On Apple TV, when playing videos with SRT subtitles, Infuse provides flexible and intuitive controls for adjusting subtitle appearance—such as font, size, and background opacity. These options make it much easier to increase contrast and subtitle size, which is especially important for viewers with visual impairments.
However, for videos that include only ASS subtitles, Infuse currently offers little to no ability to adjust subtitle styling.
I understand and appreciate the design rationale behind this behavior. ASS subtitles are often carefully authored with specific styling and positioning, and Infuse aims to respect the subtitle creator’s artistic and technical intent by rendering them as authored.
That said, this approach can be limiting for users with visual accessibility needs.
Suggestion:
It would be very helpful to offer an optional accessibility setting that allows users to override certain ASS subtitle style parameters—such as font size and background opacity—when needed. While such overrides may cause some subtitles to deviate from their original design or occasionally introduce layout issues, they would ensure that users can at least clearly read the subtitles.
Providing this as an explicit, opt-in accessibility feature would strike a good balance between respecting author intent and supporting users who rely on higher-contrast, larger subtitles for comfortable viewing.
Thank you for considering this request, and for your continued work on Infuse.