Do you translate subtitles from a written source text, or directly from source language audio? | Both

Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Do you translate subtitles from a written source text, or directly from source language audio?
Poster: Kang Seok Lee
Post title: Both

It depends on the sources of the outsourcer.
I mean if the outsourcer gives you a written source, you translate the texts and write over it. But if the outsourcer doesn't have a written source, you should listen to the audio very carefully and make them in written text (of the target language).
As the outsourcer knows very well that the subtitling job will be easier with written text(source), they will give it to you if they have.(why not??).
So if the outsourcer doesn't mention the text source, please ask them.
And very occasionally, the subtitling job rate with and without text source can be different.
(The rate with text source could be lower than that of without one(=audio only)
The most important part of subtitling, however, is synchronization.
And because there is no difference in synchronization with/without text source, I suggest you offer the same rate to the outsourcer.
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