The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) can regulate videos shown on the internet (like Prime streaming), if they’ve also been shown on TV. Amazon’s webpages aren’t consistent for everybody). You’ll see the CC symbol on the video’s Amazon product page (you’ll find it next to the title, next to the rating…at least, I see it there. Oh, if you don’t want to predict ahead of time, it’s not that hard. Other video apps you use may also have it…Netflix on the HDX does, for example.
#AMAZON CLOSED CAPTIONING SOFTWARE#
The first Kindle Fire did not have the necessary software in its built-in video app, but the later ones (Kindle Fire HDX, Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Fire 2nd generation) do.Īs of January 1st, of this year, basically all videoplayers (tablets, Smartphones, computers) manufactured and sold in the USA have to have the capability. The software/app with which you are watching them has to be able to decode the Closed Captions and show them on the screen.The Closed Captions have to be in the file (or available to the system from another file).In order to be able to see them, you need two things: “Closed Captions” are closed to most people: they don’t appear at all unless you choose to have them show.
#AMAZON CLOSED CAPTIONING MOVIE#
You might see a foreign movie with subtitles translating the dialog into your language, for instance.
So, that brings us (as I promised) to the difference between subtitles and closed captioning (although people use them imprecisely).Ī subtitle appears on the screen regardless of who is watching it…they are “open”. Their subtitles interpreted what was being said: it didn’t just put it up word for word. They ran a notice something like, “While British accents can be amusing, they can be difficult to understand.” 😉 I have to admit, that show was particularly hard: not only were they British accents, but it was British 1970s cop slang. I was quite amused when BBC America was running the original British Life on Mars series, and ran it with subtitles (I’ll explain the difference shortly). I can generally understand any English accent (the varieties of American accents, British accents, and so on), but my Significant Other finds that difficult. One other amusing use is for accents you find difficult. For example, you might be vacuuming, and not want to put on headphones.
It can also, honestly, just be convenient…there may be times when you are watching and can’t hear. That can be very valuable for people with hearing challenges. “Closed Captions” show you, in text, what is being said during a video (they may do more than that, but that’s the main purpose). It’s been close to two years since I last wrote about Closed Captions on the Kindle Fire, and things have really gotten better! I thought it was worth revisiting it.
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