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The funny thing is that I've been seeing this for decades. E.g.: media with a separate "subtitle (audio only)" and "subtitles (with sounds)" tracks.

Not sure why this is being presented a something new here.

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This is the difference between just "subtitles" and "closed captioning / subtitles for the Deaf or hard of hearing". Usually one will be labeled as "English" and the other as "English (CC)". Other streaming services have had this distinction and you can also see this classification in places such as open subtitles. Netflix has always been the odd one out to only include "English (CC)".

CC are not meant for deaf. They are exact transcripts of speech. They are better for language learners and foreigners who occasionally need to glance at subtitles to get missing word. They dont have advantages for dead afaik.

They real advantage is that you don't need to create priper subtitles that are subject to different standards. So, they are cheaper.

Are you nitpicking or what do deaf people normally?

Deaf are better off using normal subtitles, because those are literally designed to be read while watching the movie.

They have different standards for stuff like how many letters to show on screen at the same time and for how long.

What do you mean by normal subtitles? I have a few Deaf friends and they all like the CC version as sometimes they miss out on the audio cues. Some scenes make no sense without it.

yes they are

This is Apple introducing the new iPhone, with the world-turning new features "copy", and "paste" all over again.

Pro Max buyers get "cut" too.

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