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Transcription of Portuguese audio and video

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Transcription of Portuguese audio and video

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Example for the Standard package

Subtitles and translation: a 24-minute pottery tutorial

Subtitle rules used

  • Up to 2 lines per cue, up to 42 characters per line.
  • Each cue stays on screen 1.2 to 6 seconds; reading speed under 17 characters per second.
  • Filler words ("um", "you know") and false starts removed; meaning and the teacher's tone kept.
  • Speaker labels only when a second voice appears off camera.
  • Technical terms checked for consistency: centering, coning, trimming, leather-hard.

English subtitles (fragment)

112
00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,050
Before you open the bowl,
the clay has to be perfectly centered.

113
00:07:44,300 --> 00:07:47,900
Brace your left elbow on your knee
and push in with the heel of your hand.

114
00:07:48,100 --> 00:07:51,350
If the clay wobbles against your palm,
it's not there yet.

115
00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,800
[STUDENT] How long do I keep pushing?

116
00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:59,400
Until it feels like it's standing still,
even though the wheel is spinning.

Spanish translation (same cues)

112
00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,050
Antes de abrir el cuenco,
el barro tiene que estar bien centrado.

113
00:07:44,300 --> 00:07:47,900
Apoya el codo izquierdo en la rodilla
y empuja con la base de la mano.

114
00:07:48,100 --> 00:07:51,350
Si el barro tiembla bajo tu palma,
todavía no está listo.

115
00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,800
[ALUMNA] ¿Cuánto tiempo sigo empujando?

116
00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:59,400
Hasta que parezca quieto,
aunque el torno siga girando.

Delivery notes

  • Files: clay-corner-first-bowl_en.srt (318 cues), clay-corner-first-bowl_es.srt (318 cues). Timings are identical, so the two tracks can be switched without drift.
  • Terms: "leather-hard" translated as dureza de cuero, the term used by Spanish-speaking potters.
  • To check: at 14:22 the teacher names a glaze brand quietly; marked as [glaze name] since it's not clearly audible.

Client: Clay Corner, a small pottery studio with a video channel. Video: "Throwing your first bowl", 24 min 10 s. Ordered: English subtitles plus a Spanish translation. Delivered as two SRT files, one per language.

The client and all details are made up.

About this service

Brazilian and European Portuguese sound so different that a transcript tuned to one often stumbles on the other, from reduced vowels in Lisbon to the sing-song rhythm of Rio or São Paulo. We transcribe your Portuguese audio or video from a link with tildes, cedillas and accents in place and names and terms from your brief spelled correctly, or translate the result into English or another language if you need that instead. Recordings from Angola, Mozambique and other countries work too.

What is included

  • What you getA Portuguese transcript as plain text in paragraphs, plus SRT and VTT files timed to the recording, or the same files translated into the language you choose.
  • Correct spellingTildes, cedillas and accents
  • Brazil or PortugalSpelling that fits the variant
  • Your termsNames and places from the brief
  • Timed filesSRT and VTT
  • TranslationInto English or another language

How it works

  1. 1
    LinkYou send the recording and the variant
  2. 2
    TranscriptWe transcribe it or translate it
  3. 3
    UseYou get the text and subtitle files

What we need from you

A link to the recording, whether the speakers are from Brazil, Portugal or elsewhere, whether you need Portuguese or a translation, and names or terms that must be spelled exactly.

We will ask you:

  • Are the speakers from Brazil, Portugal or elsewhere?
  • Do you need Portuguese text or a translation?
  • Which names or terms must be spelled exactly?

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Questions and answers

Will the spelling follow Brazilian or European rules?

It follows the variant you name in the brief. Where the two differ, the text uses the one your audience expects.

Can I get both Portuguese and English?

Each order gives the result in one language. For both, place two orders.

How do I send the recording?

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