Integration of EBU-TT-D subtitles in HbbTV surrounding

Abstract

In this paper, the design and implementation of European Broadcasting Union Timed Text part ‘D’ (EBU-TT-D) subtitles interpreter, based on eXtensible Markup Language (XML), is presented. The design is realized using web technologies HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), while implementation is performed with JavaScript programming language, which allows its easy integration with different hTmL5 video players. In summary, the proposed solution parses and displays XML subtitles in the video player. Targeted platforms, for the proposed solution, are all platforms that have support for different web browsers.