Service
Subtitle File Quality Control
Suitable for
- Teams receiving subtitle files from several vendors
- Producers preparing a file for upload to a video platform
- Anyone whose player rejects a subtitle file
Source materials required
- The subtitle file(s)
- The target player or platform, if known
- Your readability rules, if any
Deliverables
- An issue report per file
- A corrected file, where correction is within the basic scope
Included
- Automated: invalid timestamps, malformed cue blocks, incorrect numbering, empty entries, overlapping cues, cue order, line-length and reading-speed rules, file encoding
- Manual: review of flagged items, obvious formatting inconsistencies, and whether reading durations look reasonable in context
Not included
- Checking that text matches the spoken audio (requires source media and is quoted separately)
- Transcription and translation
Technical limitations
Revision policy
One consolidated correction round is included for deviations from the agreed specification, reported within the review window stated in your quotation. Changes to the original scope (new text, new timing references, new style rules) are quoted separately before any work is done.
Turnaround
Turnaround is estimated per project from total duration, file count, source-material quality and current workload, and is confirmed in writing in your quotation before work begins. Rush delivery can be requested and is confirmed only if capacity allows.
Frequently asked questions
Which checks are automatic?
Structure, timestamp syntax, numbering, order, overlaps, line/character rules and encoding are checked automatically. A person then reviews every flagged issue before the report is sent.
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