Subtitles & Closed Captioning

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I have to have it on as when I watch digital (aka loq quality) TV I find that parts of the speech can be dropped to around 2-5 seconds, when I haven't seen that movie or show before, I get irritated when there is no sound, and even more so, when subtitles are NOT available...

I think I've either broken mine as I have subtitles on, but they seem to be off permanently

Makes me feel secure in a way, like I really need to see it all written down. I don't have any trouble hearing, but I have a lot of trouble figuring out what people are saying when they whisper.

It depends on how into the show/movie I am. If I want to actually watch it and pay attention then I put on the subtitles and I become absorbed in it. But usually I'm mostly just listening to it while I work on something else (lately it's been crochet or latch hook) and occasionally look at the screen if something interesting is happening. If I try to just watch something without the subtitles on I can't concentrate and I lose track of what's happening, which is one of the reasons why I hate watching tv/movies with other people.

I started using closed captioning around the age of 10. I first activated it out of curiosity. It however in the long run helped me a lot in understanding some words that I may misinterpret as another word. These days, not only I use closed captions on television, but activate subtitles on dvds and video games where possible.

I used to have CC on all the time, but I forgot how to do it on my computer. I just like to read and listen, I suppose.

I love captions because then I know what the characters are saying. Sometime they are hard to understand what they are saying.

I end up watching a lot of foreign films because of this. The only movies that I don't need it is spoof films.

Zee,
yes,this is the only way am can understand tv or computer games,am really hate how a lot of channels [all the animal channels on sky at the least] still dont use any subtitles,and a lot of programmes on channels that do use subs still dont use them.
and with games,some of them still do not have a sub option,game reviewers never say this which is not fair,
it's not just autists and others who need subs for processing or noise problems,but there's a lot of HI/deaf gamers out there who miss out on them to,one such failiure was Assassins Creed,great game but could only get so far with no subs.
if are a gamer,as well am recommend having a look at the site: http://www.deafgamers.com/ as will find out what games are subbed or not.

isnt fair that things like subtitling are called aids for the hearing impaired,with no understanding at all for those on the opposite side of the hearing spectrum,but if look at the amount of hearing awareness stuff that goes on-will see its all aimed at the 'impaired' side,as in the side that lacks hearing-not the extreme opposite,even though NTs also can have processing problems,aquire hyperacusis and tinitus.
its so biased that cannot even get ear defenders or earplugs on the NHS here even if hearing problems are profound,yet they give hearing aids to hearing impaired people on the NHS.

I watch TV sometimes with closed captions and sometimes with the sound on, but I never have them both on at the same time because one invariably takes away from the other.

depends on the film. if the plot is not too fast-paced I can replay what the characters were saying in my head at quiet moments and follow the plot better that way. but on most films, and especially on films with a lot of dialogue I need it in order to know what's going on.

also, I'm quite interested in the visual side of films, camerawork etc and many times I get so preoccupied with the visuals that I just can't follow the plot at all, especially in films with great photography (I remember asking a friend what "Saving Private Ryan" was about straight after we left the cinema where we watched it).

so I usually have them on just in case.

and I agree with what gbollard said, they are indeed very revealing. I think I watched "Donnie Darko" a few times without CC but only after watching it with captions I actually started paying attention to what the song lyrics had to contribute to the film. I can think of at least a dozen of such situations actually.

I prefer them off.

Dubbed films or films produced in my countries always have louder voices than background noise anyway. Very APD-friendly. You don't miss a thing.

But I also have no problem with English originals in which voices and all others noises are equally loud for whatever reason.

No wonder APD is a label in the US and in other English-speaking countries! Of course it's a lot harder to pick up on voices for someone with APD if other noises are as loud or louder.

Besides, I'm used to... eh... fragmentary hearing. I wouldn't mind it, I guess.

Fun, but not required.

That's a good point, I never thought about that.

Thanks for all the responses people, it's good to know I'm not alone!

I didn't like subtitles that much they're distracting but my friend uses them all the time (he's not deaf though).
And sinse I've been going his house subtitles are growing on me and they do make the dialogue easier to follow after all

I don't really like watching movies with subtitles very often, even if I can tell what they're saying, I spend too much time reading and not enough time watching the actual action (dunno about you guys, but I can't multitask very well

Sometimes we put them on though if it's a party or something, and people are talking and it's hard to hear...or if we're trying to be quiet. And as far as foreign films go, if it's live action, I prefer subs to dubs (prefer dubs if it's animated).

Because it has the "[leaves rustle]" bits too, and not just the dialogue.



Same here...though I suppose it works the other way around, as well...if a film is visually-un-appealing, I have a hard time paying attention to it =/ I especially hate when you're really into a movie, and then they have some really bad CGI scene and totally destroys your suspension of disbelief