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TranslateYourVideo was created to give you many choices as to how you want to translate your video voice and how much you want to invest. This software is excellent for amateurs and professionals. Most importantly, there are many choices of translation methods from do-it-yourself to automated translation to top professional translators.

 

Outsourcing

You may undertake the video voice translation project in whole or in part, or choose to outsource the entire effort. Skilled managers will be pleased to assist if you email: support@TranslateYourVideo.eu

 

What you get with your project

With one project, you receive the use of all TranslateYourVideo software including:

  • Software to transcribe the original video script
  • Software to timecode the original script (to help time the translation voice recording)
  • Ability to hire voice talents anywhere in the world selected from the Directory of Voice Talents
  • Software to tell the translator when the translation is too long to fit the timing of the original video, so must be shortened or "adapted"
  • Ability to hire qualified professional translators anywhere in the world from the Directory of Translators
  • File exports including scripts for the voice talent and scripts for the screen text graphics editor
  • Place to exchange and store audio files

And lastly if you do not have media software, TranslateYourVideo links to a fine software where you can blend your new voice to the original video right online using a software named Jaycut.

 

Cost breakdown

1) Use of TranslateYourVideo software:
This is the technology that uploads a video and empowers you to easily and quickly first transcribe the text from the movie (or paste it, if you already have a script), then break text into paragraphs and assign each paragraph to the exact part of the video where it is being spoken. Then, the translator will translate those paragraphs, and the software will tell the translator when their translation will not fit the video. Then you export scripts with timecodes so that the recording will be properly timed.

All of the above is called one "project", and its value is $25 in this software. The first original language is free (e.g. English), then each language after the first language is $5. So, if you take complete control of translation and voice recording, you can use this software to guide you for $30 per video.

2) Translating the video script:
With this software, there are 5 ways that you can translate your video scripts. The cost for translation is calculated "per word":

  1. Use your own translator (no charge)
  2. Automated translation ($.02 per word). You can invite a friend or co-worker to review and improve the translation.
  3. Automated translation that is "cleaned" by a general translator ($.09 per word)
  4. Translate "wiki-style" in which your members participate (no charge)
  5. Click to request the services of a qualified, professional translator (varies by language and content of your script (e.g. technical, medical). Generally, $.13 - $.16 per word)

As a rule, there are 100 to 150 words per minute of video, depending how quickly the voice in the video speaks. Once you have a transcription of your video you can calculate the exact translation cost. You can transcribe yourself here with the help of the software, or order professional transcription below.

3) Recording the voice talent:
With this software, you can:

Record the voice yourself timing it to the timecodes you set in #1 above

Hire a talent whom you like and use the timecodes and script to guide their timing

Hire one of the fine international voice talents listed in the Directory who increase marketing success, at a minimum cost of $350. Click here to email and request a free estimate for recording your video. Please include in your email the length of the video, type of content, number of voices, and any other relevant information.

 

Optional add-ons

Transcription service:
Transcription services is generally at $350 per hour of video.

Art files: tiffs, png, jpg
For some languages you may wish to receive on-screen graphic text as Photoshop. $10 per artfile, with minimum order of $35.


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