For festival distribution, it is essential to burn in subtitles and have your film’s videos in several languages. In a previous post I explained how to do it using HandBrake, which is one of the best programs available for video conversions and is also free. The most commonly used file type for … Read more
The SRT format has become the standard for working with subtitles, as it is supported by most video players. Originally, it was the native format of the SubRip program, a Windows utility for extracting subtitles from DVDs. Currently, it is widely used by submission platforms and by Vimeo. It is the simplest … Read more
Vimeo links are now essential for festival distribution. Their usage rate is enormous, far exceeding other options such as YouTube, Dropbox, or Google Drive. On Vimeo, it is very easy to create a password, the quality is excellent, and most festival programmers are very accustomed to using it. About three years ago, … Read more
It had been a long time since I published any article related to subtitles, so it’s not bad to review some tools for embedding them in videos, which is still necessary for festival distribution. When we begin distribution, it is very important to have all materials well prepared. In the case of … Read more
I am returning to the subject of subtitles with this third post, as they are essential for international distribution and yet remain largely unknown—for instance, the formats they use. This might seem somewhat obvious, but as with all digital files, each has its own format; let’s look at some examples: If I … Read more
I haven’t written for some time now after a few complicated months that have left me with little time. During these months, some festivals have requested digital copies with embedded subtitles, even for DVDs, but at the office we only distribute copies with separate language tracks, except for those videos we upload … Read more
Subtitles are a very important part of distribution, and it is too common for them to be embedded or “burned-in” to the video image. However, this means further compressing the video and forces us to have a copy for each language. Therefore, this is not the current trend, and it is preferable … Read more