#CPS

Translation fidelity vs. subtitle reading speed (CPS): Netflix caps, syntactic compression, eye-tracking research, pro tools like EZTitles and Aegisub, and Go Global's free visual subtitle editor and sync. When deleting copy is the professional move.

Word swell (text expansion) causes 15–35% longer subtitles when translating from English. Learn CPS limits, character-per-line rules, and 4 proven fixes—condensing, avoiding abbreviations, whitespace design, and sync tools. Data from Argo, W3C, Netflix, Amara.