Some online video players give you the option to add or subtract delay e.g. by ±0.5s to subtitles to manually sync them to the video currently playing. However I become functionally dyslexic when it comes to actually figuring out how much delay has to be added. I end up randomly adding or subtracting delay and make it work through trial and error.

Is there some rule of thumb I could follow instead to systematically sync subtitles?

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[+] -7 points 1 week ago* (4 children)

By default, they are synced by the subtitle creator. I have only had to modify probably 2 videos ever, in my life.

The rule of thumb is: don't mess with the syncing. It's already synced.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I think the problem arises mostly from trying to add subtitles to arrrr creatively acquired videos where the settings of the creator were not adhered to in the strictest sense.

    I mean, I totally wouldn't know about that myself, I just heard about it online.

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