Localization guides

Subtitles and short drama

3 guides

  • Subtitles and short drama

    Short Drama Localization: The Complete Guide

    7 min read

    Prepare context, adapt dialogue, track voice and terms, and review short-drama subtitles in a subtitle editor and the delivery player.

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  • Subtitles and short drama

    A Two-Pass Subtitle Workflow: Draft, QA, and Polish

    5 min read

    Use an existing timed SRT to draft accurate dialogue, then review meaning, voice, readability, and playback in a separate editorial pass.

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  • Subtitles and short drama

    Line Break Rules for Vertical Video Subtitles

    5 min read

    Learn to break vertical video subtitles into clear phrases, preserve dialogue meaning, and review the layout in your delivery player.

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Names and terminology

1 guide

  • Audit recurring names and terms, record approvals, and review tone and UI context with a practical localization consistency workflow.

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Web novel localization

4 guides

  • Plan a web novel localization workflow with a series glossary, source-based voice notes, manageable batches, and chapter continuity review.

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  • Web novel localization

    Dialogue vs. Narration in Web Novel Localization

    5 min read

    Edit narration and dialogue in separate passes, using source evidence to preserve viewpoint, character voice, scene rhythm, and relationships.

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  • Web novel localization

    Repeated Phrases and Catchphrases Across Chapters

    5 min read

    Keep web novel catchphrases and system messages consistent with fixed wording, changing variables, and variants chosen for the scene.

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  • Choose which honorifics and titles to keep or adapt, record relationship changes, and preserve the source scene without added explanation.

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Feels Local questions

How does Translate Text & SRT let you choose a writing style?

Choose a writing style (for example Marketing, Legal, Medical, Dubbing or Entertainment) and a sub-style such as Social Media or Subtitling.

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Target Language

Spanish

Localization Style

Entertainment

Sub-style for Entertainment

Subtitling

Submit

What does the Glossary do for text and subtitles?

Lock character names, product names and brand terms with a Glossary. Locked terms are checked after every text and subtitle translation (Pro and Business).

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Add rowImport CSV/TSV/TMXClearGlossary On
Source termPreferred translationFlags
Mara ValeMara ValeExact caseLock term
OathkeeperOathkeeperExact caseLock term
Glass KeyPreferred translationExact caseLock term
3 termsLeave the preferred translation blank to preserve the source term.

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