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It would be cool (but super niche) to have a "wait, what was that" button in Netflix. Skip back 10s, enable subs. Would be great when you're trying not to use the subtitles, but sometimes get a bit outpaced. Edit: maybe not so niche! Someone build a WebExtension!
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I'm doing the opposite. I'm trying to learn Spanish so I'm currently rewatching Game of Thrones in Spanish, with English subtitles (delayed by 2 seconds). I first try to understand what's being said and if I don't then I glance down for assistance.
The subtitle delay is clever, I'll have to remember that. Although personally I would probably use subtitles in the target language (and use a dictionary if there's something I don't understand).
While my primary wish would still be something that targets novels ("Learn enough Italian to read Eco"), something similar for TV shows wouldn't be that bad. Preferably not a dubbed version, so that it's clearer that you've already got a benefit from learning what little you did. Problem is that a lot of TV shows are very much in the vernacular. I wouldn't recommend e.g. the Wire for ESL studies. I learned a lot of m…
I can press a button and have the current subtitle analyzed for words with mecab, or press another button and have audio + screenshot + text sent to Anki for review.
mpv allows to seek previous/next subtitle, so even relistening a particular phrase is really convenient.
It makes language learning really fun.
It would be cool (but super niche) to have a "wait, what was that" button in Netflix. Skip back 10s, enable subs. Would be great when you're trying not to use the subtitles, but sometimes get a bit outpaced. Edit: maybe not so niche! Someone build a WebExtension!
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It would be cool (but super niche) to have a "wait, what was that" button in Netflix. Skip back 10s, enable subs. Would be great when you're trying not to use the subtitles, but sometimes get a bit outpaced. Edit: maybe not so niche! Someone build a WebExtension!
That works with Siri on Apple TV. Say "what did he say", and it'll jump back a bit and temporarily engage subtitles.
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I just always have subs on. There are shows which are downright unwatchable without subs (e.g. True Detective). I'm not a native speaker, but I'm fluent.
Subs also add a lot of the plot sometimes. Certain quiet sounds you wouldn't otherwise hear are mentioned in the subs that can set a scene, foreshadow, or explain motives.
I did something similar for myself using mpv's scripting interface (for Japanese immersion). I can press a button and have the current subtitle analyzed for words with mecab, or press another button and have audio + screenshot + text sent to Anki for review. mpv allows to seek previous/next subtitle, so even relistening a particular phrase is really convenient. It makes language learning really fun.
It would be cool (but super niche) to have a "wait, what was that" button in Netflix. Skip back 10s, enable subs. Would be great when you're trying not to use the subtitles, but sometimes get a bit outpaced. Edit: maybe not so niche! Someone build a WebExtension!
You used to be able to pause Netflix, switch the subtitles (or turn them on), and it would update the subtitle language for the current frame. Was nice when you couldn't understand the subtitle (slang that Google Translate doesn't know, for example). You'd switch to English for a second, go "aha", switch back, and resume video. 1-2 years ago Netflix introduced a regression where that feature doesn't work anymore. Now…
I could see there being use for something similar to this targeted towards children for expanding their vocabulary. Similarly, how neat would it be to have a program that does this for object in video, and testing the viewer on the name of the object? Perhaps to avoid error as a result of imperfections in the neural net, it would require 2 parties, the learners and the teachers. The teachers would go through a video…
@ language learning: I wish there was a way to watch movies in various vocabulary difficulty levels. Would be awesome for learning. Makes me wonder whether there are fan-dubs with different wordings.