Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Beginner puzzled by price of subtitling software in relation to rates
Poster: jbjb
Post title: Software
Of course you require some training beforehand.
As for choosing the software, it depends on the clients you work for. You shouldn't decide anything before checking what file formats they use.
If you find work with major subtitling companies, many of them have their own proprietary software that they can give to translators free of charge - it's professional software but the translator versions only create one file type that cannot be opened by any other software in the world.
If you want to freelance and your clients require files in EBU .STL (not to be mixed up with at least two text-based .STL formats) or .pac or .890 (the three most common file extensions used in subtitling), then your only option is to get a professional software. There are no free software options for these file formats because all of these file formats are proprietary and software makers that support these formats have to pay the owners of file formats.
Instead of buying a software, the most sensible option at first might be getting a 1-year license - most of the professional software have this option and it costs around 1,000 EUR a year. Just check their web pages to get the cheapest option.
Topic: Beginner puzzled by price of subtitling software in relation to rates
Poster: jbjb
Post title: Software
Of course you require some training beforehand.
As for choosing the software, it depends on the clients you work for. You shouldn't decide anything before checking what file formats they use.
If you find work with major subtitling companies, many of them have their own proprietary software that they can give to translators free of charge - it's professional software but the translator versions only create one file type that cannot be opened by any other software in the world.
If you want to freelance and your clients require files in EBU .STL (not to be mixed up with at least two text-based .STL formats) or .pac or .890 (the three most common file extensions used in subtitling), then your only option is to get a professional software. There are no free software options for these file formats because all of these file formats are proprietary and software makers that support these formats have to pay the owners of file formats.
Instead of buying a software, the most sensible option at first might be getting a 1-year license - most of the professional software have this option and it costs around 1,000 EUR a year. Just check their web pages to get the cheapest option.
