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Artistic status and machine acceptance are separate questions. Explore what contributors expressed about the language work of subtitlers and dubbing adaptors.

Updated · 7 Oct 2026
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Representative records appear first, followed by record ID. Short source-language excerpts pair with English paraphrases. Platform means where the comment was posted, not a service discussed in it.

CV043Film forum · Spanish
Art recognisedOpposes machinesMixed voice / language
Short excerpt; remainder paraphrased
Todo un arte esto del ajuste.

Corpus reading: Calls adjusting dubbed wording to lip movements an art and explains why subtitles need adaptation.

www.mundodvd.comArt language
MX006Creative community · Spanish
Art not establishedAccepts machines
Short verified source excerpt
No importa que la traducción no sea perfecta.

Corpus reading: Wants AI translation and dubbing for courses because subtitle reading competes with watching the image, and accepts imperfect translation.

DomestikaLinguistic work
MX018Film forum · Greek
Art not established
Short verified source excerpt
η μεταφραση τους ειναι καλη

Corpus reading: Praises Disney subtitle translation but complains that subtitle timing reveals the next speaker’s words too early.

AVClub.grAccuracy / utility
CV007Reddit · English
Art recognisedAccepts machines
Complete selected comment text
We can at least trust that AI will select the most neutral expression when localizing or provide the most literal translation of a sentence. Translations, like all forms of writing, are inherently artistic, and it’s inevitable that individuals will d…

Corpus reading: Calls translations inherently artistic but favours AI for supposedly neutral or literal wording.

r/KotakuInActionArt language
CV039Reddit · English
Art not establishedAccepts machinesConditional acceptance
Complete selected comment text
Meh. I can live without human translators as long as subs are accurate.

Corpus reading: Says accurate subtitles would make human translators dispensable for their viewing.

r/animeLinguistic work
MX017Film forum · Greek
Art not establishedOpposes machinesQualification
Short verified source excerpt
τους πέτυχα απλά να κάνουν στο google μετάφραση.

Corpus reading: Says they avoided a subtitle site after finding Google-translated subtitles and thanks another member for a different source.

AVClub.grAccuracy / utility
MX031Reddit · English
Art not established
Short verified source excerpt
Localization is difficult and there’s room for criticism but using equivalent slang makes perfect sense.

Corpus reading: Defends equivalent slang as a sensible localization choice, acknowledging that localization is difficult and open to criticism.

r/animeLinguistic choices
MX026Reddit · English
Art not established
Short verified source excerpt
I like how the translators put notes

Corpus reading: Values translators’ cultural and language notes and says a joke was hard to understand without them.

r/KDRAMATranslators / process
EX026.02Technology forum · English
Art recognisedQualification
Short retained excerpt
an art form

Corpus reading: Explicitly calls subtitling art, citing interpretation, timing and idioms.

news.ycombinator.comArt language
V02Reddit · Not recorded
Art recognisedQualification
Retained context passage
They rarely are. For instance, I was watching a french movie where the character said "it's beautiful", yet the subtitle said "beautiful, isn't it?" Subtitling is more an art form than a direct translation. It can be useful to learn another language,…

Corpus reading: Calls subtitling an art form in explaining differences between French speech and English subtitles.

r/YouShouldKnowArt language
V09Technology forum · Not recorded
Art recognisedQualification
Short retained excerpt
subtitles are Not Art? It's somehow not creative work?

Corpus reading: Rhetorically challenges excluding subtitling from the artistic work recognised in acting, directing and editing.

news.ycombinator.comArt language
CV023Reddit · English
Art not establishedAccepts machines
Complete selected comment text
Because LANGUAGE the one thing LLMs are actually useful for and good at?

Corpus reading: Defends the subtitle feature on the grounds that language is something LLMs do well.

r/VLCLinguistic work