Timecoding with Aegisub: Boosting Productivity

Formats: Webinar presentations
Topics: Audio-visual translation and subtitling
Productivity tools
Software, tools & computing

Course summary
Start time:Oct 8, 2014 17:00 GMT     Add to calendar

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Language:English
Summary:Are you a subtitler who wants to boost his or her productivity? Do you want to do more work faster, in an effortless manner? Do you want to get an edge over the competition? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you will find this training session invaluable.
Description
In just 100 minutes you will learn how to create timecodes for subtitles quickly and efficiently, without the need to manually enter time stamps over and over again. On average, this training helps the attendees speed up their timecoding process by 4 to 5 times.

In this training session you will:

  • Install a program called Aegisub
  • Get acquainted with some of its functionality
  • Learn several advanced timecoding methods
  • Get to know a number of timecoding techniques that are useful in work


Target audience
Experienced subtitlers who use subtitling software with manual time stamp entering (such as Subtitle Workshop). The training will also be beneficial for newly established subtitlers.
Learning objectives
The goal of this training session is to boost attendees' productivity in work by helping them to learn an advanced method for timecoding subtitles. At the end of this training attendees will be able to successfully use a program called Aegisub for creating timecodes quickly and effortlessly.
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Created by
 Max Deryagin    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Max Deryagin is a professional audiovisual translator and subtitler with 6+ years of experience in the field. Throughout his career, Max has subtitled hundreds of videos ranging from short commercials and how-to guides to documentaries and feature-length movies — for TV, Web and DVD/Blu-ray. Knowing the best standards and practices, he has successfully worked with subtitling agencies, broadcasting companies, video publishers and corporate clients, including Dell, Cisco, Volvo and ExxonMobil.
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