Sat, Apr 19, 2003
Ah....
"Subtitles." The very term harkens me
back to those high-school days when an over-worked English teacher
would show a sub-titled movie to the class (instead of a normal
lesson) in order to catch up on paperwork... while yours truly
would pick a seat in the very back of the class so that when the
lights went out, I could try and entice Jill Caltigerone into a
makeout session in the corner. Those were the days... (and Jill, if
you're out there... call me, we gotta 'catch up.')
I'm not sure that Uncle Hal had the same thing in mind (and if
you did, Hal, shame on you... grin) but the advent of
subtitles in Sportys DVDs should, none-the-less get your attention.
Sporty's Complete Pilot Courses (Recreational, Private, Instrument)
along with their two communications programs (VFR Communications,
IFR Communications) have had closed captions since they came out,
but now these programs have subtitles in addition to closed
captions. Sporty's DVDs are designed to work in DVD players around
the world, but because of different technical standards, closed
captions do not work on most TVs outside of North America.
For this reason, Sporty's added subtitles to its courses and
communications programs. Just like closed captions, subtitles
display on screen the same words that the announcer is speaking.
Closed captions allow viewers using North American standard
televisions (and some computer software players in any country) to
display the announcer's words on screen as he speaks. This can help
with retention and comprehension, especially for students whose
first language is not English. The main differences between
subtitles and captions is that subtitles work around the world, and
are controlled with the DVD player, while closed captions are
turned on and off using the TV, and generally only work in North
America. Also, subtitles work in more computer software players
than closed captions.
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