Todo un arte esto del ajuste.Corpus reading: Calls adjusting dubbed wording to lip movements an art and explains why subtitles need adaptation.
Artistic status and machine acceptance are separate questions. Explore what contributors expressed about the language work of subtitlers and dubbing adaptors.
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Todo un arte esto del ajuste.Corpus reading: Calls adjusting dubbed wording to lip movements an art and explains why subtitles need adaptation.
No importa que la traducción no sea perfecta.Corpus reading: Wants AI translation and dubbing for courses because subtitle reading competes with watching the image, and accepts imperfect translation.
η μεταφραση τους ειναι καληCorpus reading: Praises Disney subtitle translation but complains that subtitle timing reveals the next speaker’s words too early.
We can at least trust that AI will select the most neutral expression when localizing or provide the most literal translation of a sentence. Translations, like all forms of writing, are inherently artistic, and it’s inevitable that individuals will d…Corpus reading: Calls translations inherently artistic but favours AI for supposedly neutral or literal wording.
Meh. I can live without human translators as long as subs are accurate.Corpus reading: Says accurate subtitles would make human translators dispensable for their viewing.
τους πέτυχα απλά να κάνουν στο google μετάφραση.Corpus reading: Says they avoided a subtitle site after finding Google-translated subtitles and thanks another member for a different source.
Localization is difficult and there’s room for criticism but using equivalent slang makes perfect sense.Corpus reading: Defends equivalent slang as a sensible localization choice, acknowledging that localization is difficult and open to criticism.
I like how the translators put notesCorpus reading: Values translators’ cultural and language notes and says a joke was hard to understand without them.
an art formCorpus reading: Explicitly calls subtitling art, citing interpretation, timing and idioms.
They rarely are. For instance, I was watching a french movie where the character said "it's beautiful", yet the subtitle said "beautiful, isn't it?" Subtitling is more an art form than a direct translation. It can be useful to learn another language,…
Corpus reading: Calls subtitling an art form in explaining differences between French speech and English subtitles.
subtitles are Not Art? It's somehow not creative work?
Corpus reading: Rhetorically challenges excluding subtitling from the artistic work recognised in acting, directing and editing.
Because LANGUAGE the one thing LLMs are actually useful for and good at?Corpus reading: Defends the subtitle feature on the grounds that language is something LLMs do well.