Subtitling and Closed Captioning Services
- Subtitle translation
- Captioning
- Video localisation
- Subtitle formats
Subtitling and Closed Captioning Services
- Subtitle translation
- Captioning
- Video localisation
- Subtitle formats
Multilingual subtitling services for video and media projects
provide multilingual subtitling services for companies and individuals in London and the UK, for video and media projects in virtually any language. With extensive language resources and experienced subtitle linguists, we offer a single, reliable solution for high-quality and cost-efficient subtitling — helping you meet tight deadlines regardless of the scale or complexity of your project.
You can rely on us when you need subtitles for films, documentaries, television content, corporate and promotional videos, as well as closed captioning for a wide range of digital and broadcast formats.
From a few seconds of voice-over and subtitles for an e-learning tutorial to full subtitling and dubbing support for international film and television productions.
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Why choose Asian Absolute for subtitling services?
You’re working directly with specialists. Since 2000, we have supported professional subtitling studios that outsource the linguistic aspects of their projects to us. We also frequently collaborate with translation companies that manage the overall localisation process while relying on our expertise to produce accurate and well-timed subtitles.
That’s why we are one of the multilingual subtitling providers you can rely on to:
- Provide highly skilled native-speaker linguists and experienced subtitling engineers
- Follow established subtitling standards and local language conventions
- Work with a wide range of professional subtitling and translation software
- Deliver projects on time through efficient and reliable production workflows
- Apply proven quality assurance procedures at every stage of the process
- Support subtitles in virtually any language and character set
- Ensure subtitles read naturally and accurately for the target audience
We tailor our subtitling services in a variety of ways depending on the requirements of your project.
Subtitling by specialists – key formats, workflows and options
Start with transcription
Multilingual transcription services are often one of the first steps in translation, subtitling or voice-over projects. We provide all of these services and can manage the entire workflow, although we are equally happy to handle transcription as a standalone service if that is all you require.
Subtitle files and formats
You can work with us as your subtitling partner regardless of the file type or format you need. Our team regularly works with SRT, SBV, SSA and many other subtitle and captioning formats.
Subtitles can either be delivered as separate files that viewers activate within their video player, or embedded directly into the master video file so that they remain permanently visible. These are commonly referred to as soft subtitles and hard subtitles respectively.
Some of the most common subtitle deliverables we produce include:
- Web video subtitles – for platforms such as YouTube, iTunes or Netflix
- DVD and Blu-ray subtitle creation
- Streaming formats such as VOD, IMF or DCP
- Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH)
- Closed captioning files
STYLING OPTIONS
We also provide a wide range of visual styling options for subtitles, including:
• Font selection
• Text size
• Colour and contrast
• Anti-aliasing, drop shadows, backgrounds and other visual effects
If you need guidance when planning your subtitling project, our subtitle specialists will be happy to assist you.
Flexible subtitling services
When working from video that does not yet include subtitles, we can manage the entire subtitling workflow — including transcription, time-coding, translation and subtitle engineering. The newly subtitled video is then carefully reviewed by our dedicated Quality Assurance team to ensure the text reads naturally and remains perfectly synchronised with the audio.
Alternatively, we can handle only one or two stages of the process for clients who prefer to complete certain tasks in-house. Whether you need full subtitling production or support with specific steps, our team can adapt to the requirements of your project.
Subtitles in any language
We provide multilingual subtitling services in a wide range of languages for clients in London and across the rest of the UK.
Thanks to our efficient large-scale production workflows, we can offer a cost-effective solution regardless of the language required. Alongside all major European languages, we also deliver open and closed captioning services for languages such as:
- Russian and Turkish
- Double-byte languages (Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean)
- Right-to-left languages, such as Arabic and Hebrew
So whether you need Chinese subtitles for your latest corporate video, Korean subtitles for feature films, or English subtitles for an Arabic television series, our team has the experience to support your project.
Localisation, not just translation
Direct, word-for-word translation rarely produces effective subtitles. That’s why we always localise your content using linguists whose native language is the same as the language of the subtitles.
Localising subtitle content typically involves:
- Using idioms and expressions appropriate to the target culture
- Ensuring the correct dialect and language variant are used
- Adapting dialogue so that the meaning and tone of the message are preserved
Our experienced Quality Assurance specialists review the work of each subtitler to ensure the finished subtitles remain closely aligned with the rhythm and pace of the on-screen audio, while addressing challenges such as text expansion during translation.
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