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English Subtitles Missing... I'm Not Happy...

10 years ago by
A Pianist
Yesterday I have received my copy of your interesting DVD. It is a very nice product but I have noted with a bit of disappointment that contrary at what reported on Maple Grove Web Site: "... the PAL DVD itself has menus and subtitles i." the English subtitles are missing... ;-( I am Italian (and first to buy the DVD I did know that Italian subtitles was not included) and the presence of the English subtitles was a great help for me to understand the speaking of Mr. Fraser. So, for me is not right the fact that are really included 3 languages and not 4 languages in the subtitles how reported on your Web site.
10 years ago by
A Pianist
Dear Performer70, This is a serious oversight, and we do apologize. 1) When we were developing the DVD structure it simply did not occur to us that English subtitles would be useful. Since then we have regretted the decision not to include them - we simply thought they would be superfluous, but it turns out we were mistaken. 2) I have asked my web manager to change the wording on our site, because this is misleading. Again, it is an inadvertent oversight on our part; we simply constructed the sentence that way for ease of grammar. But of course it is inaccurate. 3) We are investigating the possibility of making the English subtitles available in a separate file that could somehow be loaded onto the player and flashed on the screen as the DVD is played. We don't know if this is possible but feel it is worth finding out. If we do succeed in this we will send you that file with instructions. 4) At some future point in time we will release a new version of the DVD with subtitles in several additional languages (for instance, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian and Japanese). This version will definitely include the English titles as well. However, this project will not be completed in the near future but probably a year or two down the road. When this version released, you will receive a complimentary copy. 5) In the meantime, if you send me your email address (to ) I would be happy to send you a Word doc. version of the English subtitles for the entire film. Thus as a temporary solution, you would at least have a text at hand as a means of clarification of those moments when my Canadian English is incomprehensible to your Italian ears! My sincere apologies for this screwup on our part! Best wishes, AFF
10 years ago by
A Pianist
Thanks for your kind and fast reply, Mr. Fraser. I think that in every DVD the subtitles are always useful since unluckily there are also peoples with ear's troubles in the world. I do not think that a separate file could solve the problem since I am working on a localization of a DVD and with the authoring software I am using there is not this feature available. It is great to know that you are working on a new DVD project!!! And thanks for your help sending me a Word ".DOC" version of the English subtitles. Great support for a great product. Regards.
10 years ago by
A Pianist
Today I have received by e-mail the English subtitles in Word format directly from Mr. Fraser. Now it is more easy for my Italian ears to understand his interesting method. Thanks a lot for your kind support.
10 years ago by
A Pianist
hello alan i have not your subtitles too. i really love your dvd and your teaching .but it's alittle dificult for me to understand your speaking in the dvd. if you can please send me the english subtitle. Thank you so much. my email is registered in this website.
10 years ago by
A Pianist
Hello Peyman, I trust by now you have received the subtitles and can follow the DVD earlier. Enjoy! All best, AFF