Documents we can work with

A product demonstration, patient information film and qualitative interview are not the same translation job. First decide whether you need written translations of speech, time-coded captions, a subtitled video file or a voice-over script. Editing the actual film and recording replacement audio may be separate production work.

• Interviews, webinars and internal training videos
• Product explainers and technical demonstrations
• Corporate presentations and research recordings
• Dialogue transcripts, subtitles and voice-over scripts

Accuracy checks that matter

Timing, speaker identification and technical terminology should be planned before work begins. A literal translation may be too long to read as subtitles in the time available; shortening it needs thoughtful editorial decisions that preserve critical messages. Safety or legal wording should not be compressed beyond its intended meaning.

Sound quality, cross-talk and accents can affect what is transcribed. Unintelligible passages need to be flagged, not guessed. Screen graphics, slide headings, names and dates may also require translation even where the spoken language is clear. Agree whether these elements are in scope.

Details we track

• Speaker labels and audio quality for each segment
• Timing conventions, frame rate and subtitle limits
• Product names, technical terminology and screen text
• Target-market tone, accessibility and approval stages

A practical example

A UK manufacturer wants Spanish subtitles for a 12-minute safety-training video. The spoken explanation must match the sequence of equipment demonstrations, while warnings on screen require consistent wording. A sensible workflow separates a source transcript, translation and timed subtitle file from final in-video embedding, which needs editorial and technical approval.

Illustrative scenario only: translation conveys what a source says; it does not establish the authenticity, legal effect, professional approval or accuracy of the original information.

Preparing your source files

Provide the original media or a secure accessible file, source and target languages, runtime and any script or slide deck. Tell us the intended platform, whether a transcript already exists, the number of speakers and the requested output format, such as SRT, VTT, bilingual text or a final burned-in video.

Provide the recipient’s written instructions before work begins. Include the complete original, the required language pair, how the translation will be used and the deadline so that the service and appropriate form of certification can be agreed.

Deliverables, review and formalities

We can assess transcription-plus-translation, subtitle text and localisation workflows. If you need speech recording, dubbing, caption placement, accessibility testing or a final video render, we will identify those as separate deliverables rather than assume they are included in translation alone.

Certification, notarisation, legalisation and recipient approval are different from the act of translating. We can assess the requested language deliverable, but the receiving body determines what it will accept.

How we handle the project

1. 01Audit the source and outputs

   We confirm language direction, media format, speech content, desired caption or script type and timing requirements.

2. 02Create and translate the language assets

   We transcribe where needed, identify unclear speech and translate dialogue or on-screen content in the agreed format.

3. 03Review timing and deliverables

   We supply the agreed text and subtitle assets for final playback and linguistic quality review before publishing.

What affects your quotation?

Video translation is affected by runtime, audio clarity, number of speakers, subject complexity, subtitle timing, language pair, on-screen text and review cycles. A clean scripted presentation is usually more predictable than noisy multilingual footage.

We confirm the scope and delivery terms before work starts, including whether a translation statement, specialist review, editing of artwork or hard copies are required.