Captions, subtitles & timed text · Core

Subtitle spotting

Also called: timing

ELI5

Choosing the in and out times of subtitles or captions against picture and sound.

Used in conversation

“Build enough time for subtitle spotting into the schedule before delivery.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Subtitle spotting” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.