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Mobile phone technology and mobile phone culture have come a long way since the launch of the mobile phone in the nineties. The modern cell phone user today is spoiled with choice. There are hundreds of phones to suit his or her lifestyle and profession along with heaps of applications and games. But ultimately it is the music ringtones that makes him or her answer the call. Isn’t that the basic purpose of a phone? Ringtone have invariably become an active part of our life. Over the years this phenomenon has creatively progressed along with rapidly advancing technology. It’s rare to come across an old fashioned “monophonic” or even the “polyphonic” beeping ringtone these days. Music Ringtones seem to be the order of the day. In the bus, restaurant or sidewalk, it’s really hard not to hear a phone crooning away a popular tune.

Today professional subtitlers usually work with specialized computer software and hardware where the video is digitally stored on a hard disk, making each individual frame instantly accessible. Besides creating the subtitles, the subtitler usually also tells the computer software the exact positions where each subtitle should appear and disappear. For cinema film, this task is traditionally done by separate technicians. The end result is a subtitle file containing the actual subtitles as well as position markers indicating where each subtitle should appear and disappear. These markers are usually based on timecode if it is a work for electronic media (e.g., TV, video, DVD), or on film length (measured in feet and frames) if the subtitles are to be used for traditional cinema film.

For non-live, or pre-recorded programs, television program providers can choose offline captioning. Captioners gear offline captioning toward the high-end television industry, providing highly customized captioning features, such as pop-on style captions, specialized screen placement, speaker identifications, italics, special characters, and sound effects. Offline captioning involves a five-step design and editing process, and does much more than simply display the text of a program. Offline captioning helps the viewer follow a story line, become aware of mood and feeling, and allows them to fully enjoy the entire viewing experience. Offline captioning is the preferred presentation style for entertainment-type programming