “So whether you’re watching in a noisy room, sneaking in an episode while someone’s sleeping, or just trying to keep up with Joe’s internal spiral, you’ve now got more subtitle options to choose from." That’s not all. Viewers will also be allowed to customise the subtitles by changing the size and font.
The announcement of these new features coincides with the premiere of Penn Badgley’s Netflix series You Season 5. Making its debut with the show, the new addition will be available for all new Netflix originals going forward. About You, the final season kicks off from where the previous season left off.
In the new arrival, Joe (Badgley) is back in New York City with his wife Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie) by his side. Things take a turn when his past appears right in front of him after his extramarital affair with a young woman named Bronte, a new employee at Joe’s bookstore. Before You and Netflix, another streamer also tried out new alternatives to closed captioning.
For those clueless, it was Greta Gerwig’s hit movie Barbie, when it made its way to Max for streaming in December, the platform announced a new option for the deaf. The blockbuster film was dubbed with a new version which also featured sign language performer Leila Hanaumi playing simultaneously in the corner alongside the drama..
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