feat(asr): improve subtitle cue formatting - #6
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summary
Make SRT and WebVTT subtitles easier to read by using one formatter for both the command line and HTTP API.
Previously, command-line subtitles could produce long single-line cues, reaching 83 characters in the one-minute test. HTTP responses could also place a whole recording in one subtitle.
The formatter:
These readability targets are informed by the
BBC subtitle guidelines
and Netflix's
general timed-text requirements
and
timing guidelines.
They are not a claim of full BBC or Netflix compliance.
provenance
The subtitle splitting and line wrapping were adapted from my MIT-licensed
chough formatter.
I own the copyright to that implementation and submit this C++ adaptation under this repository's Apache 2.0 license.