At Captionmax, we believe that good, quality translation is an art. Translation is not science or math; you can’t simply replace one word in a language for the other in the destination tongue. Machine translation can be a helpful tool…
Subtitles vs. Captions: What is the Difference?
When you see words displayed across the bottom of your screen, what term comes to mind? For some, they think of closed captions; others may call them subtitles. The two terms are often used interchangeably, but even though they have…
Search Engine Optimization and Closed Captions
The primary goal of any content creator should be to share one’s work with the largest audience possible, but impressing viewers with only what’s on-screen may not be enough. To have the best chance at attracting a global audience, you…
Common Subtitle/Prerecorded Closed Caption File Types
Captionmax can deliver closed captions and subtitles for prerecorded videos in any number of ways, but more often than not, our clients need what’s called a “sidecar” caption file. This means that we will be sending them a caption file…