Who is this course for?

Outsmart your QC-er or become one!

  • Subtitlers looking to expand their portfolio to QC

  • Companies onboarding new subtitling QC-ers

  • Linguists wishing to work in quality assurance in subtitling

  • Translators looking to move into subtitling

  • Audiovisual translators wishing to improve their QC skills

What you will get from this course

  • Video lessons and tutorials

    Learn from our engaging video tutorials and step-by-step screencasting videos

  • Interviews with experts

    Get unique insights from interviews with experienced QC professionals

  • Tricks to help you fix reading speed errors faster

    Our tips and tricks will save you time and help you develop the right skills and habits.

  • Hands-on exercises

    Practise QC in subtitling by watching screencasting video tutorials and doing our practical subtitling exercises in professional subtitling software

  • Access to professional subtitling software

    Get FREE access to professional subtitling software

  • Downloadable resources

    Download our checklists for future use in your QC subtitling projects.

  • Social media learning community

    Gain unlimited access to our private Facebook group to engage in discussions with your fellow students

  • Discounts on professional software

    After completing the course, you will be eligible for a discount to purchase professional subtitling software

  • Bonus

    Learn to solve sync issues by recutting and offsetting subtitles with our unique set of screencasting tutorials

What will you learn in this course?

Everything you need to know to start working as a QC-er in subtitling

  • Different types of QC in subtitling (full vs. spot check, technical vs. linguistic QC)

  • Various types of errors in subtitling and how to fix them effectively

  • Details of the QC process

  • How to speed up QC by using automatic checks and fixes, macros, spell check and various proofing options

  • How to solve different sync issues in subtitling

  • Best practices in subtitling QC

  • How to create subtitles that viewers love to read

Course curriculum

    1. 📽️ Welcome!

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. How to use this course?

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. 📽️ What is QA and QC? ‒ The role of QA in a subtitling workflow

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. 🧩 Quiz 1

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. 👩🏻 What is revision in subtitling? (INTERVIEW with Dr Rita Menezes)

      FREE PREVIEW

    4. 👩🏻 The impact of revision on subtitle quality (INTERVIEW)

    1. 🛠️ EZTITLES: Introduction to EZTitles Basic Course by EZTitles Development Studio

    2. 🛠️ EZTITLES: How to install EZTitles

    3. 🛠️ EZTITLES: EZTitles User Guide

    4. 🛠️ EZTITLES: Where to find more info?

    5. 🛠️ CLOSED CAPTION CREATOR: How to sign up

    6. 🛠️ CLOSED CAPTION CREATOR: Introduction to the tool

    7. 🛠️ CLOSED CAPTION CREATOR: Want to learn more?

    8. 🛠️ YELLA UMBRELLA: How to sign up

    1. 📽️ Part 1: Full QC, Spot QC, Flagging QC

    2. 📽️ Part 2: Linguistic QC, Technical QC, Post-Launch QC

    3. 🧩 Quiz 2

    4. 🏋️ TASK: Perform Technical QC and Spot QC

    5. 🗝️ TASK: Perform Technical QC and Spot QC - KEY

    1. 📽️ Types of errors in subtitling ‒ Part 1: sync and timing issues

    2. 📽️ Types of errors in subtitling ‒ Part 2: missing content, redundant subtitles, extraneous subtitles

    3. 📽️ Types of errors in subtitling ‒ Part 3: reading speed, CPL, consistency, stylistics

    4. 📽️ Types of errors in subtitling ‒ Part 4: translation errors, subjective changes

    5. 🧩 Quiz 3

    6. 👩🏻🎙️ Most common quality issues in subtitling (INTERVIEW)

    7. 🏋️ TASK: Perform Timing QC

    8. 🗝️ TASK: Perform Timing QC - KEY & DISCUSSION

    9. 🏋️ TASK: Style guide conformance

    10. 🗝️ TASK: Style guide conformance - KEY

    1. 📽️ QC Process: Main characteristics

    2. 🧩 Quiz 4

    3. 📽️ QC Procedure: How to perform QC step by step ‒ 1️⃣ Pre-revision

    4. 📽️ QC Procedure: How to perform QC step by step ‒ 2️⃣ Revision

    5. 📽️ QC Procedure: How to perform QC step by step ‒ 3️⃣ Post-revision

    6. 🧩 Quiz 5

    7. 📽️ Use spell check to support linguistic QC (on the example of EZTitles)

    8. 🏋️ TASK: Linguistic QC Task

    9. 🗝️ TASK: Linguistic QC Task - KEY

    10. 📽️ Working with glossaries

    11. 🧩 Quiz 6

    12. 📚 Handout: QC Checklist

    13. 🏋️ TASK: Perform full QC

    14. 🗝️ TASK: Perform full QC - KEY

About this course

  • €199,00
  • 62 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content

Meet your instructors

We've helped hundreds of students become subtitling professionals

Łukasz Dutka is an audiovisual translator, subtitling trainer and media accessibility expert, and one of the founders of AVT Masterclass. He has spent years as a freelance subtitler, template author and QC'er on high-profile titles for leading localisation companies, and he pioneered live subtitling through respeaking in Poland, from the first accessible public events in 2013 to the first television broadcast with respoken subtitles in 2017. With years of experience running corporate training and teaching university courses on audiovisual translation, subtitling, SDH and interpreting, he has helped shape how live subtitling is done in Poland. He is a member of the Polish Association of Audiovisual Translators, the University of Warsaw's Audiovisual Translation Lab (AVT Lab) and the European Association for Studies in Screen Translation (ESIST). Born by the mountains and now living by the ocean, he shares a multilingual family, a serious coffee habit and an unreasonable amount of chocolate.

Łukasz Dutka

AVT Masterclass Co-founder

Meet your instructors

We've helped hundreds of students become subtitling professionals

Agnieszka Walczak, PhD, is a media accessibility expert, audiovisual translator, translator trainer, and one of the founders of AVT Masterclass. She wrote the first thesis in Poland on text-to-speech audio description and later earned her doctorate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where her research focused on how audiences receive audio description. For over ten years she has lectured at universities in Poland and Spain and is the author of more than fifteen publications on audiovisual translation. Alongside her academic work, she has worked for over a decade as a freelance subtitler, voice-over translator, and audio describer. She has also held a senior manager role in global content localization at a leading international media company. She is a member of the University of Warsaw's Audiovisual Translation Lab (AVT Lab) and a former member of the TransMedia Catalonia Research Group. She is affiliated with the Polish Audiovisual Translators Association (STAW). She also serves as an Event Manager for Women in Localization's Polish Chapter.

Agnieszka Walczak

AVT Masterclass Co-founder

Meet your instructors

We've helped hundreds of students become subtitling professionals

Prof. Agnieszka Szarkowska is a researcher and educator in audiovisual translation and media accessibility. With over twenty years' experience teaching audiovisual translation, she has trained hundreds of students internationally and is helping to shape the next generation of subtitlers and researchers. As a trainer, she connects everyday practice back to the research it's built on. She is also principal investigator of several research projects, a member of the European Association for Studies in Screen Translation (ESIST), and an honorary member of the Polish Audiovisual Translators Association (STAW).

Agnieszka Szarkowska

AVT Masterclass Co-founder

What our students are saying

Rosario Vieira

5 star rating

“This course was very helpful to establish a standard procedure when QCing subtitling projects.”

“This course was very helpful to establish a standard procedure when QCing subtitling projects.”

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5 star rating

“It is a great course for those looking to start QCing subtitles. It has a lot of information that needs to be put to practice in order to become a good QCer. I highly recommend it.”

“It is a great course for those looking to start QCing subtitles. It has a lot of information that needs to be put to practice in order to become a good QCer. I highly recommend it.”

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Need some personalised feedback?

We got you covered! Choose the premium version of the course!

The premium edition of the course will give you access not only to all our great content, but you will also unlock a 90-minute individual coaching session with Dr Rita Menezes, an experienced QC-er, proof-reader, reviser and researcher.

Showcase your skills

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Once you complete the course, you'll receive a Certificate of Completion. Certificates are a great way to document your learning! You can share them on social media and use them with clients, employers or colleagues.

Our guarantee

We are confident in the quality of our courses, which has been confirmed by many satisfied students. That’s why we are able to offer a 100% money-back guarantee.

If you buy the course and find that you did not learn anything new or that you think the course is not in line with its description or syllabus, we will refund you 100% of what you paid. [See “Terms of use” for details.]
We offer 100% money-back guarantee.

FAQ

Any questions?

  • What is the difference between the standard and premium edition of this course?

    The premium edition of the AVT Masterclass courses includes up to 90 minutes of one-on-one coaching with our trainers. The trainer in the QC course is Dr Rita Menezes.

  • How much time do I need to complete the course?

    Usually the students need 20 hours to complete the course, but it's up to you - the duration of the course depends on your individual needs and the time you have. Please remember that by signing up, you get a one-year access to the course and lifetime access to our social media learning community. This course includes access to subtitling software for 90 days. Ready for your subtitling challenge?

  • Will I have to attend regular online classes?

    No, this course is self-paced, which means you can do as much as you want at a time. You're in full control of your learning process. You're welcome to join our Facebook group to continue discussions with your fellow students. If you need more individual support, check out the Premium Edition of this course for details.

  • What kind of materials are included?

    The course includes a variety of resources, downloadable materials and exercises: video lessons, screencasting tutorials, quizzes, videos to be QC-ed, subtitling files for revision exercises, checklists as well as key to all exercises.

  • Is tax included in the price of the course?

    Yes, the tax is always included in the course price. You will never be required to pay more on top of the regular price of the course.

  • Can I get an invoice for the course with my company/organization details?

    Sure! All you need to do is send us your organization details (name, address, VAT number) at [email protected]. Our accounting team will be back with the invoice.