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What does EBU R 37 say numerically about sound and picture timing, and do the EBU-TT-D documents (Tech 3380, Tech 3381) state any reading-speed or line-length numbers?

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EBU R 37-2007 limits end-to-end sound-picture offset at emission to 40 ms sound-early and 60 ms sound-late, with 5 ms early to 15 ms late at each stage, measured with flash-and-blip markers. EBU-TT-D (Tech 3380) sets layout defaults (cellResolution 32x15, linePadding 0c) but neither it nor Tech 3381 gives reading-speed or line-length limits, which must come from style guides.

EBU R 37-2007 limits end-to-end sound-picture offset at emission to 40 ms sound-early and 60 ms sound-late, with 5 ms early to 15 ms late at each stage, measured with flash-and-blip markers. EBU-TT-D (Tech 3380) sets layout defaults (cellResolution 32x15, linePadding 0c) but neither it nor Tech 3381 gives reading-speed or line-length limits, which must come from style guides. Curator qualifications: Recommendations read 2026-10-22; no files exchanged or measured. Limitations: Recommendations read 2026-10-22; no files exchanged or measured. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/r/r037.pdf",
      "note": "EBU R 37-2007 PDF; EBU Tech 3380 v1.0.1 (EBU-TT-D) PDF; EBU Tech 3381 v1.0 PDF"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3380.pdf",
      "note": "EBU R 37-2007 PDF; EBU Tech 3380 v1.0.1 (EBU-TT-D) PDF; EBU Tech 3381 v1.0 PDF"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3381.pdf",
      "note": "EBU R 37-2007 PDF; EBU Tech 3380 v1.0.1 (EBU-TT-D) PDF; EBU Tech 3381 v1.0 PDF"
    }
  ]
}

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  • [sourced_fact] EBU R 37-2007 limits end-to-end sound-picture offset at emission to 40 ms sound-early and 60 ms sound-late, with 5 ms early to 15 ms late at each stage, measured with flash-and-blip markers. EBU-TT-D (Tech 3380) sets layout defaults (cellResolution 32x15, linePadding 0c) but neither it nor Tech 3381 gives reading-speed or line-length limits, which must come from style guides. · locator: EBU R 37-2007 PDF; EBU Tech 3380 v1.0.1 (EBU-TT-D) PDF; EBU Tech 3381 v1.0 PDF source

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