Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Ask me anything about subtitling
Poster: Max Deryagin
Post title: -
[quote]Tuulia Tipa wrote:
I did already start a new topic, but I could just as well ask here too... I've been doing subtitling for several years, using the companies' proprietary software. Now, I have some new clients who would like me to purchase my own professional software. I can't afford anything as expensive as EZTitles or Titlevision. Are there other ones that are (almost) as good? What would you recommend? What are the pros and cons? [/quote]
Hi Tuulia,
Professional software, which can be extremely expensive, is often not worth it — it does not necessarily make you work faster or better; it only provides a set of means to automate your workflow, customize the environment and easily adhere to a wide spectrum of standards used for various kinds of subtitling (of which there are many). A couple of other perks are very few (if any) bugs/errors and robust customer support.
So, before I can give you advice, I need to know what exactly you need professional software for — that is, what exact features not present in the free tools (e.g. Subtitle Edit, Aegisub, Subtitle Workshop) you're looking for. On top of that, I need to know your operating system, your budget and the kind of projects you're planning to work on.
Topic: Ask me anything about subtitling
Poster: Max Deryagin
Post title: -
[quote]Tuulia Tipa wrote:
I did already start a new topic, but I could just as well ask here too... I've been doing subtitling for several years, using the companies' proprietary software. Now, I have some new clients who would like me to purchase my own professional software. I can't afford anything as expensive as EZTitles or Titlevision. Are there other ones that are (almost) as good? What would you recommend? What are the pros and cons? [/quote]
Hi Tuulia,
Professional software, which can be extremely expensive, is often not worth it — it does not necessarily make you work faster or better; it only provides a set of means to automate your workflow, customize the environment and easily adhere to a wide spectrum of standards used for various kinds of subtitling (of which there are many). A couple of other perks are very few (if any) bugs/errors and robust customer support.
So, before I can give you advice, I need to know what exactly you need professional software for — that is, what exact features not present in the free tools (e.g. Subtitle Edit, Aegisub, Subtitle Workshop) you're looking for. On top of that, I need to know your operating system, your budget and the kind of projects you're planning to work on.