ScreenplaySubs
Productivity
browser extension for film study
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How HN took it
9 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea for screenwriting and film study
From 3 comments
Very interesting! Fun tidbit: for TV actors, regularly reading pilot scripts and then watching the produced pilot for comparison is a huge common educational technique. You get…
crazygringo on HNI think in a similar way this could also lower the barrier of entry into screenwriting.
relscholar on HNAs I checked the demo video and read the screenplay, I could actually imagine the shots, camera angle - the images basically appeared in my head with Tom Holland in them (without…
noisy_boy on HN
Objections
Only about six movies supported; syncing is manual for many titles
From 2 comments
Oh, someone has to manually time the movie. They only support about six movies. I expected that it would use closed captioning data, do the sync automatically, and support far…
Animats on HNNicely implemented, you just need to recruit people to add more movies!
gitgud on HN
Extension permissions raise account security concerns
From 2 comments
I've seen plugins like this from time to time and I always wonder to what extent using them with a secured service (like Netflix etc) means that you've opened yourself up to them…
nmstoker on HNI mean, unsurprisingly, it looks like it requests permissions to execute arbitrary code on your behalf on netflix.com. So yeah, it can do... a lot. It could, for example, click…
apendleton on HN
Requests
Support more titles
From 2 comments
Oh, someone has to manually time the movie. They only support about six movies. I expected that it would use closed captioning data, do the sync automatically, and support far…
Animats on HNNicely implemented, you just need to recruit people to add more movies!
gitgud on HN
Overlay or smooth scroll layout
From 2 comments
I don't use netflix and prefer subtitles, but it looks nice! Maybe you could implement smooth scroll and some sort of an overlay mode.
anotheryou on HNmakes sense :) yea I like this example better, but thought of an actual overlay.
anotheryou on HN
Questions
Where do the screenplays come from?
From 2 comments
Where do you get the screenplays, out of curiosity?
Gaelan on HNI wondered this, too. Also--which draft, if there's more than one? Is it like, "latest available", or "easiest to parse", or do you have a policy like only shooting scripts?
abathur on HN
How are Netflix subtitles fetched despite DRM?
From 1 comment
> ScreenplaySubs fetches the subtitles from Netflix How is this done? Isn't everything on Netflix protected by DRM?
smnrchrds on HN
Alternatives named
LanguageLearningWithNetflix
From 1 comment
This is great! Also check out LanguageLearningWithNetflix [0] which lets you watch videos with two subs in different languages, displays the subs as HTML so select/copy/define…
AriaMinaei on HN
Amazon Prime Video X-Ray
From 1 comment
I really like the Amazon Prime Video "X ray" feature that shows the actors, bios, etc, in the current scene. It's odd to me that other services like Netflix don't have something…
tyingq on HN