Multimedia localization: let’s make it simple
Multimedia localization should be much more straightforward for global organizations than it often is. Are you looking for faster, smoother, more scalable localization that reliably delivers great audiovisual content?
Then RWS multimedia localization is for you.
Take the pain out of multimedia localization
Localizing multimedia content, especially video, has many distinct challenges that don't apply to the translation of documents. If your localization provider can't deal effectively with these challenges, you won't be able to rely on them to deliver the quality you expect, as efficiently as you need.
To take just one example, the review process when localizing video can be time-consuming and frustrating without the right tools for the job – or 50% faster with the right tools.
Our multimedia localization capabilities
Our dedicated in-house engineering and creative teams work closely with our linguists to meet the highest expectations for localized video quality. We're experts in:
- Subtitling/captioning
- Graphics, animation, on-screen text
- Accessibility: CC, SDH, sign language
- Video editing
We match the quality of our linguists' translations with state-of-the-art recording studios and editing suites to weave sound and vision together seamlessly. We're experts in:
- Dubbing
- Voiceover
- Automated text-to-speech (TTS)
- Accessibility: audio description
eLearning platforms bring together a variety of formats that must function together in very specific ways. This adds a layer of complexity to localization that we're adept at handling. For eLearning localization we deliver:
- Any relevant video and audio localization capabilities
- Instructional and graphic design
- Functional testing
If your project needs additional expertise to ensure the very highest quality, we can help you with:
- Transcreation: scripting, storyboard, music
- Recreating missing assets required for a project
- Transcription: manual, automated (speech-to-text)
- Independent QA
We can also help you set up an efficient, culturally appropriate multimedia localization programme and, if distribution is complex (for example, for TV ads), we can take care of it all for you:
- Process design and optimization consultancy
- Cultural assessment
- Clearance and distribution for broadcast
Choose RWS for:
Scalability
In-house technical expertise
We're much more than a translation house – we employ dedicated in-house audiovisual engineering and creative teams for multimedia localization.
Besides delivering the highest quality of work, they'll also work with your original video provider to minimize rework or other inefficiencies during localization.
Process efficiency
Wherever a manual task can be efficiently automated, we do so. And we always use the industry’s best tools for multimedia localization, from state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and applications, to cloud-based collaborative platforms for subtitling and review.
We also give you full visibility, with data and reporting to track and analyze performance.
Flexibility and reliability
Whatever localization services you know RWS for, you’ll know that we go out of our way to let you work the way you want while relying on us to get the job done. For every multimedia localization project, we’ll do as much or as little as you need us to.
We cater to every multimedia format and use case – from the simplest of animated images for a banner ad to the most sophisticated TV commercials, and everything in between.
