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How Technology Transformed Audio Translation Services

Topic: Business DevelopmentPublished January 21, 2017

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The Global Marketplace and Translation Technology The growth of the global marketplace plus the massive cultural changes resulting from today's Internet-connected world mean that every kind of business and cultural institution must communicate across multiple languages. Fortunately, there are new, sophisticated approaches to complex translation projects with Google translate audio, from technical documents to film and video productions for business and entertainment. Some of the most widely used methods include: Localization Services - The process of adapting translated work to incorporate cultural norms of a target culture. Multimedia Localization - Localization in different formats, such as audio, video, e-learning, screen activity captures, green screen video, and more. One multimedia project may need multiple strings of translation, from re-recording audio, to replacing on-screen titles, recreating animations, and integrating ancillary files. Video Language Translator - Expert language translation for videos, including for voice-overs, dubbing, subtitles, graphics, and more. Video Transcreation - Enhanced level of translation that recreates content, accounting for sometimes vast differences in cultural context and sensitivities. Experts draw on in-depth, native-speaker knowledge of local idioms, slang, and other cultural issues. At times a production will be re-shot with different talent or dubbed with a reworked script to recast the material in a culturally relevant way. These have all become vital tools in fields where subtleties of cross-cultural communication can directly affect outcomes and move the bottom line, such as: * Video and commercial productionrn* Entertainmentrn* e-Learningrn* Corporate multimedia and marketingrn* Life sciencesrn* Government and non-profits One of the largest industries with the greatest demand also perfectly illustrates the subtlety and skill that goes into every step of current translation methods. That industry is entertainment, where a producer's choice of method must take into account the nuances of all their diverse consumer markets. Most foreign language markets are accustomed to film and video that is dubbed into their language, thanks to decades of exposure to Hollywood films. Audiences are even conditioned to recognizing voice-over actors that become celebrities within their own countries, where they may be identified with an A-list Hollywood actor whom they regularly portray. Understanding these subtleties in diverse markets leads to a better choice among translation approaches, such as dubbing instead of sub-titles.

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