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Duration of a video should a subtitling test asks for
Thread poster: Hai-Ha Doan
Hai-Ha Doan
Hai-Ha Doan
Vietnam
Local time: 04:54
English to Vietnamese
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Jan 23

Hi, I was contacted by an agency with a subtitling test of 26 video minutes (4906 words in total). The video belongs to the cinema genre. I wonder if this test is too long. Is it appropriate for agencies to ask for such video duration for testing? Thanks!
 
jmf
jmf  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 17:54
Member (2006)
Spanish to English
That's way too long Jan 24

I would think 2 or 3 minutes of audio would be more than enough for a test, and could take an hour or longer to finalize depending on the audio and whether you can use tools

Tine Reichert
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Arne Krueger
Arne Krueger
Germany
Local time: 23:54
German to English
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Sounds strange... Jan 24

5k for a test is way too much... Ask them for 2 to 3 minutes, as suggested before. If they are not willing to work with you on your terms, forget it. Business is a give and take. It should not be one-sided...

Good luck!
 
brovxidfmgan (X)
brovxidfmgan (X)
. Jan 25

It's typically around 100 subtitle events, which is roughly equal to six runtime minutes. Twenty-six runtime minutes is unusually long.

[Edited at 2024-01-25 03:37 GMT]
 


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