Netflix introduces cleaner subtitles focused only on spoken dialogue
Are you a subtitle user?
VLC celebrates 6 billion downloads, teases AI generated subtitles and translation
It all runs on local AI
Max taps Google's AI for enhanced closed captions
AI-generated closed captions will be faster and cheaper to produce
Amazon Prime Video introduces Dialogue Boost to reduce reliance on subtitles
Feature currently available for some Amazon Originals
Why have subtitles become more popular?
Foreign media, multitasking, and modern audio mixing are all factors
Media player vulnerabilities allow hackers to take control of a device using subtitle files
VLC, Kodi, Popcorn Time, and Stremio have since issued fixes, but other players remain vulnerable