Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Subtitling Software Monal 2008 LE
Poster: SoniaCardoso
Post title: Monal Software
Dear Isabel,
it depends of the job you've asked to do. If you're working on an already timecoded template (which seems to be the case), normally they send you a template in some foreighn language and you just have to delete the foreign text and write your own in the same place. However, this week I had to do a project using this software, and the sstx file they sent me, had no text at all, only the time codes.
I translated the episode, delivered it to the client and refused to work for them any further, because this software is simple the WORST I've ever worked with. It's not pratical, it's not intuitive and it doesn't show you many "technical errors" that you might do (such as leaving a space after each line). I've been acused of leaving a blank space after each line. I replied to the client that I had no way of knowing that I was doing that, since their "brilliant" software doesn't show it.
Plus I've also investigated the company and they appear on the blacklist of bad translation agencies with payment problems, so I decided to cut my losses right there.
If you want a great software to work with, try Spot Subtitling System. It's simply the best, no doubt about it. Unfortunately, it doesn't open this stupid sstx files. It's never good when the files they send you can only be open with a very specific software...
[quote]isabel faria wrote:
Hello all!!!
I am experimenting for the first time this software.
I opened the .sstx file and then I opened the .mpg
I see the image and the List of Subtitling on its right, but there is NO TEXT in any subtitle!!!
SHoudn't the SOurce Text to translate appear under the Line with the Subtitling number, TV in and TC Out and the number of characters?
Did I do something wrong?
Can someone give me a hand?
BR
Isabel
[Edited at 2014-12-10 15:06 GMT] [/quote]
Topic: Subtitling Software Monal 2008 LE
Poster: SoniaCardoso
Post title: Monal Software
Dear Isabel,
it depends of the job you've asked to do. If you're working on an already timecoded template (which seems to be the case), normally they send you a template in some foreighn language and you just have to delete the foreign text and write your own in the same place. However, this week I had to do a project using this software, and the sstx file they sent me, had no text at all, only the time codes.
I translated the episode, delivered it to the client and refused to work for them any further, because this software is simple the WORST I've ever worked with. It's not pratical, it's not intuitive and it doesn't show you many "technical errors" that you might do (such as leaving a space after each line). I've been acused of leaving a blank space after each line. I replied to the client that I had no way of knowing that I was doing that, since their "brilliant" software doesn't show it.
Plus I've also investigated the company and they appear on the blacklist of bad translation agencies with payment problems, so I decided to cut my losses right there.
If you want a great software to work with, try Spot Subtitling System. It's simply the best, no doubt about it. Unfortunately, it doesn't open this stupid sstx files. It's never good when the files they send you can only be open with a very specific software...
[quote]isabel faria wrote:
Hello all!!!
I am experimenting for the first time this software.
I opened the .sstx file and then I opened the .mpg
I see the image and the List of Subtitling on its right, but there is NO TEXT in any subtitle!!!
SHoudn't the SOurce Text to translate appear under the Line with the Subtitling number, TV in and TC Out and the number of characters?
Did I do something wrong?
Can someone give me a hand?
BR
Isabel
[Edited at 2014-12-10 15:06 GMT] [/quote]