How much do subtitlers charge per 1000 words? Thread poster: Clara Badia
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Clara Badia
Brazil
Local time: 11:27
English to Portuguese
Hey there, I'm new here and I'd like to know the average price that translators charge per our or 1000 words when subtitling a movie or TV show. Thanks a lot
| | | | Thayenga 
Germany
Local time: 16:27
Member (2009)
English to German
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You don't charge per 1000 words, you charge per audio minute.
| | | | | | Clara Badia
Brazil
Local time: 11:27
English to Portuguese
TOPIC STARTER | Audio minute | Apr 27, 2020 |
Hi Thayenga, thanks for clearing this out! Anyway, how much do you usually charge per audio minute?
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Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 08:27
French to Spanish
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| Not per audio minute | Apr 27, 2020 |
but from first to last image. At least in my case.
First question: do you know how to do it?
| | | | Clara Badia
Brazil
Local time: 11:27
English to Portuguese
TOPIC STARTER | Still learning | Apr 27, 2020 |
Hi Juan, thanks! I've got the language skills, but I'm still reading and practicing subtitling videos, as well as getting used to the programs and cat tools.
| | | | Sadek_A
Local time: 18:27
English to Arabic
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| No need to know what others charge | Apr 27, 2020 |
Subtitling is "Translation + some more hassle".
First, examine the source material, and figure out nature of topic and how many words are there in total.
Then, apply the rate you would comfortably charge for translating that material + some additional % for going through the hassle of watching, listening, pausing and resuming.
That some % to be determined by you, as you're the one who will go through the hassle.
Per-minute-rate requires you to ... See more Subtitling is "Translation + some more hassle".
First, examine the source material, and figure out nature of topic and how many words are there in total.
Then, apply the rate you would comfortably charge for translating that material + some additional % for going through the hassle of watching, listening, pausing and resuming.
That some % to be determined by you, as you're the one who will go through the hassle.
Per-minute-rate requires you to be good at estimating average number of spoken words per minute in the source material.
However, if you are given the source material as text-only without having to watch or listen, then it's just translation. ▲ Collapse
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