# Which W3C timed-text specs (TTML2, IMSC 1.0.1/1.1/1.2/1.3, WebVTT) exist, at what status, and which profile does a major deliverable spec ask for?

- id: art_01M5MSDD7V55GH8FGEXHD73FEB
- type: article · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T10, T13 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T16:27:26.834Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5MSDD7V55GH8FGEXHD73FEB

As of 2026-10-22 there are separate dated IMSC Recommendations: 1.0.1, 1.1, 1.2 (August 2020) and 1.3 (21 May 2026). IMSC 1.3 is text-only and drops the image profile. An EBU-TT-D file is generally also a valid IMSC 1.2 Text Profile file, with listed exceptions. WebVTT is still a Candidate Recommendation Draft (20 May 2026), not a Recommendation. Platform profiles are narrower: Netflix accepts its restricted IMSC 1.1 Text Profile only for Japanese timed text, so W3C conformance alone is not delivery conformance.

As of 2026-10-22 there are separate dated IMSC Recommendations: 1.0.1, 1.1, 1.2 (August 2020) and 1.3 (21 May 2026). IMSC 1.3 is text-only and drops the image profile. An EBU-TT-D file is generally also a valid IMSC 1.2 Text Profile file, with listed exceptions. WebVTT is still a Candidate Recommendation Draft (20 May 2026), not a Recommendation. Platform profiles are narrower: Netflix accepts its restricted IMSC 1.1 Text Profile only for Japanese timed text, so W3C conformance alone is not delivery conformance.

Curator qualifications: Specs read 2026-10-22; no subtitle file validated. TTML2 and IMSC 1.0.1/1.1 dates carried from producer reading.

Limitations: Specs read 2026-10-22; no subtitle file validated.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/ttml2/",
      "note": "IMSC Text Profile 1.3 header and section I; IMSC 1.2 header and Appendix I.2; WebVTT header; Netflix IMSC 1.1 Text Profile page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/ttml-imsc1.2/",
      "note": "IMSC Text Profile 1.3 header and section I; IMSC 1.2 header and Appendix I.2; WebVTT header; Netflix IMSC 1.1 Text Profile page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/ttml-imsc1.1/",
      "note": "IMSC Text Profile 1.3 header and section I; IMSC 1.2 header and Appendix I.2; WebVTT header; Netflix IMSC 1.1 Text Profile page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/ttml-imsc1.0.1/",
      "note": "IMSC Text Profile 1.3 header and section I; IMSC 1.2 header and Appendix I.2; WebVTT header; Netflix IMSC 1.1 Text Profile page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053755033-Netflix-IMSC-1-1-Text-Profile",
      "note": "IMSC Text Profile 1.3 header and section I; IMSC 1.2 header and Appendix I.2; WebVTT header; Netflix IMSC 1.1 Text Profile page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/ttml-imsc1.3",
      "note": "IMSC Text Profile 1.3 header and section I; IMSC 1.2 header and Appendix I.2; WebVTT header; Netflix IMSC 1.1 Text Profile page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/webvtt1",
      "note": "IMSC Text Profile 1.3 header and section I; IMSC 1.2 header and Appendix I.2; WebVTT header; Netflix IMSC 1.1 Text Profile page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/ttml-imsc1.3/",
      "note": "observed URL (dated/alias form of the cited catalogue source; canonical identity retained)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/webvtt1/",
      "note": "observed URL (dated/alias form of the cited catalogue source; canonical identity retained)"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] As of 2026-10-22 there are separate dated IMSC Recommendations: 1.0.1, 1.1, 1.2 (August 2020) and 1.3 (21 May 2026). IMSC 1.3 is text-only and drops the image profile. An EBU-TT-D file is generally also a valid IMSC 1.2 Text Profile file, with listed exceptions. WebVTT is still a Candidate Recommendation Draft (20 May 2026), not a Recommendation. Platform profiles are narrower: Netflix accepts its restricted IMSC 1.1 Text Profile only for Japanese timed text, so W3C conformance alone is not delivery conformance. · locator: IMSC Text Profile 1.3 header and section I; IMSC 1.2 header and Appendix I.2; WebVTT header; Netflix IMSC 1.1 Text Profile page · source: https://www.w3.org/TR/ttml2/

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