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Old 22nd July 2014, 13:07   #209  |  Link
TheSkiller
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I agree with von Suppé.
Whenever I'm creating subtitles myself I put the dash (which in my humble opinion should always be a so called "em dash" , not a "hyphen" - ) in front of the second line, in other words exactly where the change of the speaker happens within the same subtitle.
I also think it's easier to follow such a subtitle if both lines are left-aligend but as a whole the subtitle should of course be centered within the video frame, with the top line not starting before the em dash of the bottom line.


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That's what I personally consider "most aesthetic" and easiest to read.



I'm quite sure the main reason for putting a dash in front of both lines is rather just a technical shortcoming because it is easier to format this way. But of course it also depends on what the viewer is expecting and used to.

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