Why are there incorrect characters or dropped letters in the captions?
Data corruption could be a caused by a number of factors. Here are some possibilities in order of most likely to least likely: – Decoder issues. Some decoders are better than others. Some are much worse. If possible, view the signal on two different decoders that you know work. – Edits to the original master. – Downconversion problems. – Transmission error / noise in the lines / signal degradation. – Recompression of signal. – Tape / media error. Glitches here can cause small losses of captions. – Problems in the original file.
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