Can't I do it myself?

It isn't something you can figure out in an afternoon, Wikipedia or no Wikipedia.

Regardless of what most people think, subtitling and captioning isn't "just typing in what people say". It's a complex and difficult art which takes around a year to learn, and many years to truly get the hang of. On top of that, to be a good captioner or subtitler you need to be amongst the best in the world in terms of spelling, grammar and sheer nit-picking.

Make even a tiny timing or punctuation mistake, you lose your audience's attention.

The thing is, people don't play a piece of video to read the subtitles. They want to actually watch the video. So the subtitles should flow naturally and perfectly enough that they fade into the background, unlocking the meaning in the video without drawing attention to themselves. Even the smallest mistake or misjudged nuance will draw attention away from your video content and towards the subtitles.

Do you really have time to learn all about file formats and subtitling software?

Every subtitle/caption file format and every video hosting site has idiosyncrasies which the subtitles or captions have to accommodate. And professional subtitling software can cost many thousands of pounds per workstation. There are a lot of very good reasons for that, most of which would become apparent really quickly if you tried to use an alternative. Hello, Mr RSI. How are you, Mr Headache? Nice to meet you, Mr I Spent a Whole Day Trying to Make My Software Behave As It Should And Now I'm So Angry I Can't Speak.

If you have something worthwhile to say, get someone worthwhile to help you say it.

At internetsubtitling.com we live and breathe subtitles and captions. We've got the equipment, the software, the experience and the knowledge to do a fantastic job from the moment we start working for you. This whole business is easy for us, because it's all we do.

Why is internetsubtitling.com special?