What is Subtitling? - WordPar International

Subtitling movies, series, TV shows, in a nutshell, is translating oral (rarely written) text and displaying it in writing, mostly at the bottom of the screen. WordPar International is one of India’s leading subtitling agencies. Based in India, WordPar offers translation services in Europe , Asia and the Americas. WordPar is also a leading provider of localization services that serves multinational companies investing in India with precise, high quality, and professional standards. Who is it for and why? There are many who prefer subtitled programs to synchronized programs. For example, for those who know the original language of the show, or who are just learning it, it’s a great practice opportunity to understand the text you hear, where the caption provides a kind of crutch if something isn’t clear after all. And for the deaf and hard of hearing, subtitling is downright vital to comprehension. Captioning Rules The translation and subtitling of foreign language programs have their o...

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...