Forum: Subtitling
Topic:"Closed caption file" = SRT file?
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: Ask the client the file extension or a sample file
[quote]DIANNE BEREST wrote:
She says: Some translators, who are accustomed with video production, provide their transcription in the form of a closed-caption file. [/quote]
I am not a subtitler or subtitle translator, but:
I think the best thing is to ask the client what the file format of her chosen closed captions file is, or to send you an example of one. The reason I say this is because (a) different companies, softwares and countries use the terms "subtitles" and "captions" and "closed captions" to mean different things and (b) there are many, many subtitle and caption file formats, so even if you do deliver the work in one of those formats, it may be that the client is expecting a different one.
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Topic:"Closed caption file" = SRT file?
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: Ask the client the file extension or a sample file
[quote]DIANNE BEREST wrote:
She says: Some translators, who are accustomed with video production, provide their transcription in the form of a closed-caption file. [/quote]
I am not a subtitler or subtitle translator, but:
I think the best thing is to ask the client what the file format of her chosen closed captions file is, or to send you an example of one. The reason I say this is because (a) different companies, softwares and countries use the terms "subtitles" and "captions" and "closed captions" to mean different things and (b) there are many, many subtitle and caption file formats, so even if you do deliver the work in one of those formats, it may be that the client is expecting a different one.
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