: A subtitle should stay on screen for at least one second to be "readable" by the human eye. 3. Visual & Spatial Coherence
: Subtitles should appear exactly when a person begins speaking and disappear shortly after they finish. subtitle Coherence
Subtitle coherence refers to the logical, linguistic, and visual alignment of subtitles with the audio-visual content of a film or video. It is the invisible art that ensures a viewer can process text while simultaneously following the action, emotions, and pacing of the screen. 1. Linguistic Coherence : A subtitle should stay on screen for
: Breaking lines at natural linguistic points (e.g., keeping adjectives with their nouns) so the brain doesn't have to "re-parse" the sentence mid-scene. subtitle Coherence