Learn to say popular video subtitle and caption file format names correctly.
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How is SRT (SubRip Text, the most common plain-text subtitle file format) correctly pronounced?
SRT is pronounced 'ES-AR-TEE' — every letter spoken individually, S-R-T. In a technical interview: "SRT stored just the timestamps and plain text, so nearly every media player could load it."
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How is VTT (WebVTT, the subtitle format used for captions in web video) correctly pronounced?
VTT is pronounced 'VEE-TEE-TEE' — every letter spoken individually, V-T-T. In a technical interview: "VTT let us add styled captions directly to the HTML5 video element with the track tag."
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How is ASS (Advanced SubStation Alpha, a subtitle format supporting rich styling and positioning) correctly pronounced?
ASS (the subtitle format) is pronounced 'AY-ES-ES' — every letter spoken individually, to avoid confusion with the everyday word. In a technical interview: "ASS handled the karaoke-style highlighting and custom fonts that plain SRT couldn't express at all."
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How is SSA (SubStation Alpha, the predecessor format to ASS) correctly pronounced?
SSA is pronounced 'ES-ES-AY' — every letter spoken individually, S-S-A. In a technical interview: "SSA supported basic font and color styling, well before the web caption formats existed."
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How is SUB (a plain subtitle file format, often paired with a separate .idx index file) correctly pronounced?
SUB (the subtitle format) is pronounced 'SUB' — exactly like the everyday short word for 'submarine' or 'substitute'. In a technical interview: "SUB stored the subtitles as bitmap images, so the DVD player didn't need any built-in fonts."