Being The Best Foreign Language Voice Translator

By Joshua Burns


If you are expanding your business operations overseas to non-English speaking countries, you definitely need a professional translator. The interpreter will translate all your business documents, including business proposals, contracts, whitepaper, website content and user manuals to the native language. This article helps you to identify and select the right foreign language voice translator.

Types of Video Translation: There are four standard methods to adapt videos to other languages. These include Lip-synching: The voices of foreign-language actors are dubbed onto the video instead of the voices of the on-camera actors. UN style narration: Although the original voices and audio can still be heard at a low level on the video, voices speaking the new language are added in at a louder level. Translation with a voice over narrator: A narrator with the new linguistic replaces the original narrator's voice. Subtitling: The written translation of the audio is placed on the screen.

Translation is not an easy job. It is more than replacing one word to another target word of a foreign dialect. Today, you can find many free translation software on the Internet. But this software isn't reliable at all. Interpreters today work in virtually every imaginable language pair. For accurate translation, the individual service provider must understand the culture and dialect of the target country.

In Lip-synching, the actors appear as if they made the movie in a different dialect. The challenge with this technique is that there is no way to create a perfect lip-sync. You have probably seen many a comedy skit spoofing martial arts films making light of this technique. Still, your viewers won't need to read sub-titles, and they will have a clear translation.

Keep a Consistent Voice and use the correct grammar. Using different linguists is like using different writers - everyone has their own style. One may use the word "dinner" and another use the word "supper". You want consistency. Catchy marketing phrases do not work across cultures and dialects. For example "got milk" was translated to "are you lactating?" Try to avoid double meanings - they rarely ever translate.

Ensure to entrust the services of a native interpreter. Native cryptologists are more experienced to translate your business documents to their native language. You should find interpreters that live or work in the target country for at least three to five years. This will ensure that they fully understand the culture of the country and produce accurate translation.

Ask for a second opinion from native speaker. Once the work has been done, get a native speaker to read the translated text to give you a knowledgeable opinion about the work. It is also important that the native speaker is familiar with the source language so that he or she can detect small differences in meaning.

The above methods vary in cost from each other. Lip-synching is often the most costly option, and subtitling is normally the cheapest. Although the style you choose will make a big difference to the cost, there are other factors that will impact the final price.




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