A Subtitle Service to Engage Audiences Around the World

Subtitling has become the number-one choice of video localisation technique for a number of target cultures. It can also widen the number of consumers who engage with content, in a world where media is regularly consumed on the go and many prefer to avoid audio.

A Complete Subtitling Service

Bespoke subtitling services: choose foreign-language subtitling as a standalone service or as part of a more comprehensive one.

Precision and consistency: our subtitlers use software for precise time coding and easy-to-read captioning.

Creativity: our translators know how to capture both meaning and sentiment within a limited space.

ICS-translate Can Localise Any Video with Subtitles

Our flexibility means we can provide target-language subtitles for any video. If a large online casino wants to localise short guides on how to play poker, we can do it. Perhaps a production company wants to use original interviews in another language in a documentary. We can provide the subtitles so that it is accessible without losing the voice of the original.

Our Translators Make The Complex Subtitling Process Look Easy

The process can vary depending on what the original and target texts are, but will always involve multiple steps. To create the foreign-language subtitles for a video could involve:

  • Transcription
  • Spotting (annotating the transcription or script with time codes)
  • Translation
  • Adapting the translation to fit within character limitations 
  • Setting the translation to time codes
  • Adjusting the positioning of the translation for other captions on-screen or due to framing
  • QA of the subtitles in situ

The final subtitles will blend accurate translation with huge time and space constraints. Understanding how to match reading speeds and character limits with linguistic nuance is second nature to us and our translators. We collaborate with expert subtitlers who are not only skilled users of professional subtitling software but know the ins and outs of their specialism.

Localise Subtitles Without Affecting User Experience

The platforms through which consumers view and engage with video content are increasingly multilingual, meaning the customers who use them increasingly expect content in their native tongue: TikTok is available to its user base of over 1 billion in 75 languages; YouTube officially supports over 40 languages; Facebook’s 2.958 billion users can access the platform in over 100 languages.

ICS-translate weaves a number of disciplines together to produce subtitles for short and long videos, for a range of genres and purposes, in any of our specialist sectors and in tandem with any of our other services. That ensures our subtitles convey the intended message, but that consumers barely notice they’re reading.

ICS-translate Can Localise Any Video with Subtitles

Our flexibility means we can provide target-language subtitles for any video. If a large online casino wants to localise short guides on how to play poker, we can do it. Perhaps a production company wants to use original interviews in another language in a documentary. We can provide the subtitles so that it is accessible without losing the voice of the original.

Our Translators Make The Complex Subtitling Process Look Easy

The process can vary depending on what the original and target texts are, but will always involve multiple steps. To create the foreign-language subtitles for a video could involve:

  • Transcription
  • Spotting (annotating the transcription or script with time codes)
  • Translation
  • Adapting the translation to fit within character limitations 
  • Setting the translation to time codes
  • Adjusting the positioning of the translation for other captions on-screen or due to framing
  • QA of the subtitles in situ

The final subtitles will blend accurate translation with huge time and space constraints. Understanding how to match reading speeds and character limits with linguistic nuance is second nature to us and our translators. We collaborate with expert subtitlers who are not only skilled users of professional subtitling software but know the ins and outs of their specialism.

Localise Subtitles Without Affecting User Experience

The platforms through which consumers view and engage with video content are increasingly multilingual, meaning the customers who use them increasingly expect content in their native tongue: TikTok is available to its user base of over 1 billion in 75 languages; YouTube officially supports over 40 languages; Facebook’s 2.958 billion users can access the platform in over 100 languages.

ICS-translate weaves a number of disciplines together to produce subtitles for short and long videos, for a range of genres and purposes, in any of our specialist sectors and in tandem with any of our other services. That ensures our subtitles convey the intended message, but that consumers barely notice they’re reading.

ICS-translate in Numbers

From our beginnings as a translation agency in the UK, we’ve built up a network of over 1,000 international content creators, translators and editors. Working alongside in-house experts, our linguists are renowned for delivering a faithful translation of content to engage brands’ global target audiences. We’ve also got the numbers to back up our reputation.

100+

languages we offer translations services in

24-hour

turnaround times where needed

1,000+

translators, content creators & editors

Case Studies

From translating legal contracts for a multinational corporation to localizing video games for a global audience, our case studies demonstrate our commitment to delivering high-quality translations that exceed our clients' expectations.

Case Studies

From translating legal contracts for a multinational corporation to localizing video games for a global audience, our case studies demonstrate our commitment to delivering high-quality translations that exceed our clients' expectations.

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