– Display source and target languages in two separate boxes – Display source and target languages in parallel in one window for convenience

– Not display source and target languages at the same time – Size and location of video frames are often fixed – It takes time to load videos depending on Internet speed – Adjust the size and location of video frames easily for convenient view – Convenient buttons and shortcuts to play or pause videos – Punctuation at the end of sentences may be lost when displayed on videos – A little complicated because its toolbar has many professional functions – Easy to choose italic or bold or underlined font – Translators can not adjust time code or insert new lines – Translators can quickly adjust time code to match texts with conversations by dragging timing-bar and dropping into subtitle boxes – Linguists can adjust time code but this operation requires several complicated steps – Translators can adjust time code to match texts with conversations by inserting new lines of conversation and filling in timing boxes – Work online and require a high-speed broadband Internet connection – Require high configuration for professional image editors – Usernames and passwords are just granted to their linguists who are in charge of translating and proofreading subtitles

– Licensed program (Get Premiere Pro as part of Creative Cloud for just $26.00/month) – Proprietary software developed by SDI Media and provided to company partners only – A free and cross-platform open-source tool So below is the sharing from Ms Quynh, one of the experienced subtitling translators in the GTE Localize team.

Meanwhile, some television program producers develop their own tools like GTS of SDI Media or Internet-based dashboards of some other media producers. Adobe Premiere is also used, but mainly by experts. Among a series of subtitle tools, Aegisub and K-Lite Mega Codec Pack are the most popular in Vietnam. We are an active member of various global localization associationsĬreating subtitles is a time-consuming and detail-oriented job that requires special tools for transcription and translation.

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