Several questions about subtitling | Income

Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Several questions about subtitling
Poster: Thayenga
Post title: Income

Hello Ivan,

first, there is no fixed monthly income for any freelance translator regardless of the type of service she or he offers. The income depends solely on how many projects you receive and the agreed upon rate, either per word, per hour, or per audio minute.

Translating something in your mind doesn't really give you an idea how long it will actually take you to translate one audio minute. The speed depends on several factors such as quality of both the video and the transcript, if there is one already, the number of characters per second to enable a comfortable reading experience for the viewer. Additionally you will also have to time the subtitles to start and end the moment the speaker starts or finishes. This can sometimes take quite a while.

Also, do keep in mind that you need to gain experience - lots of experience! - first before you can just "subtitle away" without any problems. And Netflix does have some strict guidelines.

Much success!

Best,
Thayenga

[Edited at 2020-09-11 08:09 GMT]