Translation and Subtitles
Provide professional subtitles according to international standards.
Translation by native speakers with attention to details.
Translation by native speakers with attention to details.
The subtitles are one of the main requirements of international film festivals. We have been translating and subtitling since 2013. Feel free to take all the efforts to make them, because we know the details of this craft.
Translation by native speakers
Accurately and quickly translate animated, fiction and documentary films, commercials, lectures and other audiovisual works into the language of the target audience and are attentive to the nuances of the content.
Professional subtitles
The subtitles are embedded according to the international standard ESIST, which incorporates the best industry practices in the field of ease of perception of textual information by the viewer sitting in the cinema. We know what size and color should be the font, where and how much to show the subtitles on the screen, so as not to distract the viewer from the content of the picture.
Prices
We can calculate the exact cost and terms only after reading the film.
Professional Translation
Расчет указан за символ с пробелом, а количество знаков считается по тексту, который сдается в перевод.
Into English from other languages
30 EUR per page
By a native speaker
1 page is 1,800 characters with spaces according to MS Word statistics (around 300 words)
1 page is 1,800 characters with spaces according to MS Word statistics (around 300 words)
From English into other languages
from EUR 30 per page
By a native speaker
1 page is 1,800 characters with spaces according to MS Word statistics (around 300 words)
1 page is 1,800 characters with spaces according to MS Word statistics (around 300 words)
The minimum order is 20 EUR.
Calculation is indicated for a signs with a space, and the number of signs is counted according to the text that is submitted for translation.
Timing
Calculation is indicated for a signs with a space, and the number of signs is counted according to the text that is submitted for translation.
Timing
- Short film translation: 2–4 working days;
- translation of a feature film: 5–7 working days.
Subtitles
Setting ready-made subtitles for timecode
Video "Standard"
2 EUR / minute
Fiction or animation films
Video "Documentary"
3 EUR / minute
Documentaries or informational videos
Setting subtitles (Convertatio)
25 EUR for file under 5 Gb
+2 EUR per extra Gb
+2 EUR per extra Gb
Include downloading, agreeement, conversion, uploading back to server
The minimum order for any service is 20 EUR.
To prepare the final version with "embedded" subtitles, you will need a video in its original quality (master copy).
Deadlines for producing subtitles
To prepare the final version with "embedded" subtitles, you will need a video in its original quality (master copy).
Deadlines for producing subtitles
- Subtitles for a short film: 1-2 working days;
- full-length subtitles: 2–4 working days.
experience
Subtitled 500+ films
Great experience in subtitling films for 7 years made us one of leaders for film translations among CIS countries agencies.
Guaranties
Do everything on time
We'll make the translation and subtitles on time. We understand what a burning deadline is and do everything quickly. If we are late — we do at our expense.
remotely
Work worldwide
All process are online, so we could make translation and subs all over the world.
How to make subtitles for the film
Subtitle production requires to pass through three steps, described below.
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Step 1: Text transcription
For both translation and setting subtitles, you need a transcript or dialogues list of the film, including all screen captions and titles. If you don't have them, we will help with deciphering the video sequence.
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Step 2: Translation
The film text is translated into the target language, usually English. We send the finished translation for approval in a Word document. We are well aware of the peculiarities of subtitle translation, so the film does not have to be “read” from the screen.
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Step 3: Subtitles
We put the agreed version of the translation into subtitles, simultaneously editing it for ease of perception and compliance with standards. Often, to speed up the process, we combine translation and installation into one process.
At the output you'll get a file of subtitles in the *.srt format (on request — in any other). If necessary, we embed subtitles in the video (a mandatory requirement for participation in film festivals).
To order translation and subtitles
For the manufacture of the dialogue, the installation sheet and decryption from you will need a video with the final installation in viewing quality.
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Questions and Answers
We have collected popular questions and answered them
"Preview" — this is how we call a compressed copy of the master-film. Typically, the previewing copy should not exceed 2 GB, which allows to work with the film easily for the whole team — agents, managers, translators, subtitle and script sheets setters.
If the film is not yet uploaded to the Internet, we recommend using the Vimeo service for the secure transmission of video with a password. Any file sharing service is suitable, for example, dropmefiles.com (up to 50 GB free) — do not forget to set the storage period for files for 14 days. Read more about how to transfer files in this document.
If the film is not yet uploaded to the Internet, we recommend using the Vimeo service for the secure transmission of video with a password. Any file sharing service is suitable, for example, dropmefiles.com (up to 50 GB free) — do not forget to set the storage period for files for 14 days. Read more about how to transfer files in this document.
After watching the film, we will send the calculation of the full cost. Available payment methods and details will also be listed in the letter. For works with a total value up to 10,000 rubles a 100% prepayment is provided.
Let's consider the maximum cycle of work, when you need to make subtitles for a film in another language, and there is only the film itself (if some steps have already been taken, this reduces the time and cost of the work). So, in chronological order, we:
At the output — a new video file in the same quality as the original, but with embedded subtitles in the video. Specific working dates we discuss for your film at the beginning of work. That is why it is important for us to get acquainted with the "previewing" copy after receiving the application.
- We decrypt the video and prepare a dialogue sheet (script) for following translation (1–2 working days).
- We make a literary translation and send it to you for approval (3–7 working days, depending on the size of the text in the film).
- After approving the translation, we set the subtitles (2–3 working days after the translation is approved), receiving the external subtitle file * .srt. If necessary we embed subtitles in the film (it is usually required by the festivals).
At the output — a new video file in the same quality as the original, but with embedded subtitles in the video. Specific working dates we discuss for your film at the beginning of work. That is why it is important for us to get acquainted with the "previewing" copy after receiving the application.
In Festagent, all films are translated exclusively by native speakers with extensive experience in both narrative and documentary films. In order to accurately convey all the nuances of the plot (national context, slang, unique culture concepts, etc.), their Russian-speaking professional colleagues consult foreign translators. Not all speakers with whom we cooperate speak Russian, so in some areas of translation the intermediate language is English. It should be noted that the translation of the film also requires competent adaptation of the received text for use in subtitles, therefore the work of the subtitle setter and the translator also takes place "in tandem".
In the MS Word text editor, go to the Review menu (in Word 2003, click the Tools menu), select Statistics, see the number of characters (with spaces). You can also simply click on the special button "Word count" on the bottom panel of the MS Word window.
Two reasons for this.
Firstly, the translation of a film requires careful acquiaintance of the translator with it - knowledge of the context is necessary for the selection of correct phrases. The time spent on watching and studying the film is already included in the price of translation.
Secondly, only native speakers are engaged in the translation into foreign languages in Festagent. We understand that this makes translation more expensive than if it was done by a Russian-speaking translator, but we do it consciously: we have learned through experience that only a native speaker can fully convey all the nuances laid down by the author so that the target audience can correctly perceive it. First of all, we are talking about the elements of the cultural code, which the foreign audience do not often know and which requires proper representation in the subtitles.
Firstly, the translation of a film requires careful acquiaintance of the translator with it - knowledge of the context is necessary for the selection of correct phrases. The time spent on watching and studying the film is already included in the price of translation.
Secondly, only native speakers are engaged in the translation into foreign languages in Festagent. We understand that this makes translation more expensive than if it was done by a Russian-speaking translator, but we do it consciously: we have learned through experience that only a native speaker can fully convey all the nuances laid down by the author so that the target audience can correctly perceive it. First of all, we are talking about the elements of the cultural code, which the foreign audience do not often know and which requires proper representation in the subtitles.
Ready subtitles are prepared in *.srt (SubRip) format.
In order to watch a film with subtitles on your computer, you need to put the *.srt file in the same folder with the film and make sure that the files are named identically (for example, video.mp4 and video.srt). Then play the file with a video player (for example, Media Player Classic or any other that supports the display of external subtitles). Subtitles should start automatically.
You can edit a file (for example, replace a word or insert any sign) yourself by opening it in Windows or Mac OS notepad (right-click on a file> Open with> Notepad) and edit it as a plain text file without changing the timecode markers.
You can also upload the *.srt file to the video hosting (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and connect them to the desired movie in the appropriate section. At the same time playback of subtitles can be turned off. You can also connect several different subtitle files *.srt — for example, in different languages — to one film.
In order to watch a film with subtitles on your computer, you need to put the *.srt file in the same folder with the film and make sure that the files are named identically (for example, video.mp4 and video.srt). Then play the file with a video player (for example, Media Player Classic or any other that supports the display of external subtitles). Subtitles should start automatically.
You can edit a file (for example, replace a word or insert any sign) yourself by opening it in Windows or Mac OS notepad (right-click on a file> Open with> Notepad) and edit it as a plain text file without changing the timecode markers.
You can also upload the *.srt file to the video hosting (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and connect them to the desired movie in the appropriate section. At the same time playback of subtitles can be turned off. You can also connect several different subtitle files *.srt — for example, in different languages — to one film.
