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Over the years, I have discovered that many people use subtitles, not just those who need them. But did you know that until the 1970s, no one thought of using subtitles on television? I can partly understand this, as subtitles can be annoying if you don’t need them, but the use of closed captions saved the day and made them available only when needed. Alec's Channel: / @technologyconnections Original Video: • Closed Captioning: More Ingenious tha... Patreon Technology Connections: / technologyconnections Boosty to support translations: https://boosty.to/bassman Translations on other platforms: VK: https://vk.com/public220447489 Zen: https://dzen.ru/id/64510de66b4b3a5a29... Rutube: https://rutube.ru/channel/31076718/ Chicago Tribune article: https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/0... And glasses with subtitles: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innova.... (Unfortunately, it looks like the creators launched an indiegogo, which failed miserably. Too bad, they could have been quite useful! However, I suppose a phone app might be enough.) A little about NCI: https://www.ncicap.org/about-us 00:00 - Introduction 01:06 - What types of subtitles are there? 02:14 - Historical background 06:08 - How closed captions work 08:23 - Additional features of TeleCaption 3000 10:27 - Closed caption functionality 11:50 - Subtitle implementation 13:13 - Subtitles on DVD 14:30 - Subtitles on Blu-Ray 15:01 - Subtitles in cinemas 15:52 - Subtitles in streaming services 16:15 - Real-time subtitles 16:38 - Three modes of TeleCaption 3000 18:05 - LaserDisc and Macrovision Materials from freepik.com and krotosaudio.com were used