Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Ask me anything about subtitling
Poster: Max Deryagin
Post title: -
[quote]Tuulia Tipa wrote:
Thanks a lot Max.
I've tried Subtitle Edit and Aegisub, and both seem somewhat clumsy. I can't say much about Aegisub, but the problems I had with Subtitle Edit were
- I couldn't accurately position the subtitles (top of screen, bottom middle etc.)
- When checking the subtitles, they didn't automatically show up red when the reading speed was exceeded, but only when I clicked on them
- No shot changes shown
- Adjusting time-codes seemed clumsy, I couldn't set the time-out code manually
I use Windows and would like to stay under €500. I would mostly do subtitling on timed-coded templates, sometimes also proofreading/QC. [/quote]
I'm afraid your budget is unrealistic — there's simply no pro software under €500 that supports Windows and is worth considering. To give you a quick rundown on your ideas:
1. Titlebee saves your work to the cloud without giving you access to it (this will almost always break the NDA);
2. Wincaps Q4 is £1500;
3. FinalSub is Mac-only;
4. Poliscript Create is outdated; it doesn't support many features taken for granted nowadays.
Any other half-decent tool I know of is way above €500. If you used Mac, you could go with Annotation Edit for half the budget, but with Windows you'll have to bite the bullet — either make do with a free tool or invest into a more expensive solution like EZTitles or SubtitleNext. Or you can use a subscription-based online tool like OOONA ($60/month for the PRO version), but those end up costing more in the long run.
Topic: Ask me anything about subtitling
Poster: Max Deryagin
Post title: -
[quote]Tuulia Tipa wrote:
Thanks a lot Max.
I've tried Subtitle Edit and Aegisub, and both seem somewhat clumsy. I can't say much about Aegisub, but the problems I had with Subtitle Edit were
- I couldn't accurately position the subtitles (top of screen, bottom middle etc.)
- When checking the subtitles, they didn't automatically show up red when the reading speed was exceeded, but only when I clicked on them
- No shot changes shown
- Adjusting time-codes seemed clumsy, I couldn't set the time-out code manually
I use Windows and would like to stay under €500. I would mostly do subtitling on timed-coded templates, sometimes also proofreading/QC. [/quote]
I'm afraid your budget is unrealistic — there's simply no pro software under €500 that supports Windows and is worth considering. To give you a quick rundown on your ideas:
1. Titlebee saves your work to the cloud without giving you access to it (this will almost always break the NDA);
2. Wincaps Q4 is £1500;
3. FinalSub is Mac-only;
4. Poliscript Create is outdated; it doesn't support many features taken for granted nowadays.
Any other half-decent tool I know of is way above €500. If you used Mac, you could go with Annotation Edit for half the budget, but with Windows you'll have to bite the bullet — either make do with a free tool or invest into a more expensive solution like EZTitles or SubtitleNext. Or you can use a subscription-based online tool like OOONA ($60/month for the PRO version), but those end up costing more in the long run.