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[Subtitling Rates] Translation for Subtitling: Pricing. Again
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Feb 14, 2007

Well, I think I read all the posts about pricing and I'm still confused.

If we're talking about translation only, what's better? Per minute? Per word? Per subtitle? And what's the going rate?

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Sylvano
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Obviously... Feb 15, 2007

For you, as a translator, it's per subtitle.
Because it's really proportional to the amount of work.
I don't think you would be paid per word.

There no such thing as a general rate in our field.
Depends on clients, types of program and... countries.
 
Michal Panner (X)
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not really Feb 15, 2007

Sylvano wrote:

For you, as a translator, it's per subtitle.
Because it's really proportional to the amount of work.
I don't think you would be paid per word.

There no such thing as a general rate in our field.
Depends on clients, types of program and... countries.


Why do you think "for me as a translator" it's per subtitle and that I wouldn't be paid per word? Do you know something about my pay I don't?
 
Niina Lahokoski
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Per subtitle Feb 15, 2007

I think Sylvano meant, that for you (as a translator) it would be better to charge by subtitle than per minute, because the amount of text can vary very much. In subtitling a per word rate is generally not used, or so I have understood.

The rates offered are in my experience quite ridiculous. I was just offered less than 3 euros per program minute for subtitling (and 4 cents per source word for regular translation). I no longer wonder why the DVD subtitles in my language seem to be ... See more
I think Sylvano meant, that for you (as a translator) it would be better to charge by subtitle than per minute, because the amount of text can vary very much. In subtitling a per word rate is generally not used, or so I have understood.

The rates offered are in my experience quite ridiculous. I was just offered less than 3 euros per program minute for subtitling (and 4 cents per source word for regular translation). I no longer wonder why the DVD subtitles in my language seem to be getting worse and worse... ▲ Collapse
 
Sylvano
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Yes, that's what I meant Feb 16, 2007

It's better to be paid per subtitle.

To Niina : yes, less than 3 USD per minute is... appalling.
If you ask me, 5 USD is not very good either, though I know it seems to be a very common rate in the US.
We seldom go that low in France. For the time being, mind you...
 
Michal Panner (X)
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ok Feb 17, 2007

sorry for misunderstanding you, sylvano.
and thank you both for the info
 
Flora Perez
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SUBITLING "FAIR" RATES Sep 1, 2007

Hi all,

It SHOULD be minimun:

TRANSLATION:
- 4€/minute
- 0,25-0,30 per subtitle.

Editing and cueing:
Same rate, so that if you do both, it's 8€/minute or 0,50-0,60/subtitle.

Pero subtitle is the fairest.
 


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