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🎬 Permanent subtitles 🎬 To add fixed subtitles
to hardsub

to hardsub

8.4
To add subtitles permanently to a video's image so viewers cannot turn them off
  • verb
  • /ˈhɑrdˌsʌb/
  • Specialized
translation icon : incrustar subtítulos
  • Before uploading, he hardsubbed the interviews so viewers would always see the translated text.

Examples

  • They are hardsubbing older footage that lacks a separate subtitle track for streaming.

  • The team hardsubbed the documentary for better accessibility.

  • The studio chose to hardsub the international release to avoid subtitle compatibility issues.

  • We need to hardsub the video for the festival.

  • Before uploading, he hardsubbed the interviews so viewers would always see the translated text.

  • The studio chose to hardsub the international release to avoid subtitle compatibility issues.

  • We need to hardsub the video for the festival.

Synonyms

to caption
vsto hardsub
20 3.4

To write a short explanation under a picture or photo

is fixed into the picture permanently and cannot be removed
to chyron
vsto hardsub
  • Jargon
9.3

To add text on a television or video screen to give information

is embedded permanently so the text cannot be removed or disabled
to super
vsto hardsub
  • Jargon
7.7

To put words on top of a picture or video

is applied permanently into the image so the overlay cannot be turned off

Surface Forms

hardsub infinitive
hardsubbed past
hardsubbed past participle
hardsubbing present participle
hardsubs third person singular

Morphology

hardsub = hardsub (semi-transparent) = hard + sub

The structure is fairly clear as hard plus sub meaning subtitle, but the clipped form and specialized video-production sense make it only partly transparent.

Etymology

Hardsub as a verb comes from the same parts: hard meaning 'fixed' and sub short for subtitle. To hardsub a video is to add subtitles 'permanently' into the picture so viewers cannot turn them off.