Our Arabic subtitling services include transcription, Arabic subtitle translation, SRT file creation, on-screen text, and graphics localization.
Adelphi is a specialist media localization company creating Arabic subtitles for advertising and design agencies, translation companies, and media organizations worldwide. Our in-house subtitle translations departments are specialists in Arabic subtitling, providing Arabic translations, Arabic SRT files, and burnt-on subtitle videos.
Adelphi is a proud member of the Association of Translation Companies (ATC). Using Adelphi’s Arabic translation services for your subtitling, therefore, ensures that quality and timing are closely controlled throughout the project.
Included in Adelphi’s Arabic subtitling services is our capacity to localize motion graphics and animations, printed materials, Articulate Storyline e-learning projects, and any on-screen text, in-house with no outsourcing. This makes Adelphi the full-service foreign language localization agency for all your Arabic subtitling requirements.
Tips for preparing your videos for subtitling
- Always check if the subject has already been translated into the language you require, as this might mean there are established ways to spell product names etc. Where possible, provide a glossary list of these, so we can inform our translators.
- Make sure the video you provide us with is final, as all the translated content and timings will have to be redone at an extra cost if they change in the middle of the project.
- It is always best to transcribe the video with time-codes in the original language first and only then translate, so only one set of time-coding needs to be done. If not, we then have to time-code each language individually, meaning extra costs and longer turnarounds.
- If you’re planning on shooting raw footage in a language you are unfamiliar with and editing it later, please ask your guide or interpreter if they can give you a written transcript of everything that was recorded.
Subtitle styles
In the video above, Adelphi has created burnt-on Arabic subtitles (open captions). We can apply any style of subtitle you want, from a transparent band behind the text to drop shadows. Click here for further examples: https://adelphistudio.com/styles-of-subtitles/
Burnt-on Arabic subtitles
One method of subtitling is called ‘burned on’ subtitles, which means they cannot be turned on or off and are always visible. These are also called ‘open’ captions and they are part of the video file itself. Using this method means that multiple languages cannot be shown using the same file, therefore it is necessary to produce multiple versions of the video with the different languages, these can be selected by the user.
Arabic numbers
We often get asked to use Arabic numbers in our Arabic subtitles but “Arabic numbers” are actually the same numerals used in Europe and the Americas. e.g. 123456789. However, our clients sometimes mean to use “Arabic-Indic numbers”. See below.
Arabic subtitle translations – SRT file creation
For Arabic subtitle translation, we would use an Arabic audiovisual translator (SRT file translator) who will create translated subtitles in the target language directly from the video in the source language.
There are many subtitle file formats, such as SRT, STL, and VTT, etc. The file format depends on the platform used to display the subtitles, but SRT files are the most commonly supported. SRT files are time-coded documents that can be imported into the subtitling software, which then puts the correct subtitle in the correct sequence. After this, the SRT files just need a quick tidy-up to ensure the reading speed and subtitle presentation are optimal. These SRT files can then be used to create burnt-on Arabic subtitles.
SRT and STL files are also used to provide subtitles for YouTube, Vimeo, etc. By using these types of files, viewers have the option to switch on subtitles for different languages by clicking the 
button in the bottom right-hand corner. CC stands for “Closed Captions”.
If you require Closed Captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences please let us know, as there are specific rules that must be adhered to. For the US guidelines Click here For UK guidelines Click here
Transcription services
We also offer a transcription service for those customers lacking a transcript of their videos. Adelphi provide time-coded scripts of your videos that are ready to be translated. We will then use those translations for the subtitle text, sending you the files at each stage of the process for you to review and assess.
Arabic on-screen text localization
We also localize any on-screen text and motion graphics etc. into Arabic. Depending on the complexity and how the original was created we might need the original data package it was produced in.
Click here for more on on-screen text localization
Arabic to English subtitling
As part of our subtitling services we also offer an Arabic to English Subtitling Service, including translation, transcription, SRT creation, and subtitling.
Articulate Storyline localization
Through our combination of technical expertise and quality translation provision, we are able to localize your Articulate Storyline courses and presentations in any language, allowing your content to inform and educate new audiences.
We can translate not just the text from your Articulate Storyline course itself but also localize all of the button and slider content too, we also add voice-overs and subtitles to any embedded videos using translated scripts and voice talents we can provide.
