The preferred subtitle format for videos seems to be .srt -- does that
cover all CC/subtitling options?
Ex: the list of subtitle files linked from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_User_Name_MEDIUM.ogv
Is it time to develop a version of interlangauge links for files like
these that are primarily text?
It's amazing how far we are able to get with template hacks
(
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Closed_cap) but we should
start thinking about how to do this cleanly for millions of items. At
the moment, while reading/working on one subtitle, I can't see what
others exist (or even get to a list in one click)
Also: how is a new subtitle matched with a video? Do we have an
automated way to draw from a video and a subtitle file and generate
the right video output? It sounded like manual work was required for
the Wikipedia video mentioned above to see the subtitles after
application.
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