What is Subtitling? - WordPar International

What is Subtitling?  Ever seen a movie with the spoken text translated and visible to read at the bottom of the screen? Have you seen your own favorite movies on DVD or on TV with some strange text appearing at the bottom of the screen in strange foreign languages? Ever seen DVDs that specify a list of languages in which subtitles are available? Subtitles, as the word suggests, are titles given at the bottom (sub). These are the transcriptions of the words that are being uttered on the screen by the actors, newsreaders or commentators on the screen, but in a different language. The subtitles are essentially translations of the dialogue or narration in a language other than in which they are being spoken. Subtitling is the process by which subtitling artistes transcribe and simultaneously translate audio texts from a video clip into a different language. The process comprises 2 simultaneous conversions: the conversion from audio (aural) to graphic (visual / textual) mode (transcript...