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Review translated subtitles

Check meaning and timing before sharing another language edition.

What you’ll work toward

Check meaning and timing before sharing another language edition.

Review in context

Open the language edition in Translation Studio. Compare the translation with the original, not only with isolated subtitle lines. Check scripture references, names and terms that carry theological meaning. Use the project’s terminology guidance to keep recurring words consistent.

Play the media with subtitles. A line should appear at the right moment and remain readable long enough without covering important visual information. Natural wording in the target language may require a different line break from the original.

Have a fluent reviewer check the entire edition, then use the export options available for that project. Open the exported file with the intended player or editor before distributing it.

Review a language edition. Compare the target language with the original and use terminology guidance consistently.

Test an actual viewing session

For the sample Harbor sermon, a fluent reviewer listens while reading each subtitle. They verify a person’s name and the scripture reference, then watch the transition into the next sentence to ensure a qualification was not lost. They check the exported subtitle with the intended player, because timing and line wrapping can look different there.

If a phrase is too long to read comfortably, revise its wording or line break without dropping meaning. Use consistent terminology across the edition and ask a second reviewer about ambiguous theological language. Keep the reviewed project and export a fresh file after corrections. See Create a translation.

Preview subtitles with media. Check timing and line breaks in the intended player after exporting.

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