Forum: Subtitling
Topic: how long does it take to create a subtitling file?
Poster: kmtext
Post title: It all depends
There are a lot of factors that affect how long it takes to subtitle a programme, so you can't really generalise.
If you have good, clear audio and the participants/actors enunciate clearly and speak in coherent sentences, it's much quicker than if you have a lot of background noise and speakers who mumble and mutter, don't speak in sentences, or if they use slang and jargon that you have to research.
The type of programme is also a factor. If you're working on a film, that's going to be quicker and easier to do than a chat/talk show where you have lots of participants all talking over each other and referring back to what someone said that wasn't very clear so you left it out, but because they did, you have to go back and re-edit to include it so that the subsequent comments make sense.
I've been subtitling and translating for over 20 years, and can occasionally do a one-hour programme in three to four hours, but that doesn't happen often. It usually takes 8-16 hours depending on the content.
Topic: how long does it take to create a subtitling file?
Poster: kmtext
Post title: It all depends
There are a lot of factors that affect how long it takes to subtitle a programme, so you can't really generalise.
If you have good, clear audio and the participants/actors enunciate clearly and speak in coherent sentences, it's much quicker than if you have a lot of background noise and speakers who mumble and mutter, don't speak in sentences, or if they use slang and jargon that you have to research.
The type of programme is also a factor. If you're working on a film, that's going to be quicker and easier to do than a chat/talk show where you have lots of participants all talking over each other and referring back to what someone said that wasn't very clear so you left it out, but because they did, you have to go back and re-edit to include it so that the subsequent comments make sense.
I've been subtitling and translating for over 20 years, and can occasionally do a one-hour programme in three to four hours, but that doesn't happen often. It usually takes 8-16 hours depending on the content.
