Questions and answers
Short answers about preparing subtitles, staying in sync, privacy and the devices CinemaCC works on.
How does CinemaCC work?
CinemaCC shows subtitles in a language you understand on your own phone while the film plays on the cinema screen, a TV, a laptop or a projector.
Before the screening, find subtitles for the film in the app or import your own SRT file, and choose one or two languages. In the cinema, open the player and press Play at the film’s first frame. The lines then run in time with the film on a near-black screen.
Where do the subtitles come from?
In the iPhone, iPad and Android apps you can search subtitles by movie and language; the results come from OpenSubtitles. You can also import SRT or ZIP files from Files, a link or another app, then give each track its role and language.
The Web player at app.cinemacc.net imports SRT files only. Whichever source you use, pick a file made for the release and cut you are about to see. Before you go: the checklist
How do the subtitles stay in sync with the film?
Press Play at the film’s first frame and CinemaCC keeps its own clock from there. If the words drift, the floating buttons move the subtitles back or forward, or you can browse to a line and jump to it.
On iPhone and on Android 13 or later, Find My Place listens to a few seconds of dialogue on the device and jumps to the matching line. It matches English or French dialogue subtitles; other dialogue languages use manual timing. Why subtitles go out of sync
What if there are no subtitles in my language?
If a language has no matching subtitle, CinemaCC can notify you when one becomes available. You can also preview a source subtitle and buy one optional AI translation into your language; each purchase covers one translation, and the result can be reused.
A translation cannot repair a file made for a different cut of the film, so check the source before you buy. What to prepare when your language is missing
Will my screen bother people around me?
The player keeps almost the whole screen black and shows only the current lines. On OLED phones black pixels are switched off, so very little light reaches the row around you, and brightness controls go lower for the darkest rooms.
Lower the brightness before the lights go down and hold the phone low, facing you. Cinema etiquette and setup
Do I need an internet connection in the cinema?
No. Once a screening is prepared in the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or Android app, playback works offline. Online search, AI translation and subtitle notifications need a connection, so prepare before you leave.
The Web player keeps files only in the open browser tab; reloading or closing it clears them.
Does CinemaCC record or upload audio?
CinemaCC does not record the film. Find My Place uses the microphone only for a short sample when you ask it to listen, or when the player opens if you turn that option on in Settings. The sample is processed on your device and not uploaded. Your Library of prepared films stays on your device.
Do I need an account?
No. CinemaCC works without an account and has no ads or ad tracking. Signing in to OpenSubtitles is optional.
Can I read subtitles on Apple Watch?
Yes. Prepare the screening on iPhone, and Apple Watch keeps up to five recent screenings for offline bilingual playback. Sync once at your seat, then follow each line from your wrist; the Watch keeps its own clock while your iPhone stays locked in your pocket.
Apple Watch needs watchOS 10 or later and a paired iPhone.
Can I see the subtitles in smart glasses?
Yes. For Even G2, export the prepared screening from Settings → Devices → Smart Glasses on your phone, load it in CinemaCC inside the Even app, then start it with the film and adjust the timing by hand.
Glasses that work as a wired display for an iPhone can show CinemaCC’s subtitle-only view. Subtitles in AR glasses
Can CinemaCC read the subtitles aloud?
Yes. On supported iPhones and Android phones, Spoken Subtitles reads the current line through connected private headphones, so nobody around you hears it.
Turn it on in Settings. It needs private audio and the app open, and it stays silent without headphones. How Spoken Subtitles work
Which phones does CinemaCC work on?
iPhone on iOS 16.4–18 and iOS 26 or later, iPad, and Android 12 or later. Find My Place needs an iPhone or Android 13 or later; Android 12 uses manual timing. Apple Watch works with a paired iPhone.
A session-only Web player at app.cinemacc.net runs in current browsers for SRT files you import.