A localized course or video needs its words, visuals, and audio to work together. Terralíngua adapts learning and training materials for delivery in other languages, including on-screen text, subtitles, narration, and interactive content. The project scope depends on the source materials, target audiences, and the way the finished content will be used.
For example, a translated instruction may refer to a control shown in a demonstration. The wording must help the learner identify that control, while the narration and subtitles need to appear at the relevant moment. Translating the script alone does not resolve those production decisions.
Work from the Editable Course or Video Files
Our capabilities include work in Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate. Editable authoring files allow translated content to be placed in context and adjustments to be made to layouts and interactions. Provide the software version, linked assets, fonts where licensing permits, and a published reference showing how the source is intended to behave.
Identify all the material that needs localization, including navigation, feedback messages, quiz content, text in graphics, scripts, and downloadable resources. If only a published course or finished video is available, we assess what can be edited or reconstructed. Agree on the deliverables and any limitations before production begins.
Use Synthetic Narration Where It Fits the Content
Synthetic voice narration can reduce recording costs and make it practical to reach a broader audience in more languages. It can also simplify the production of revised audio when a script changes. The overall effort still includes script translation, voice selection, pronunciation review, timing, and integration with the visuals.
Choose a voice with the target language, regional variant, audience, and tone in mind. A short sample containing product names, abbreviations, numbers, and technical terms helps establish whether the voice is suitable before the full recording is produced. Some material may need a different voice or recording approach.
Approve the translated script before producing the final audio wherever practical. Changes made afterward can affect narration, subtitles, animations, and scene timing. Keep a record of the source version and approved wording so that updates can be applied consistently across language versions.
Our native-speaking linguists review generated narration for pronunciation and phrasing. Corrections may involve pronunciation settings, script adjustments that preserve meaning, or regenerating a passage. The final audio should be checked in context, since clear speech also needs to align with the action or information on screen.
Define the Review and Delivery Requirements
The following points help turn translated components into a usable learning experience. Agree on the checks and responsibilities that apply to your project:
- Content alignment: Confirm that instructions, captions, graphics, and visible labels refer to the same content. Where an equipment or software label remains in its original language, agree on how the translation will identify it.
- Subtitles and timing: Allow time for the translated message to be read or heard. Check subtitle breaks, display duration, and alignment with demonstrations. Any shortening must preserve the information the learner needs.
- Interactive elements: Review navigation, branching, feedback, and answer choices where they are present. Translation should preserve the learning objective and the intended behavior of each interaction.
- Layout and character display: Check for clipped text, unsuitable line breaks, unsupported characters, and text that no longer fits its layout. Adjust presentation while keeping the document or course design consistent.
- Delivery and testing: Specify the publishing format and intended learning management system or playback environment. Agree on who will test the delivered package, including completion and scoring behavior where applicable.
- Accessibility requirements: Identify any requirements for captions, transcripts, reading order, or other accessibility features. These need their own production and validation scope; translating the visible text alone does not establish accessibility.
- Client review: Assign a client reviewer to resolve technical questions and approve product-specific or safety-sensitive wording. Consolidate feedback and identify the final approved version before release.
Send your editable course or video files, a published reference, target languages, audience details, and preferred deadline. Include existing scripts, subtitle files, pronunciation guidance, and the required delivery formats. We can assess the language and production work together and propose a suitable scope.
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