# Professional video subtitling - Link: https://aftraduction.fr/en/video-subtitling/ - Published: 2025-07-28T23:07:43+02:00 - Author: AFTraduction Corporate films · Adverts · E-learning · Webinars · Documentaries · Series # Professional video subtitling ## Subtitles translated by native speakers and timed to the picture. We transcribe your video, translate it and segment the subtitles to professional standards: two lines at most, 35 characters per line. You receive an SRT or VTT file, or any other format you choose. **From €1.99 + VAT per minute of video, depending on the language** Free quote in about 2 hours [Request a quote ](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=sous_titrage) Call us +33 1 84 74 56 56 * from €1.99 + VAT * per minute of video, depending on the language * 2 h * or so to receive your quote * nearly 200 * languages and dialects covered by our network * 2 × 35 * two lines of 35 characters at most * 5.0 /5 * [92 Google reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x56c548b47809555:0x9ad3c0051b507da!8m2!3d48.8655269!4d2.4439645!9m1!1b1) Professional subtitling by AFTraduction ## What is professional subtitling? Subtitling shows on screen, in short lines, what is said in a video, in its own language or translated into another. A professional subtitle runs to two lines at most, each no longer than 35 characters, appears and disappears with the speech and respects shot changes: it reads without effort and leaves the picture visible. Done well, subtitles open your videos to an international audience and to everyone who watches them with the sound off. Your videos ## Subtitling expertise for all your content Every kind of video has its own codes: an advert does not move at the pace of a training module. We adapt the subtitles to your content and your audience, in keeping with your tone and your brand. * ### Corporate videos * Institutional presentations, internal communication, messages from management * ### Adverts and marketing videos * Commercials, product videos, sponsored content * ### Sales videos * Demos, how-to tutorials, sales pitches * ### YouTube and social media * Vlogs, interviews, brand videos * ### Training and information * E-learning modules, webinars, recorded conferences * ### Films, series, documentaries * Subtitling for the entertainment industry Our method ## Our professional subtitling process in three steps At every step, we check the accuracy of the transcription, the quality of the translation and the readability of the subtitles. 1. 01 2. ### Viewing and analysis 3. Our team watches your whole video and notes its context, tone and speakers. This step keeps the subtitles faithful. 4. 02 5. ### Transcription 6. Our transcribers produce a word-for-word transcript of the audio in the original language, leaving out background noise and adding punctuation. 7. 03 8. ### Translation and formatting 9. Native translators who specialise in subtitling translate the text and split it into subtitles timed to the speech and the shot changes. At the end You receive your subtitles as .srt or .vtt files, or in the format of your choice, ready to use. The standards ## What makes a good subtitle A subtitle is read while the viewer watches the picture. So it must be short, follow the speech and break the sentence where it breaks naturally. Compare the same passage with and without the rules. 1. 2 lines at most 2. Never more than two lines on screen at once. 3. 35 characters per line 4. At most, so that each line reads at a glance. 5. In sync with speech and shots 6. The subtitle appears with the voice and leaves before the shot change. 7. Sense in every line break 8. Each break falls between two phrases, never in the middle of one. **Fig. 1 — Anatomy of a subtitle** (fictional example) The same passage of video, subtitled with then without the rules. With them: two lines of 27 and 21 characters, broken between two phrases, shown with the speech and removed before the shot change. Without: three lines, one of them 41 characters long, a break after “of”, and a subtitle that stays on screen after the shot change. ## Subtitling, voice-over, transcription: one agency * [Voice-over](https://aftraduction.fr/en/voice-over-services/): Your message, heard in your audience’s language. * [Transcription](https://aftraduction.fr/en/transcription-services/): Your audio and video recordings, transcribed in writing. * [Post-editing](https://aftraduction.fr/en/machine-translation-post-editing/) ## Your video, subtitled in your audience’s language. From €1.99 + VAT per minute of video, depending on the language. Free quote in about 2 hours, on +33 1 84 74 56 56 or through the form. [Request a quote ](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=sous_titrage) Call us +33 1 84 74 56 56 1. **Your brief** now 2. **Your quote** in about 2 hours 3. **Sign online** in your client area 4. **Project follow-up** in your client area