Payment protectionDetails
- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Typed text from photos: a beekeeper's handwritten logbook
Page 3
Inspection — 14 May 2024
Weather: sunny, 19 °C, light wind from the west.
Hive 1 (blue box)
- Queen seen on frame 5. Eggs and young larvae on 4 frames.
- Brood pattern solid, a few gaps on frame 7.
- Added second super. Bees calm.
Hive 2 (white box)
- No queen seen, but fresh eggs, so she is there.
- 3 queen cups along the bottom of frame 6, empty.
- Watch for swarming! Check again in 7 days.
- Fed 1 litre of syrup 1:1.
Margin note (pencil): ask [unclear: Gerald? Gerard?] about the [unclear] split method.
Page 4
Honey harvest log
| Date | Hive | Frames taken | Weight, kg | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.07.2024 | 1 | 8 | 14.2 | Light, floral |
| 02.07.2024 | 2 | 6 | 9.8 | Darker, some crystals |
| 18.08.2024 | 1 | 7 | 12.[unclear: 5 or 6] | Heather? |
| 18.08.2024 | 2 | 5 | 8.1 | — |
| Total | 26 | 44.6 | your own total on the page |
Varroa treatment started 20.08, strips in both hives, remove by [unclear: 1 Oct or 7 Oct].
Notes for you to check
| Page | What | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Name in margin note | The second letter is smudged |
| 3 | Word before "split method" | Crossed out and rewritten |
| 4 | Weight 12.5 or 12.6 kg | Last digit overwritten. The total 44.6 matches 12.5 |
| 4 | Varroa strip removal date | The digit is cut off at the page edge |
Page order follows your photo numbering. Units, dates and crossed-out words are kept as in the original; crossed-out text was left out unless it was replaced.
Client: Tom Avery, a hobby beekeeper digitising his 2024 apiary notebook. 10 phone photos of handwritten pages, blue and pencil ink. Below: typed result for pages 3 and 4.
Source: page 3, photo IMG_0412, handwriting in blue pen with a pencil note in the margin; page 4, photo IMG_0413, a hand-drawn table.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
Translating a comic is not like translating a document: every balloon has a speaker, sound effects carry meaning, jokes depend on the picture, and the text has to fit back into the same small bubble. Upload images of your comic or manga pages, and we read every balloon, caption and sound effect and translate it into a numbered script by page, panel and balloon, with the speaker named and a shorter fitting option where the line is long. You or your letterer then place the text into the art; we do not edit the images.
What is included
- What you getA translation script numbered by page, panel and balloon, with speaker names, sound effects and translator notes on puns, on the order page and as a Word (.docx) file.
- Balloon numberingPage, panel and balloon in reading order
- Speakers namedWho says each line, including off-panel
- Sound effectsTranslated with a note on the original
- Fit-friendly linesA shorter option for tight bubbles
- Puns and culture notesJokes and references explained for the letterer
How it works
- 1UploadYou add the page images
- 2TranslationWe read and translate every balloon
- 3ScriptYour letterer places the text in the art
What we need from you
Clear images of each page, the source and target languages, the reading direction, character names and any established translations of them, and the tone of the series.
We will ask you:
- Which languages: from and into?
- Which way do the pages read?
- Do characters or places already have official names?
- What tone should the translation have?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicUp to 3 pages$12 | StandardUp to 10 pages$25 | PremiumUp to 20 pages$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pages | up to 3 | up to 10 | up to 20 |
| Short fit options | No | Yes | Yes |
| Character name list | No | No | Yes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Can I order a translation of a published manga I bought?
Only for your private reading. Publishing or sharing a translation of someone else’s comic needs the rights holder’s permission.
Will you put the text into the bubbles?
No, we deliver a script; lettering into the images is done by you or a letterer. The numbering makes placing each line quick.
How many pages can I upload?
Up to 5 images per order of up to 20 MB each. For more pages, put two or four pages into one image while keeping the text sharp.