Creating a time-coded template for subtitling

Once the workflow is in place and media is uploaded and prepared for the online editors, a time-coded template is typically created. This can be done by an external freelancer or as an in-house job. It will facilitate translation into any number of additional languages by providing properly placed clips/blocks as well as a reference text. For this reason, the template is often in English, even if the actual source language of the content is another. 

A template can be created offline in a number of editing applications and then imported into the system. Here we describe the basics of creating the file using Plint Subtitler. For a detailed manual of this online application, go here.