subtitling
Translating dialogue onscreen
Subtitling is the practice of adding text to video content, translating or transcribing dialogue at the bottom of the screen.
It may convert foreign languages for domestic audiences or provide captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.
The work requires balancing accuracy with readability—condensing speech to fit timing constraints while preserving meaning: The subtitling was rushed and full of errors.
Multiplexing standard for carriers
- deafUnable to hear
- hearing-impairedHaving partial or total deafness
- CCAdditional email recipient field
- inclusiveCovering all members
assistive · ADA · readability · audio-description · sign-language · accommodation · compliance · screen-reader
Adapting for specific markets
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
equivalence · idiomatic · nuance · contextualize · fidelity · condensation · segmentation · transcreation
Frame-by-frame position reference
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- ASSInformal emphasis acronym
- encodingConverting data to format
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
software · positioning · font · timing · cueing · spotting · line-break · CPS
Broadcast viewing device
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- teletextBroadcast text on television
- video-on-demandSelf-scheduled digital viewing
VOD · broadcasting · Netflix · media · encoder · decoder · transmission · cable
Movie or coating
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- arthouseVenue for noncommercial films
- festivalOrganized public celebration
auteur · international · audience · theatrical · premiere · screening · release · distributor
SDH
Multiplexing standard for carriers
- deafUnable to hear
- hearing-impairedHaving partial or total deafness
- CCAdditional email recipient field
inclusive · assistive · ADA · readability · audio-description · sign-language · accommodation · compliance · screen-reader
localization
Adapting for specific markets
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
polyglot · equivalence · idiomatic · nuance · contextualize · fidelity · condensation · segmentation · transcreation · back-translation
timecode
Frame-by-frame position reference
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- ASSInformal emphasis acronym
- encodingConverting data to format
rendering · software · positioning · font · timing · cueing · spotting · line-break · CPS · embed
television
Broadcast viewing device
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- teletextBroadcast text on television
video-on-demand · VOD · broadcasting · Netflix · media · encoder · decoder · transmission · cable · satellite
film
Movie or coating
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- arthouseVenue for noncommercial films
festival · auteur · international · audience · theatrical · premiere · screening · release · distributor · Bollywood
- film industryfilm studios, film production, film distribution, Hollywood, Bollywood
- Filmmakingcamera, film director, camcorder, directing, script
- language toolsdictionary, translation, translator, thesaurus, grammar books
- Transcriptiontranscript, transcriptionist, live transcription, verbatim, dictation
- translationtranslator, literal translation, literary translation, free translation, French translation
- Post-productionediting, editor, color grading, film editor, color correction
subtitlingdubbing
Post-production sound replacement
voice-over · revoicing · audio description · narration · sign language interpretation
title, caption, entitle, subtitle, entitled, entitlement, titling, titular, captions