At INFER, we create subtitles that convey the true meaning within your art.
Whether you create film, television, corporate videos, or advertising, we have the skill to bring that message to life in your English subtitles, regardless of your original language.
We can work from an existing subtitle file, a rough English script, or a script in your original language. If translation is needed, we will collaborate with your translator or provide a translator for you. Along the way, we will consult you to ensure your audience gets the most out of the subtitles we create.
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Full-Service Subtitles
Whether you have a script in your original language or a finished English subtitle file, we have the services you need to complete your project.
English Editing
We re-write English translations to make them resonate with an English-speaking audience. We choose words that are faster and easier to read without sacrificing the meaning of your dialog.
Subtitle Timing
We can start from a shooting script and create timing as we go, or we can use an existing subtitle file and substitute English subtitles for another language.
Special Settings
Want your subtitles to always display? Want your audience to choose whether subtitles are on or off? Want to include more than one set of subtitles? Tell us what you need. We can do it!
Translation to English
If you don’t already have an English script or subtitle file, no need to worry. INFER has translators on retainer for Cantonese, Simplified Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, German, Hindi, Gujarati, and Punjabi. If you work in another language, we can find a translator or work with one of your choosing.
Special Formats
Sometimes you just don’t want the standard most accessible subtitles. Sometimes you want style, color, or just something that catches the eye. If you need something like this, INFER can deliver. Special fonts, colors, screen positions. If you project’s format can use it, we can deliver it. Note: If you choose our Flat Rate plan, special formatting is an additional service charged at our hourly rate.
Cloud Delivery
We provide dedicated online cloud storage for your project files. Each project is given a unique, password-protected folder where you can provide your working files to INFER. In turn, we deliver completed files to you in the same place.
Captions and Descriptive Audio
In addition to subtitles, INFER can provide closed caption content which describes what can be heard for viewers who cannot hear. We can also provide descriptive audio tracks for blind viewers. Ask us how we can make your project more accessible.
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Choose your plan
Time, cost, format.
What’s important to you?
We can create subtitles for a 90-minute drama
in about 16 hours depending on the dialog.
You can choose our Hourly plan, a Flat Fee,
or ask us about trading your film credit for our services.
Hourly Plan
$75per hour
Includes:
- Unlimited subtitles
- Unlimited edits
- Unlimited formats (e.g streaming, Blu-Ray)
- Includes timing, writing, reviewing, and editing
- $300 minimum, due at start of project (includes 5 hours work)
- We average 40 subtitles per hour
- First-time clients are billed in 20-hour increments
- Pay by PayPal
Flat Fee
$2000per film
Includes:
- Maximum 40 hours work
(5 days) - Up to 1000 lines of dialog
- subtitle writing and timing
(for 1 format) - review and editing meetings
(for 1 format) - Additional formats
for $500 each. - $500 due at start of project
- We average 40 subtitles per hour
- Pay by PayPal
Will work for credit
$0/ month
Limited Time Only
At INFER, we love independent film so much that we trade our service for credit in qualified projects. Does your project qualify?
- Can you add INFER to your project’s credits?
- Can you refer a new client to INFER?
- Can you work with a “relaxed” timeline?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, your project may qualify for a free ride. Contact us now to see if we have room in our schedule.
Note: Qualifying projects cannot exceed 1000 lines of dialog or have a deadline within 30 days. You must also provide free copies of your project to INFER staff for their pleasure.
Our Philosophy
As subtitle writers, we do more
than just translate your words.
Simple translation isn’t enough. When people watch shows in their native language, they infer all sorts of meaning from the way characters speak and the words they choose. Good subtitles should help viewers infer that same meaning. That’s why we go beyond simple translation to write compelling English dialog that helps your audience understand your dialog in the same way that your original audience does.
What we do
We create high-quality English subtitles for films and other media.
Why choose INFER?
We understand the creative mind and the nature of production. Some projects come to us with a script in the original language and nothing else. Others come to us with a finished subtitle file that just needs a little editing. No matter what you have or what you need, we will help you create the right project plan to get the results you want.