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How do I score machine-generated subtitle files (not just text) against a reference, what does SubER measure, and how far has it been validated?

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SubER scores a subtitle file against a reference including text, line breaks and timing (SRT input; Apache-2.0 code); its authors give a rule of thumb (<20% very good, >40-50% bad). In IWSLT 2024 human judgments for translation-focused DA agreed more with BLEURT than SubER (producer reading), so its validation depends on the evaluation target.

SubER scores a subtitle file against a reference including text, line breaks and timing (SRT input; Apache-2.0 code); its authors give a rule of thumb (<20% very good, >40-50% bad). In IWSLT 2024 human judgments for translation-focused DA agreed more with BLEURT than SubER (producer reading), so its validation depends on the evaluation target. Curator qualifications: Documents read 2026-10-22; no subtitles scored or rendered. Paper tables and IWSLT 2024 findings not re-read by curator. Limitations: Documents read 2026-10-22; no subtitles scored or rendered. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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      "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.05805",
      "note": "apptek/SubER README at 3395bfec (raw); apptek/SubER LICENSE at 3395bfec (raw)"
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      "url": "https://github.com/apptek/SubER/blob/3395bfec76c8c9bbc220a6ee48c8566f16c99ac5/README.md",
      "note": "apptek/SubER README at 3395bfec (raw); apptek/SubER LICENSE at 3395bfec (raw)"
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      "note": "apptek/SubER README at 3395bfec (raw); apptek/SubER LICENSE at 3395bfec (raw)"
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      "url": "https://aclanthology.org/2024.iwslt-1.1.pdf",
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  • [sourced_fact] SubER scores a subtitle file against a reference including text, line breaks and timing (SRT input; Apache-2.0 code); its authors give a rule of thumb (<20% very good, >40-50% bad). In IWSLT 2024 human judgments for translation-focused DA agreed more with BLEURT than SubER (producer reading), so its validation depends on the evaluation target. · locator: apptek/SubER README at 3395bfec (raw); apptek/SubER LICENSE at 3395bfec (raw) source

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