captions vs subtitles

Captions and subtitles both display text on the screen while video content plays, but they serve different purposes. Captions provide a transcription of the spoken dialogue along with other relevant sounds (like music cues or sound effects), making them suitable for deaf or hard-of-hearing viewers. Subtitles, on the other hand, mainly translate spoken dialogue into another language or provide a text version of the audio without additional sound context. In summary, captions are more comprehensive for accessibility, while subtitles focus on translating dialogue.