Translation of Subtitles

Inter-lingual and intra-linguistic subtitling

Subtitling is a TAV procedure that aims to correctly pass the contents from the oral channel to the written channel. At Translation-IN we carry out both intra-lingual subtitling (with a translation service) and inter-lingual subtitling (to support those with impaired hearing). In subtitles for hearing people, we carry out the formatting, synchronization, sentence segmentation rules, rhythm and translation strategies to be implemented upfornt. In subtitles for impaired hearing we apply the legislation and the state of the art in force in Italy and abroad. We follow the formatting instructions, the use of labels and the SDH or CC subtitles required by each individual customer.

Suppose the context in which there are two people, an interviewer and an interviewee, talking in two different languages. In the subtitling files you will choose to insert the spoken languages of both languages so that the video can become intelligible even to the deaf.

Subtitles and compromise between written and spoken language

For our subtitling services we always try to grasp the right compromise between the need for accuracy of the written language and the need to reproduce speech, that is, a linguistic expression more disconnected from rigid formats.

Specialists in subtitles and communication

Our audiovisual translators specialized in subtitles have a respectable professional back ground. After training at specialized schools, they have participated in the Festivals in their countries of origin, during which they began to put into practice the techniques of subtitling and synchronization, measuring themselves with the tight deadlines and the most strict and varied instructions.

The audiovisual team of Translation-IN works for television networks, production companies and online platforms. In addition, our clients are also the protagonists of numerous international film festivals (including the Cannes and Berlin International Film Festivals), for which carry out the intralingual subtitling of feature films screened in European premieres.

In addition to the skills acquired over the years, the work of our audiovisual translators in the field of subtitling never takes place in isolation. On the contrary, for all of us it is of fundamental importance to be able to dialogue with our customers, prepare the best solutions together, take care of the details to the maximum extent possible because it is precisely the latter that create a pleasant product for those who look at it and those who listen to it.

To establish a personalized graphic impact we choose, along with the customer, the font to be used among the range of fonts suitable for subtitling and, subsequently, always in agreement with the customer’s opinion, we decide whether to insert the subtitles on two lines, maintaining a transparent or black background.

For more informations, see also: audiovisual translations