Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Are free subtitling softwares enough to match most client's needs?
Poster: Kévin Bénard
Hello everyone,
My question is pretty much in the title: would a good open source subtitling software be enough to take on jobs from different clients potentially requiring files in different formats, a variety of tasks such as timecuing, recut, conform, or should I necessarily get one with a paid license for that?
I have been working with a company providing me with their own software GTS for two and a half years and I've only just started sending applications to more companies, meaning I will need to use something else. All I have been doing so far is timecuing and subtitling, with the occasional recut and SDH, with or without templates. As for supported files, I have no idea what other clients use as I only get .pmw files.
And for those of you who may have used GTS before, what do you think would be its closest cousin?
I would like some advice before I teach myself how to use a new software as I really don't have the time to try too many of them out at the moment...
Could anyone please help me out? Sorry in advance if I can't state my needs thoroughly; all of this may be vague as I have no experience of subtitling outside of the company I work for right now.
Topic: Are free subtitling softwares enough to match most client's needs?
Poster: Kévin Bénard
Hello everyone,
My question is pretty much in the title: would a good open source subtitling software be enough to take on jobs from different clients potentially requiring files in different formats, a variety of tasks such as timecuing, recut, conform, or should I necessarily get one with a paid license for that?
I have been working with a company providing me with their own software GTS for two and a half years and I've only just started sending applications to more companies, meaning I will need to use something else. All I have been doing so far is timecuing and subtitling, with the occasional recut and SDH, with or without templates. As for supported files, I have no idea what other clients use as I only get .pmw files.
And for those of you who may have used GTS before, what do you think would be its closest cousin?
I would like some advice before I teach myself how to use a new software as I really don't have the time to try too many of them out at the moment...
Could anyone please help me out? Sorry in advance if I can't state my needs thoroughly; all of this may be vague as I have no experience of subtitling outside of the company I work for right now.