Notes · 2022
Short posts from LinkedIn and X.
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Dear colleagues, what do you think is creativity in audiovisual translation?
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A well-known Greek lawyer involved in a major case becomes a laughing stock after deciding to make statements in rudimentary French and English.
#InterpretersSaveTheDay
#Jamais #Koropi https://twitter.com/sot_charal/status/1606008464853139456 -
Fellow #subtitlers, don't you love it when viewers praise the aesthetics and the majestic photography of that show you translated?
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#chatGTP on #CreativeSubtitling. It may involve #freeformsubtitles
@RitiMenezes @JanPedersen1969With examples:
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An image of a place where you've lived many happy moments and which is now destroyed is haunting
#LAM18 #LAM22 #languagesmedia https://twitter.com/lararimmer/status/1603639265811914752 -
Are computer programmers afraid of losing their jobs?
"Researchers say the system —from the research lab DeepMind, a subsidiary of Alphabet (Google’s parent company)— might one day assist experienced coders, but probably cannot replace them."
#AI
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The other day, a PhD candidate interviewed me for her research. One of the questions was how much my work has changed since I started #subtitling (2000). Despite the tech advances, not much. She was quite surprised. https://twitter.com/felixcarmo/status/1602287128234303488
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Owner of the house can edit his tweets, can we?
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#LLMs like #chatGTP3 lack hard-coded rules, leading to the propensity to generate “fluent bullshit.”
The worry is that this could be repeated on other platforms: a flood of AI content drowning the voices of real users with plausible but incorrect data
#NMT https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/5/23493932/chatgpt-ai-generated-answers-temporarily-banned-stack-overflow-llms-dangers -
Giant Language model Test Room: A forensic inspection of the visual footprint of a language model on input text to detect whether a text could be real or fake.
#openai
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Subtitler's tagline, brought to you by #chatGPT
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#ChatGPT
Can't translate yet, though.
Could certainly use this one (even though gender biased)
Trim the dialogue down to a blob?
Can't get enough. Still subtitlers are all male.
Lots of points I disagree with, but excellent organization.
Asked again today
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One of my least favourite expressions used among #translators is "educating the client". Wondering if "mentoring" might sound better.
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If industries keep trading on workers’ passions to keep pay low, we'll see more of a #talentcrunch, also in #subtitling.
#fairrates #subtitlingrates
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To use dictation when translating or not to use?
One of the many factors for the decision is how fast you can type (and your tendonitis or CTS, of course)
I'm about 60-65 wpm. And you? (I used wpm calculator)
#TC44 @AslingSocMed
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If #Netflix #Capitani has #AudioDesciption in #Louxembourgish then we expect #Maestro in #Greek as well.
Thanks to Valter Mavrič for bringing this to our attention at #TC44 @AslingSocMed
(wink wink @markysh_ @YotaGeorg #LAM2022)
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Dear instrument manufacturer,
If you want your user manual to be perfect, have it translated in multiple languages. Translators are the best source text proof-readers.
#translation #manuals #proofreading #reviewing -
When there are no subtitlers with the language combination Wayúu > Romanian, #pivotsubtitling becomes a necessity.
#indirecttranslation #pivotAVT https://twitter.com/Subtle_UK/status/1594720715974283264 -
Thank you, @dorrego for sharing this great guide.
Even though in my experience, most issues reported by students can be solved in the first step, "Check the instructions". They normally start with the last step "Contact your tutor" to go back to the first step😅 https://twitter.com/SusanaValdez/status/1593652782493564928 -
Why take notes at a conference when you have @Nimdzi_Insights?
#LAM22
Thanks, @SarahHickeyINT https://twitter.com/Nimdzi_Insights/status/1593361773989867520 -
#subtitlers active on
#Fediverse #Mastodon now there is a corner for you
@subtitlers@a.gup.pe
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Here I am, asking for autographs from some cool influencers 🤗
#2022TEF https://twitter.com/insideloc/status/1591032692170178562 -
Content owners & distributors are not aware of #localisation processes, use of #MT & professionals' #workingconditions, says James Hurrell, Head of content & l10n at BBC Studios.
How to raise awareness? Assocs can you help? @avteur @ATA_AVDivision @ataafr @AVUE_eV #2022TEF
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#AutomaticTiming is definitely not the cup of tea of all #subtitlers and not suited for any kind of material. When it doesn't work it can definitely ruin a carefully crafted photography.
But when it works, it does allow more time for creative writing. https://twitter.com/TraducArte/status/1591014591970283520Not suited for *whichever kind of material
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Had a blast! Time flew, wish we had another hour for Q&A
#2022TEF Translating Europe Forum
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Good morning from #2022TEF Translating Europe Forum
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Tune in tomorrow #2022TEF and ask your questions on the use of language tech in #AVT. You can join online and participate in the Slido polls and Q&As
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Very popular in Greece, and surely also internationally soon.
Way to go #Papakaliatis with #Maestro, the first #Greek series on #Netflix 🥳 https://twitter.com/NetflixGR/status/1590303071699361793And for learners of #Greek, time to brush up your language skills.
(looking at you @markysh_ ) -
About to find out who the next Jan Ivarsson awardee is
@sharonblacktrad @ESIST_official
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What rate would prefer?Per minute (!)
But this might not represent subtitlers' views, there are many LSPs in the audience (50% at the start of the conference)
#LAM22 @LMconference("a fair rate" was not included in the options 😅)
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Visual Data is very careful about implementing #MT, as it is not helpful with cost or time-saving. Yet.
#LAM22 -
In reply to Simon Constable, of course viewers can be aware of localization *and* forget about it at the same time. It's called suspension of disbelief
#LAM22 https://twitter.com/dorrego/status/1590299338429050882 -
#Netflix tries to work upstream with creatives so that they can hand the content to the #dubbing partner in the best condition possible. #UpstreamQA
#LAM22 https://twitter.com/dorrego/status/1590301122182320128 -
Content distributors are not willing to increase budgets for #localization, despite (or due to?) increased volumes. Which explains #rates being pushed down - says Simon Constable from Visual Data
#LAM22 @LMconferenceWay to go @YotaGeorg for bringing back the question on rates!
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Stephen Rush on use of machine aided translation: For quality? -No.
For cost? - No.
For timing? -Yes.
#LAM22 @LMconference
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Questions on #TalentCrunch in #MediaLocalization and rates.
@LMconference #LAM22Guess which one wasn't answered
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What do you think about
automatic media supply chains?
@LMconference #LAM22
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Your favourite Twitterer @dorrego at work!
@LMconference #LAM22
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Nicky McBride from Iyuno talks about tiered quality depending on kind of content and budget
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#TalentCrunch in MediaLocalization is a reality in some territories but not all, says Caroline Baines from MESA
Sound engineers, dubbing directors are not enough
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Most participants of #LAM22 @LMconference predict the demand for #MediaLocalisation will not go down.
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How would you sum up the last year working in #medialocalization?
All of the below 👇
@LMconference #LAM22
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Freelance #subtitlers, this is what you have to factor in when you calculate your rate, say @teksterne and @Subtle_UK
#LAM22 @LMconferenceFor example:
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Per Neucler from Plint asks freelancers to put pressure on LSPs so that they can pressure the clients
#LAM22 @LMconference -
Freelancers who negotiate their rates tend to have higher rates.
Among the results from Nikolic's survey on AVT professionals' working conditions
(duh)
#LAM22 @LMconference -
#MTPE and #AVT today, by Veronica Arnaiz and Paula Igareda
#LAM22 @LMconferenceThey decided not to study fiction, which is usually the case
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#SubtitlingWorkflows by Hagstrom and Pedersen
They compared machine and human translations for 26 episodes and found that 👇
#LAM22 @LMconference
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Why am I still using Twitter for micro-blogging @LMconference #LAM22? Because @cybersissi asked us to wait a bit before moving to other platforms, as most colleagues are still here :)
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Let's not forget the creative intent, says Denise Schuk, when offense is on purpose, we shouldn't eliminate it. But let's not add offensiveness when there wasn't any. @LAM22 @LMconference
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#Netflix has estabilished initiatives and programmes like Pro-creative (sourcing new talent) to open up the #dubbing industry and bring richness and diversity in a previously closed industry - says Martina Schmidt in #LAM22 @LMconference
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Why talk so much about diversity now? Because it's a reality says Martina Schmidt from #Netflix.
Visibility. The voice of the consumer is stronger now says Denise Schuk from #Deluxe.
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#LAM22 is a central meeting point for the #MediaLocalization industry and academia
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One more angle from #LAM22 that's just started
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One more photo for the #LAM22 airport album, this one from sunny Athens.
Looking forward to a reunion with so many friends and colleagues 🥳🎉
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#LAM22 attendees, care to join @ESIST_official's networking session tomorrow? There are four topics plus one of your choice: What else shall we talk about?
Check out the poll on the conference app📱
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Twitter's been great for micro-blogging, I created a nice little bubble and it worked fine. But absence of algorithms and of a single almighty owner is pretty attractive, so I'm jumping off to the #Fediverse. See you there!
https://mastodon.online/@stavroulaSeems complicated at first, less so by spending 5 mins to read
https://clivethompson.medium.com/come-join-me-on-mastodon-folks-bbb073ff05d2 -
The #LAM22 app is everything I've ever dreamed of in a conference. Favourite part, that you can connect with other attendees
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Can safely say I'll be chairing the most varied #LAM22 session - it's got everything, from #subtitling to #dubbing, from #AudioDescription to #GameLocalization, including training, viewer preferences, subtitler collaboration, sound design, online cinema and more.
Join us to find out more!
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Can safely say I'll be chairing the most varied #LAM22 session - it's got everything, from #subtitling to #dubbing, from #AudioDescription to #GameLocalization, including teaching, viewer preferences, collaboration, sound design, online cinema and more.
Join us to find out more! https://twitter.com/LMconference/status/1588586197022281728 -
#Maestro, finally a #Greek production on #Netflix!
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Λίστα με λέξεις που θέλω να χρησιμοποιήσω σε υπότιτλους: χλιμίντζουρας, φτωχομπινές, αλάνι
#WordsIWannaUseInSubtitles -
This year I'll be joining #2022TEF onsite from Brussels 🤩
#TranslatingEuropeForum
https://ec.europa.eu/info/events/2022TEF_en https://twitter.com/StavroulaSokoli/status/927810924714643456 -
At this point I feel I've subtitled all of them. OK, maybe 3. Or 4. This year. Whatever https://twitter.com/PeliDeTarde/status/1587218402174803971
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Looking back at notes from 6 years ago, seems that many questions remain the same. A big difference is that #speechsynthesis is of a much higher quality now.
#languagesmedia
#LAM22 https://twitter.com/StavroulaSokoli/status/794467689553129472 -
Will be enjoying this in a week again!
Languages and the Media 2022
#LAM22 @LMconference https://twitter.com/StavroulaSokoli/status/793946262852829185 -
#SubtitleChallenge https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxpyFEjZUbjdknLwkfVApwhX-vbzaTRw98
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I stopped what I was doing to watch a subtitling error: Greogor or Gregor? (not to mention horrid line breaks and punctuation). https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1584273454253195265
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A required reading for anyone interested in #NMT.
Developed by @multinmt, edited by @dorothykenny18, #openaccess.
Chapters include
- How to choose a suitable NMT solution? Evaluation of #MTquality
- How to deal with errors in #MTPE
- Ethics and #MT
https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/342- How #NMT works
- Custom #NeuralMachineTranslation
- #MT for #LanguageLearners
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If there is one free event and a must for all #translators, this is the one:
#2022TEF https://twitter.com/translatores/status/1580815742731456514 -
I don't know if I would ever visit the #WarMuseum of Athens if it wasn't for #IHE2022
Higher Education and latest innovations with a backdrop of Greek history
Got the full Athens experience, protest included 😒
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Off to #IHE2022 Innovating Higher Education Conference 2022
#crackofdawn
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Dear #subtitling vendors, if the subtitler is credited in the end, they should have the final say over their work. And if the client decides to alter it, they should be informed so that their credit can be removed. For self-respecting professionals their name is their brand.
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#LAM2022 is just around the corner and I have three weeks to figure out how to clone myself so that I can attend all the amazing parallel sessions
@LMconference
https://www.languages-media.com/conference_programme_2022.php
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I'll be there, presenting the @FOIL_Project Online Training for the Language Industries. https://twitter.com/eapuni/status/1580476725741297664
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Cuatro subtítulos que pueden llevan horas para crear
#subtitlingchallenges https://twitter.com/rossiodesevilla/status/1580229987533172736 -
Valid argument against synthetic speech in #AudioDescription: "blind folks listen to it at work and at home every day with phones & computers.
When we decide to relax and enjoy some entertainment, we don't want to hear yet another synthesizer jabbering at us" -
Less is not always more. #cps is not a holy grail. If you chop your #subtitles too much, they may take longer to read.
#subtitling #readingspeed -
#Netflix offers #Oddballs with #dubbing in thirty (30!) languages including minority languages like #Catalan, #Basque and #Galician. Is this an all-time record?
There's also #AudioDescription and #ClosedCaptions in three languages. And #subtitles in 34 languages.
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Degrees of formality is one of the trickiest things when #subtitling into languages that mark it grammatically. Especially when the relationship changes and you have to decide the moment in which they'll change from formal to informal (how about languages with more levels!)
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The latest Market Study on Language-editing Services commissioned by the EU, shows the clients' increased need for video #subtitling as well as the diversity of the language industry.
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Check out the 2022 #AudioDescription People's Choice Award by the American Council of the Blind.
Also an excellent resource for #ADteaching - what is considered as quality AD these days
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#subtitling #workingconditions
https://www.actainrete.it/2022/10/05/sottotitolatori-freelance-quali-prospettive/ -
Today I had the chance to talk about #subtitlingchallenges in the streaming era.
Many thanks to the audience for bearing with me for more than an hour. And to @MKhoshsaligheh for the invite. It was a delightful wrap-up of a week celebrating #InternationalTranslationDay2022 https://twitter.com/MKhoshsaligheh/status/1576191951883612161 -
"How to find work in #AVT"
Excellent #webinar by @AvtMasterclass
#subtitletraining
@MKhoshsaligheh
https://www.avtmasterclass.com/pages/how-to-find-work-in-avt -
Winds of change in this communication from the @EU_Commission!
Guidelines on the application of Union competition law to #collectiveagreements regarding the #workingconditions of solo #selfemployed persons
#freelancers
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#InternationalTranslationDay: the day you write "translational" instead of "transnational" and only notice much later.
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Fellow #subtitlers, do you have words and phrases you prefer over their longer counterparts, thus creating a kind of "subtitlese"?
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That magical moment when you think "Just another 100 #subtitles to go, I should finish this afternoon" and you discover that the freaking teens decide to start rapping and IT'S ALL IN RHYME 😭😱😩
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A great way to celebrate #InternationalTranslationDay!
Many thanks to @MKhoshsaligheh and the Ferdorwsi University of Mashhad for the kind invitation.
#subtitling #audiovisualtranslation #filmtranslation #streamingservices https://twitter.com/MKhoshsaligheh/status/1571509097635409921 -
#IyunoSDI #talentcrunch #subtitling #workingconditions https://twitter.com/TiinaKTuominen/status/1570702255967567879
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Plus, there are no subtitler credits in the end. https://twitter.com/Subtle_UK/status/1570706034473443329
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“it was the first ever Korean series on Netflix to reach number one in the US, breaking the barrier that many foreign languages show a face with Western audiences simply because of #subtitles".
(Well, there was also #dubbing, right?)
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/990134-los-angeles-city-council-announces-squid-game-day-on-sept-17#SquidGame (not #subtitlingheadlines, but related)
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#WorkingConditions
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#PivotTranslation #subtitling through English issues. When the translator decides to rely on their limited knowledge of the original language rather than the English template (because it's plagued with errors) and she gets it all wrong
Her half knowledge of Spanish caused her to understand "Sí que lo hizo" as "Si lo hizo"
#IndirectTranslation #fixinghashtags
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Frustrated by workflows that don't admit collaboration between #subtitling and #dubbing teams. The dubbing team made pretty poor translation choices for some key names and phrases and now my subtitles are going to suffer whether I like it or not 🙁
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Greek #subtitlingheadlines: #Censorship in #subtitles
https://www.lifo.gr/lifoland/mikropragmata/brikame-telika-giati-logokrinontai-agarmpa-oi-ypotitloi-sta-ellinika-kanalia -
Impressive tech developments by @AppTek_McLean. Synthetic voices are not that annoying.
#speechtospeech #dubbing #AVT #MT #machinetranslation
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#MediaLocalization or censorship?
The ending of the recent animated film #minionstheriseofgru looks a little different in #China.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-23/china-censors-new-ending-minions-the-rise-of-gru/101360956@YotaGeorg for your collection
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/22/business/minions-movie-chinese-censorship-intl-scli/index.html
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#subtitlefonts make it to the #subtitlingheadlines
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11133701/Viewers-slam-Princess-Diana-documentary-putting-French-miniscule-subtitles.html -
Spreadsheets are for numbers and calculations, not for words and translations!
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#Subtitlers, don't you just hate it when you come up with the perfect subtitle, only to find out that you have to change it because you have to use THAT word that appears meaningfully a few lines further down? 😫
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One of the best #subtitlingheadlines to date: Poetry in motion
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-telegraph/20220724/282209424594780 -
#L3AVT
L3 omission for character portrayal
@pzabalbe https://twitter.com/Subtle_UK/status/1556570588096991232 -
What does the internet think about #translation?
What does the internet think about #subtitles?
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"Television is drawing translators away from other sectors like diplomacy."
🤔
#subtitlingheadlines
https://www.techspot.com/news/95414-why-have-subtitles-become-more-popular.htmlAt the same time, captioning is increasingly being recognized as an art form, as viewers have praised the creative writing in Stranger Things Season 4's closed captions."
RT @Subtle_UK with thanks -
My collection of films in videotape... https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1553789496226975745
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US survey, 1200 respondents:
74% indicated that they prefer to use #subtitles when watching a show that isn’t in their native tongue, such as the popular #SquidGame. 26% prefer English-language #dubbing when watching a foreign-language movie or show. https://twitter.com/Subtle_UK/status/1551870170083237890 -
And the #subtitles on? Any movie https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo/status/1548669138696118274
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Advances in #dubbing tech:
The #Mandalorian, designed for #DisneyPlus, featured a #syntheticvoice for a younger Luke Skywalker. Voice cloning startup #Respeecher provided the tech behind the voice.
By @slatornews
https://slator.com/disney-experiments-with-synthesized-voices-for-film-theme-park-voice-assistant/ -
When I grow up I want to write alt texts like this 👇
#accessibility https://twitter.com/NASAWebb/status/1546877197583060993 -
¡Gracias! Por mucho que me esforzara nunca conseguí acostumbrarme al #doblaje español por tanto susurreo. Además, creo que perjudica a la #accesibilidad.
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Interesting articles hidden behind lousy headlines. "Lost in translation" should be banned. Time for something more creative? https://twitter.com/bowkerl/status/1546552442090934273
Got two of them just today
#banlostintranslationhttps://twitter.com/DrFantinuoli/status/1544773549893849088?s=20&t=JtF0X3-MMHZnEdC9H9xnZg
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#Creativity in #subtitles is not always so well received.
And it's always great to have such positive #subtitlingheadlines
#captions #SDH #creativesubtitles
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/stranger-things-season-4-captions -
This definition of #creativetranslation encompasses standard #subtitling. That's why some of us, inc. @JanPedersen1969 and @RitiMenezes think that #freeformsubtitles is a better term for non-standard subtitles than #creativesubtitles. https://twitter.com/MStasimioti/status/1543970427051048961
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Apart from helping the collective, you'll also find sources re median yearly income in your country and household expenses. https://twitter.com/avteur/status/1537435394995654659
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Thanks for voting! I had a hypothesis, will let you know about it, once LinkedIn results come in as well :) https://twitter.com/StavroulaSokoli/status/1542110068933644291
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Solo en España.
(Los yanquis ni escriben entera la palabra sh*t) https://twitter.com/wnherrera/status/1542869475749498882
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For #translation modes including #subtitling and #dubbing of films and series, which term do you prefer?
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Hoy he tenido el placer de conocer al cogote de @paumariani y ver durante 15 segundos a @guillermosubs (con @pzabalbe nos veremos pronto)
#TFM #corriendocontrareloj -
MT works so well in the second half of a horror film. Good thing, because I spent an awful lot of time trying to figure out puns and acrostics in the first half.
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Say what? A double standard!
I'm one of those hypocrites thinking that soy milk is not milk and that machine translation is translation 😅 https://twitter.com/dorrego/status/1539962826713726977 -
Don't miss this very timely webinar on financial literacy by @WLGreece https://twitter.com/Popiematsouka/status/1539883120584974336
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Interesting idea by @felixcarmo. Would consumers see #artificialtranslation as not real translation? As in artificial vs real plants?
But not sure about the analogy, since the translation product does not grow naturally, it's human-made, like other artefacts, often called an art. https://twitter.com/dorrego/status/1539966872161902595 -
#translators #scholars etc, here's an excellent questionnaire, do fill it in! Looking forward to the results! https://twitter.com/felixcarmo/status/1539222707744784385
My answer? "Machine translation is translation because it is called translation and is perceived as translation. No ifs or buts :)"
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While not being the targeted audience, language learners and people wanting to improve literacy skills try to use #dubbed versions with same language #subtitles. Impossible when the two versions are different. Pity that such a learning opportunity is missed. https://twitter.com/StavroulaSokoli/status/1091291233656471552
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What @slatornews readers' think about #postediting and #creativity
#PEMT #MTPE https://twitter.com/ATA_AVDivision/status/1539285330330894336
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Recruiting, testing and training new linguists takes time and money. How about investing in attracting and keeping them to tackle the #talentcrunch aka #translatorshortage?
#innovativeideas #not https://twitter.com/StavroulaSokoli/status/1538470504402665472 -
Λείπει το κόμμα 😅 https://twitter.com/NetflixGR/status/1538534842987696129
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In a recent interview, #Iyuno's Chris Carey gives further insight to the LSP's white paper.
1/3
https://www.flipsnack.com/egahollywood/the-reteller-spring-2022-1j8vllfcjl/full-view.html2/3
3/3
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#MeBeforeYou
#subtitlesaboutsubtitles https://twitter.com/carol_osullivan/status/1537547576001630213 -
📬 #ESIST members, check your email! We are looking forward to receiving your applications
#LAM22 @LMconference https://twitter.com/ESIST_official/status/1537395690929790978 -
Outrageous situation at @RoehamptonUni. Inter alia, "members of staff are forced to compete against their colleagues for the few positions that will be left in a 'fire and re-hire' scheme"
Students are left at their mercy.
#RoeStoptheCuts
https://www.change.org/p/oppose-programme-cuts-at-roehampton-university? -
Dear researchers presenting results on #MachineTranslation" e.g. in #subtitling, pls do mention which engine you used.
@JanPedersen1969
@translatores -
One of the biggest issues in #MachineTranslation is confidential data. Haven't used the #eTranslation #NLP toolkit, but it sure looks promising.
#MT https://twitter.com/LR_Coordination/status/1533727898158391296 -
One of the summers I've been working on https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo/status/1532452026227081216
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Revolting as a sign of good quality:
"All closed captions are welcome but the #captions on #strangerthingsseason4 really go the extra mile.
They really add an extra level of flavor to the streaming world".
https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/stranger-things-season-4-gross-closed-captions/#subtitlingheadlines
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Finally, @disneyplus is launching in #Greece. The press highlights the fact that it offers "full support in Greek".
Hear that @PrimeVideo?
#medialocalization #audiovisualtranslation #DisneyPlus #Disney https://twitter.com/Athinorama_D/status/1531558474777341952 -
Always curious to see how #Google #NMT responds when adding or removing words
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Online or desktop #subtitling tools? My friend @YotaGeorg wonders - and I do too.
Pls vote here https://athenaconsultancy.eu/?p=525 -
❓ Is there a sufficient amount of #accessible AV content?
👉 No. At least in Spain and many other countries.
But a lot of progress is being made both in the professionalization of the field and in research.
@Belen_Translate@MarOgea
@gbla11yday
#GAAD
#traducirdecine
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Cats are weird. So many comfortable places on sofas, beds and chairs, she chooses this narrow stool.
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Best strategy if you want a lively QA at the end if your presentation: make it shorter than the time allotted 🤓
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I'd love to see interviews with audiovisual translators that don't start from the assumption that we always love the content we are working on. Or that we work for fun. https://t.co/Rp1Yprs9hN
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ESIST members, looking forward to your nominations!
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Plus, I'm addicted to #audiodescription, alternating between watching and listening only. When it's good, it's fabulous.
Recently enjoyed #TheManInTheHighCastle S1 https://twitter.com/StavroulaSokoli/status/1522567243175194626 -
Working on two series, and they both have "summer" in their titles☀️🏖️It's in the air!
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Finally an onsite event!
On Friday the 13th, I will be sharing views and experiences on how the pandemic affected #subtitling and #AudiovisualTranslation practices and workflows (in Greek).
Many thanks to the Hellenic Society for #TranslationStudies for the invitation!More info: https://lnkd.in/d53AuJmZ
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Finally an onsite event!
On Friday the 13th, I will be sharing how the pandemic affected #subtitling and #AudiovisualTranslation practices and workflows (in Greek).
Organized by the Hellenic Society for #TranslationStudies
http://hs4ts.gr/images/ekdiloseis/me-to-vlema-sto-aurio.pdf
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What is the best advice about rates for #audiovisualtranslators? (Tips other than "Don't accept low rates").
Is there any website, blog, thread accumulating wisdom?
@Subtle_UK @AVUE_eV @avteur @ATRAE_ORG @ATA_AVDivision @paumariani @TiinaKTuominen @guillermosubs @maracampbell -
In this article "Europe" seems to consist of only 5-6 countries (by @sarahshevenock @MorningConsult)
Probably because they are the (financially) powerful ones?
#subtitlingheadlines #talentcrunch #no_translator_shortage
RT @Subtle_UK with thanks
https://morningconsult.com/2022/04/25/subtitles-dubbing-streaming/
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It was great talking to @Roshanakt about the world of #subtitling for the @UNESCOCourier https://twitter.com/UNESCOCourier/status/1513879590074257417
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#freeformsubtitles vs #creativesubtitling
#Venuti https://twitter.com/JanPedersen1969/status/1516288995042418691 -
#accessible #scriptwriting
#Fountain allows you to write screenplays in any text editor on any device. Because it’s just text, it’s portable and future-proof. It is free and open-source
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Just did some research on the concept of #FreelanceAcademic and it is a thing. Been one for over 20 years but had never put a label on this kind of work.
#ATweetThatCouldBeAnArticle https://twitter.com/StavroulaSokoli/status/1515584616744333316 -
And... this is my last post as the social media manager of #WLGreece. It was wonderful to volunteer for this grand organization, share the vision of its founders @eva_klaud @silviavary & @annapapallona. Hope to have given back to the community a fraction of what I've received 🤗 https://twitter.com/WLGreece/status/1513945240960442370
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A very emotive moment, passing on the baton to the next #womeninlocalization #Greece leadership team!
And here is the new #WLGreece leadership team! Good luck and way to go @PopieMatsouka @masgourou @emmanef @Leximaniac Nefeli Antonopoulou, Chrysanthemi Michali, Noula Charalampidou and Vassiliki Chelidoni!
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Συμβαίνει τώρα!
#WLGreece #womeninlocalization https://twitter.com/WLGreece/status/1513453651993534464
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Free plan includes 10min free video captioning and transcribing per month https://www.headliner.app/
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Talent Crunch is Creating a Localization Challenge
https://www.mesaonline.org/2022/04/05/cwmf-talent-crunch-is-creating-a-localisation-challenge-2/https://vimeo.com/692862792?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=28080650
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So happy to join @YotaGeorg, @VSosoni, @PopieMatsouka Vasso Pouli and Maria Gialama in this last event organized by the current leadership team of @WLGreece.
Looking forward to announce the next fantastic team!
#WLGreece #womeninlocalization https://twitter.com/WLGreece/status/1511964234770436098 -
So happy to join Yota Georgakopoulou, Vilelmini Sosoni, Vasso Pouli, Popie Matsouka and Maria Gialama in this last event organized by the current leadership team of Women in Localization - Greece Chapter. Looking forward to announce the next fantastic team!
#WLGreece #womeninlocalization
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#Multilingualism in films and the importance of #translators and #interpreters in #DriveMyCar https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1508342935875731456
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#Wordplay and #translation by @pzabalbe https://twitter.com/pzabalbe/status/1510504775070232577
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Translation is already part of this shift 👇 https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1508809704532758551
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Check out this new publication:
Viewing Audiovisual Translation From Different Angles Edited by Patrick Zabalbeascoa
Published: 2022-03-30
https://journals.akademicka.pl/moap/ https://twitter.com/pzabalbe/status/1509194192865697804
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Happy to be quoted in this article about #Minari, the increasing popularity of non-English speaking films and the changing appreciation of #subtitles.
Thank you @SubtitleNEXT and @ATASpanishDiv https://twitter.com/ATA_AVDivision/status/1413830667817922565
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#SquidGame, the tree that never stops giving for #medialocalization
#subtitling #dubbing
https://variety-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/variety.com/2022/tv/global/squid-game-subtitles-dubbing-streaming-boom-1235211234/amp/ -
This abstract takes me 25 years back. It's all you could read back then: that #subtitling focuses on the dialogue (!) hence it's poor, and that there is loss of equivalence (well, there is, if you treat subtitles as an independent text and you compare them with dialogue!) https://twitter.com/JATJournal/status/1505893654510059527
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Same language #subtitles created as part of the film-making process, also known as #freeformsubtitles or #integratedsubtitles.
(Some of us think that all subtitling is #creativesubtitling, not just the norm-breaking type 😀)
#subtitlingisanart
@RitiMenezes @JanPedersen1969 https://twitter.com/Subtle_UK/status/1504764314477121536 -
The added value of high quality #AudioDescription is that it goes beyond serving the visually-impaired and it becomes an art work in its own right. https://twitter.com/RoySamuelson/status/1503422754493710350
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Seems the #multilingual website versions affected are #machinetranslation s, because one of the fixes suggested is "professionally translating or even rewriting the original page into the web owner’s target languages." https://twitter.com/slatornews/status/1501856771148812298
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All teams I'm proud to be part of are led by women:
👉 @ESIST_official with @sharonblacktrad
👉 @erasmusread19 with @LolaMadrid9
👉 @WLGreece with @YotaGeorg
👉 @FOIL_Project with @VeronicaArnaiz#InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2022 #παγκοσμια_ημερα_γυναικας
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#CreativeAudioDescription for comic effect.
Also useful as a definition of #AudioDescription for dummies. https://twitter.com/Donagh_Sarah/status/1500398817555931140 -
"Interviews with industry leaders reveal most #streamingplatforms are now at an inflection point, left to decide how much they are willing to sacrifice on #quality to #subtitle their streaming roster."
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8am, make coffee start reviewing #subtitles.
First subtitle: Chingas a tu puta madre, cabrón.
Second subtitle: Ojetes, culeros12 episodes later, my mind is full of
¡No mames!
¿Neta?
¿Qué onda, güey?
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#Localization from a warzone:
"Unless you woke up in total ruins today, it is vital to try sticking to the daily routine, with ordinary actions and the necessary work tasks, to keep ourselves alive."
#Ukraine
https://multilingual.com/working-a-warzone-lsp-manager-maria-malykhina-shares-her-story/ -
"#Dubbing has played a key role in drawing more viewers.
On #Netflix, consumption of dubbed programming increased 120% from 2020 to 2021.
More people chose to watch #SquidGame dubbed over the version voiced by its original cast in Korean."
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-02-28/why-dubbing-has-become-more-crucial-to-netflixs-business -
https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/netflix-rejects-order-to-air-russian-propaganda-post-ukraine.html
#Disney, #Sony and #WarnerBros pause film releases in Russia over #Ukraineinvasion
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Is the"good enough" approach for all works and productions?
Take the French #subtitles of #TheWitcher2
"The English seems more or less respected, the French is vaguely correct, the sentences mean something, we pretty much follow the story, but... we miss everything else." https://twitter.com/ataafr/status/1496066211599331332 -
Είμαι από αυτούς που δεν χρησιμοποιώ τη μητρική μου γλώσσα στα ΜΚΔ. Από τη μια σκέφτομαι τη συμβολή μου στην περιθωριοποίηση των ελληνικών, από την άλλη το δίκτυό μου είναι πολύγλωσσο (και σε μεγάλο ποσοστό μη ελληνόφωνο), κάτι που σημαίνει ότι θα έρχεται σε επαφή με τις αναρτήσεις μου μέσω μηχανικής μετάφρασης. Δίλημμα.
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How are you celebrating Women's day this year? Join us while we take stock of all that happened in the localization world since we started the chapter more than a year ago. And if you use Machine Translation for the Greek announcement, you'll find a squid there - which makes perfect sense in the original :D
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"It makes sense that subtitling as an industry should come under scrutiny now". Indeed. ***In the English-speaking world***
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What are attractive working conditions for #subtitlers?
☑️ Fair rates vs ❌Peanuts
☑️ Decent deadlines vs❌"By EOD"
☑️ Recognition for high quality vs ❌Evaluation based on mindless metrics
☑️ Carefully planned workflows vs❌10 template updates
☑️ Teamwork vs ❌Isolated cave https://twitter.com/StavroulaSokoli/status/1491439057825853441 -
So true, it does feel awkward to drive attention to your clothes or age when presenting yourself in a conference (do they matter when you give a speech on, say, subtitling?) But if you don't, you might be seen as non-inclusive. #accessibility https://twitter.com/cmmhartmann/status/1490774801241325569
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I am not blind (yet), but I agree with the overuse of "objective" description. What's wrong with describing emotions like happy or sad? Rooting for creative #audiodescription https://twitter.com/cmmhartmann/status/1490856760605036544
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Very topical CfP, it would be great to see papers that combine professional and academic perspectives on #MachineTranslation in the #AudiovisualTranslation environment
https://lans-tts.uantwerpen.be/index.php/LANS-TTS/announcement/view/21 -
New #SpeechToText #STT #ASR service available at https://language-tools.ec.europa.eu/
#subtitling #automatictranscribing https://twitter.com/LR_Coordination/status/1485549183738073088 -
Para vuestras clases de subtitulación - y traducción en general @pzabalbe @guillermosubs @sharonblacktrad @D_Santilli @b_ariasbadia (los comentarios son fantásticos) https://twitter.com/andres_trasado/status/1484856007478161409
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Siempre una alegría leer a amigos en el periódico - un artículo que además refleja muy bien la realidad de los autónomos y las PYME. Pena que las multinacionales se niegan a dar su punto de vista. A lo mejor se le podría preguntar a la @EGAhollywood? https://twitter.com/guillermosubs/status/1484069685045829632
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Can Twitter do its magic? I am looking for a list of undergraduate courses in Translation (#EMT has a list of postgraduate courses)
Any help? @othbcn @RoviraSara?
#TranslationStudies
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#beautifulsubtitles
"When everything goes wrong,
perhaps it's setting itself right." -
I'm #37th in the Hellenic Open University Scientist and University Rankings 2022 by @ADscientificind.
Not sure what these numbers are, but proud to be among respected scientists
@eapuni
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Sending out wishes while waiting for the free test result (thank you German government!).
Happy 2022, everyone! May it be as beautiful as a white peacock in the sun 😀