Please Advise! What is price for translating movie subtitles to Arabic? Thread poster: ilre
| ilre United Arab Emirates
Hello friends I have met a distribution company of Indian movies in Dubai. They have Indian movies (which shows in cinemas) translated already in Arabic but the translation is too bad. They want me to Audit the translation of each movie. 1- How much should i charge them for audit? 2- if they ask me to translate the subtitles from the beginning (no coding only translating the subtitles) then how much i should charge per movie ( normally 120 minutes) ?... See more Hello friends I have met a distribution company of Indian movies in Dubai. They have Indian movies (which shows in cinemas) translated already in Arabic but the translation is too bad. They want me to Audit the translation of each movie. 1- How much should i charge them for audit? 2- if they ask me to translate the subtitles from the beginning (no coding only translating the subtitles) then how much i should charge per movie ( normally 120 minutes) ? i really have no idea about the prices in market? Can you help me? ▲ Collapse | | |
Whatever your work is worth. There's no other answer, really. Why should the 'average' or 'what others charge' matter after all? | | | ilre United Arab Emirates TOPIC STARTER Can you please explain? | Feb 18, 2015 |
Michal Fabian wrote: Whatever your work is worth. There's no other answer, really. Why should the 'average' or 'what others charge' matter after all? I really could not understand your comment. Can you please explain? | | | Max Deryagin Russian Federation Local time: 18:32 Member (2013) English to Russian
Hi Ilre, I asked a colleague of mine, a professional interlingual subtitler into Arabic, to help you with the rates, and here is what he had to say: Hi Max I'd be happy to help. Pricing for translation and subtitling differs from one market to another. It also depends on the nature of the job (legal, medical, general, etc.) In the UAE, subtitling to Arabic ranges between AED 100-140 (~USD 27-38) per minute of video. For transl... See more Hi Ilre, I asked a colleague of mine, a professional interlingual subtitler into Arabic, to help you with the rates, and here is what he had to say: Hi Max I'd be happy to help. Pricing for translation and subtitling differs from one market to another. It also depends on the nature of the job (legal, medical, general, etc.) In the UAE, subtitling to Arabic ranges between AED 100-140 (~USD 27-38) per minute of video. For translation, a page of 200-250 words ranges between AED 80-120 (~USD 22-33) and in some cases more. Hope this helps. Regards Mohamed ▲ Collapse | |
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ilre United Arab Emirates TOPIC STARTER Thanks a lot | Feb 19, 2015 |
Max Deryagin wrote: Hi Ilre, I asked a colleague of mine, a professional interlingual subtitler into Arabic, to help you with the rates, and here is what he had to say: Hi Max I'd be happy to help. Pricing for translation and subtitling differs from one market to another. It also depends on the nature of the job (legal, medical, general, etc.) In the UAE, subtitling to Arabic ranges between AED 100-140 (~USD 27-38) per minute of video. For translation, a page of 200-250 words ranges between AED 80-120 (~USD 22-33) and in some cases more. Hope this helps. Regards Mohamed Thanks a lot dear .. Now I have some idea about how to price .. God bless you | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Please Advise! What is price for translating movie subtitles to Arabic? CafeTran Espresso | You've never met a CAT tool this clever!
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