AI subtitling vs manual subtitling: the final edit stays.
5 October 2026 Hadewin Naesens Xavier Decuyper 6 min read
AI can take over a lot of subtitle preparation. The last pass still needs a person. What that means for teams that buy or run subtitling, and what the Undertitle report shows the editor.
Subtitle Segmentation: When One Subtitle Becomes Two
5 October 2026 Hadewin Naesens Xavier Decuyper 8 min read
For subtitle editors and localization teams at broadcasters in Belgium: when the next words belong in a new subtitle, where the guides you deliver against put that split, and why a line break inside one subtitle is a different choice.
Open vs Closed Captions: What Is the Difference?
3 October 2026 Xavier Decuyper Hadewin Naesens 6 min read
Closed captions can be switched off by the viewer. Open captions are part of the picture. What captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers contain, and how a translation differs.
Reading Speed in Subtitles: How Many Characters per Second Can a Viewer Read?
26 September 2026 Xavier Decuyper Hadewin Naesens 12 min read
A guide for localization, quality control, and broadcast teams: what reading speed measures, what two research texts found, which limits broadcasters and platforms publish, and how to set your own target.
Why Word Error Rate Is the Wrong Measure for Subtitles
26 September 2026 Xavier Decuyper Hadewin Naesens 8 min read
Word error rate scores how closely recognized words match a reference transcript. Broadcast subtitles are judged on reading time, line length, line breaks, and timing to the picture, so the score cannot tell a buyer whether the subtitles work.
European Accessibility Act: Subtitle Compliance Guide
25 September 2026 Hadewin Naesens Xavier Decuyper 11 min read
A guide to the European Accessibility Act for broadcasters and streamers in the European Union: who is covered, what it asks of subtitles, which dates matter, and how to keep up at scale.
A transcript is not a subtitle.
16 September 2026 Hadewin Naesens 7 min read
A transcript records speech. A subtitle is a readable on-screen event with timing, line, and reading limits. This explainer is for people who commission timed text, not for people who export SRT from speech-to-text.