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Planning a Subtitling Project
A plain overview of the steps from script to published subtitles: scoping, preparing the source, writing, timing, review, delivery and what to plan for.
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Production Workflow
Planning and managing a subtitling or translation project.
In-House or Outsourced Subtitling
The trade-offs between subtitling in a team and buying the work in: skills, cost, control, speed, confidentiality and the hybrid options in between.
Managing Many Languages in One Project
How to organize files, reviewers and versions when subtitles go into several languages at once, from naming rules to approvals and handling late changes.
Preparing Video for Subtitling
What source material and notes make subtitling easier: a locked picture, clean audio, a script, name lists, on-screen text notes and clear instructions.
Reusing Subtitles When a Video Is Re-Edited
How subtitle cues follow changes to the picture: trims, inserts, reordering and frame-rate changes, and how to update files without starting from scratch.
Transcripts, Scripts and Subtitles Compared
How transcripts, scripts and subtitles differ in purpose, form and use, why one cannot simply replace another, and how they feed into each other.
Version Control for Subtitle Files
Simple ways to track edits and approved versions of subtitle files: naming, folders, change notes, locking and when to use proper version control software.
What Affects the Time a Subtitling Job Takes
The factors that make a subtitling job quicker or slower: audio quality, speech density, languages, review rounds, format needs, tools and how ready the source is.
Working With a Subtitle Provider
General questions a buyer can ask any subtitle provider about process, people, review, formats, privacy, schedules and corrections, without naming any company.
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