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#HowTo: Add Subtitles

If you want to add sutitles to this tutorial in you own language, here is an English language template file
captions.sbv (6.8 KB)

Go to the youtube video channel for this specific video tutorial and choose the language of your new subtitles. You can then upload the template file which will automatically insert you the correct time-code and the sentences that you need to translate. Click on each English subtitle to go into writing mode and translate it directly in the window.
When you’re done you can watch the video on the right to make sure that the timing and layout are good and there are no mistakes left.
To publish your subtitles click on the blue “save changes”-button at the top right. You’re asked if you’re done, click “yes” and it will send your subtitles off to be reviewed by other users.

Some information on how to write subtitles:

A good subtitle should

  • stay true to the spoken original as much as possible
  • while using a language that is easy to read so it doesn’t disturb watching the pictures simultaneously (no more than one comma, no complicated/ rarely used words)
  • have no more than 35-40 letters per line
  • have no more than two lines shown at a time
  • have no more than four lines (two parts to read) per sentence
  • be shown between 1 -7 seconds with a short gap in between to allow the eyes to adapt and read in good pace
  • be shown at the bottom in a font and colour that doesn’t cover or distract from important information in the picture. If it does cover such information, shorten the display time so the viewer can see what was covered in the gap between subtitles.

Some useful Weblinks for beginners:

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