Video captioning services

Scope recorded video captions for the publish platform.

DD reviews the publish target, timing needs, speaker pattern, and caption file format before proposing recorded captioning.

Discuss scope and secure transfer

Say where the video will publish and which language is heard, and attach a recording link when ready.

Scope Before quote

Requirements and feasibility checked for this request

Review Agreed method

Acceptance and ownership confirmed in writing

Dynamic Dialects reviews requests across 250+ languages. DD holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certifications. It works with 40,000+ vetted linguists. The written scope confirms staffing, coordination, and review controls for your request.

What DD checks before quoting

Publish target LMS, web, social, streaming, or archive platform that will carry the captions.
Timing and speakers Speaker-heavy sections, overlap, and whether a transcript already exists.
File format SRT, VTT, or burned-in text required by the upload workflow.
Language follow-on Whether translated captions are a separate later request after the source file is accepted.

Example scope — actual checks vary by project type and client requirements.

Illustrative DD scope worksheet

What this request needs to settle

The buyer decides the publish platform and whether captions are a sidecar file, burned-in text, or both. Recorded video captioning is driven by upload rules and speaker timing, not by live-event display. DD needs platform format, runtime, speaker pattern, glossary, and whether translation follows later. A sample file settles timing before the library is captioned.

Illustrative LMS caption worksheet, not a course library

Illustrative request, not a client case or a promised result.

An operations team will upload product walkthroughs to an LMS that accepts VTT. Speakers talk over demos and name UI labels. The buyer wants timed captions first, with possible translation later. This hypothetical course is not a DD delivery claim.

Inputs to check: The buyer supplies the controlled videos, publish platform, required file type, speaker or glossary notes, and whether burned-in text is also needed. Restricted product footage uses an approved transfer method.
Review decision: Captioners time speech against the demo pace and flag UI terms that need buyer spelling. The buyer accepts a sample VTT on the LMS player. Translation, if wanted, waits until the source caption file is accepted.
Acceptance method: A sample caption file matches the required format, timing, speaker flow, and glossary. The buyer checks playback on the named platform before wider captioning. Platform acceptance of one file does not prove every future upload will pass unchanged.
Exception to resolve: If the LMS changes accepted formats, the buyer shares the new rule before remaining files are converted. If a video is recut, timing is rechecked against the new version.
Record to request: Ask for a blank publish checklist with platform, file type, sample status, glossary owner, and translation follow-on flag. It contains no client video.

Questions to settle before requesting a quote

Where will the video publish?LMS, web, social, streaming, and archive targets can require different files.
Sidecar or burned-in text?State the upload rule so timing and styling can be checked correctly.
Is translation part of this request?Source captions and translated captions are separate decisions unless both are scoped now.
Who checks the sample on the real player?Name the owner who validates timing inside the destination platform.

DD reviews platform format, timing, and language follow-on feasibility for the supplied videos. No universal accessibility compliance, upload success rate, or viewer outcome is claimed. Recuts and platform rule changes can reopen scope.

DD reviews the request, checks availability and requirements, and confirms the proposed scope and handling method in writing before work starts.

For timed video text, DD looks at recording clarity, cue pacing, platform export, speaker treatment, and the file that will publish, prior to a quote.

Where this service fits

Course, webinar, product, or archive videos headed for a named platform.
Speaker-heavy recordings that need timing review before upload.

What DD will confirm

A proposed timing and caption-file scope.
Platform handoff and optional translation follow-on terms.

Questions teams ask first

Do we need a transcript first?

A transcript helps, but DD can transcribe and time the video as part of the captioning plan when the publish format and review owner are clear.

Should we request SRT or VTT?

Use the format the publish platform documents. Share that rule so DD can match the upload workflow.

Can translation start before source captions are done?

Usually no. Accept the source timed file first so translated captions do not inherit timing errors.

Do webinars need different handling than courses?

Speaker overlap and Q and A sections often need tighter timing rules. Say which video types are in the batch.