Análise do Impacto dos Padrões de Legendagem para Vídeos da Web na Experiência do Usuário

• Jessica Oliveira Brito UFES
• Rodrigo Laiola Guimaraes UFES
• Celso A. S. Santos UFES

Abstract

The community of volunteer web subtitlers uses patterns that indicate how the subtitle should be created. Patterns are defined by each team as part of the creation process. However, the impact of these patterns on the viewer´s experience isn´t known. This work tries to answer the following research question: What are the limits to the synchronization of the subtitles so as not to have a negative impact on the user experience? In conjunction with this analysis, there is also the intention to evaluate the impact generated by the other patterns used for the creation of subtitles. In order to answer this question, a review of the literature was carried out where characteristics were identified about the use of the patterns, both from the perspective of the linguistic and language areas, as well as from the multimedia area. Subsequently, an exploratory study was performed with the community of subtitlers that enabled the collection of diverse information regarding the process of creation and distribution of subtitles, the functions and responsibilities, the motivations of the enthusiasts and the patterns used. At the moment a new study is being prepared so that the data necessary for the conclusion of the master´s thesis can be obtained. Therefore, the Webmedia´s community feedback is very important to refine the current research path, leading to a satisfactory conclusion.

Keywords: Captioning; subtitles; collaboration; video annotation; user experience.