Captions and Subtitles
Why Online Game Streams Need Captions for Every Viewer
Live streams of online games are mostly talk. The game provides the visuals, but the streamer's commentary, jokes and...
Captioning and archive lead
Philippa worked as a freelance subtitler for broadcasters and game studios. She writes about captions, transcripts and archives, and she believes good metadata is a form of kindness to your future self.
Captions and Subtitles
Live streams of online games are mostly talk. The game provides the visuals, but the streamer's commentary, jokes and...
Games
Every few years a classic game returns as a remaster: sharper graphics, rebuilt sound, new subtitles and modern controls.
Games
Online games are noisy places. Teammates talk over each other, the announcer calls out events, enemies shout, music swells and...
Games
Films can be watched decades after release. Books stay readable for centuries. Online games are different.
Games
Games used to treat subtitles as an afterthought: small white text at the bottom of the screen, often off by default, sometimes...
Stream Setup
Streaming software is a crowded market. There are free open-source tools, freemium apps with paid tiers, browser-based studios...