How to Transcribe and Translate Videos on YouTube

Formats: Webinar presentations
Topics: Audio-visual translation and subtitling
Software, tools & computing

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Start time:Mar 20, 2019 16:00 GMT     Add to calendar

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Language:English
Duration:60 minutes
Summary:Have you ever turned down a subtitling project because the client didn't have a script in a document and you didn't know where to start when it comes to using pricey subtitling software? Well, there's a simpler way around such projects... Tap into the power of YouTube to learn how to work on both the audio transcription and the respective translation and provide top-quality subtitles to clients.
Description
You'll learn to transcribe and translate subtitles on YouTube videos. This includes synchronizing subtitles in order to generate an accurate, time-coded file in different formats currently used in the subtitling industry.

Training program:

  • Uploading video files to YouTube
  • Transcribing the original audio
  • Translating subtitles into different languages
  • Exporting the finished subtitle file into frequently used formats
  • Offering subtitling services through YouTube





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    Target audience
    Freelancers who may not be familiar with transcription and subtitling, but want to learn more about audio transcription, synchronization, time-coding, and subtitling formats.
    Learning objectives
    » Subtitling tricks
    » Synchronization
    » Playback control
    » Different subtitling formats
    Prerequisites
    None! This webinar will introduce attendees to the basics of subtitling in YouTube.
    Program
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    » Uploading video files to YouTube
    » Transcribing the original audio
    » Translating subtitles into different languages
    » Exporting the finished subtitle file into frequently used formats
    » Offering subtitling services through YouTube
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     Rafa Lombardino    View feedback | View all courses
    Bio: Rafa Lombardino is a translator and journalist from Brazil who lives in California. She has been working as a translator since 1997 and, in 2011, started to join forces with self-published authors to translate their work into Portuguese and English. In addition to acting as content curator at eWordNews, she also runs Word Awareness, a small network of professional translators, and coordinates a project called Contemporary Brazilian Short Stories (CBSS) to promote Brazilian literature worldwide.
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