Subtitles are no longer optional. They're how content travels.
Over 80% of viewers watch video with subtitles on, at least some of the time. Major OTT platforms mandate accessibility compliance. YouTube's algorithm rewards captioned content. And for global expansion, multilingual subtitles are the cheapest, fastest way to reach a new audience. But subtitling done badly — clumsy translation, off-by-a-second timing, garbled formatting actively damages the viewing experience. Subtitling done well disappears into the watch experience, while expanding your audience by orders of magnitude. That's what we build at Sukudo. Subtitles that read like they were written for the screen, time like they were edited with the picture, and ship in every format your platform demands.
Multilingual Translation Subtitles
Source content translated and timed into target-language subtitles. Available in 50+ languages with native-speaker translators and cultural adaptation — not literal translation. Standard reading speed and line-length conventions for every market.
Closed Captions (CC)
Same-language captions for hearing audiences, formatted to platform spec. Includes speaker
identification, music cues, and sound effect descriptions where required. Compliant with FCC, ADA,
and OTT platform accessibility standards.
SDH (Subtitles for Deaf & Hard of Hearing)
Accessibility-grade subtitles combining dialogue translation with non-verbal audio description.
Mandatory on most major streaming platforms. Built to ADA and EU accessibility standards.
Forced Narratives
Burned-in or selectively triggered subtitles for foreign-language passages, on-screen text, signs,
and exposition. Essential for international film and OTT releases where partial-language subtitling
is required.
Burned-in (Open) Subtitles
Subtitles permanently encoded into the video for platforms or use cases where soft-coded subtitle
tracks aren't supported. Pixel-perfect typography control, brand-aligned style, and platform-spec
rendering.
FORMAT | COMMON USE |
SRT (.srt) | YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, social platforms |
WebVTT (.vtt) | HTML5 video, HLS streaming, web players |
TTML / DFXP | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, major OTT platforms |
SCC | US broadcast, FCC closed-caption standard |
EBU-STL | European broadcast (EBU standard) |
ASS / SSA | Anime, fansub-style, advanced styling |
MCC | MacCaption / professional broadcast workflows |
iTT (.itt) | iTunes / Apple TV platforms |
Burned-in MP4 / MOV | Platforms without soft-coded subtitle support |
STEP | STAGE | WHAT HAPPENS |
01 | Transcription | Source content transcribed by native-language linguists. Timing roughly synced to dialogue. |
02 | Translation & Adaptation | Translation by native target-language writers. Cultural adaptation — idioms, humor, slang adjusted for the destination audience. |
03 | Spotting & Timing | Frame-accurate timing against the picture. Standard reading-speed conventions applied (≤17 chars/sec). Line breaks at natural speech pauses. |
04 | Quality Control | Two-pass QC: linguistic (translation accuracy, cultural fit) and technical (sync, line length, character limits, format compliance). |
05 | Delivery | Final files delivered in your requested format, named to your spec, ready for direct platform upload. |
Subtitling in 50+ languages.
Same coverage as our dubbing services — every major streaming language plus long-tail regional markets.
Indian languages:
Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese
Asian languages:
Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Tagalog
European languages:
Spanish (LatAm + Castilian), Portuguese (Brazilian + European), French, German, Italian, Russian, Polish, Dutch, Turkish
Middle Eastern languages:
Arabic (MSA + regional), Hebrew, Persian, Urdu
African languages:
Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Amharic, Zulu
OTT Platforms & Streaming Services
Multi-language subtitle packages for streaming originals and acquisitions. Platform-spec compliance for Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Hotstar, ZEE5, SonyLIV and others, including accessibility tracks.
Film Studios & Festival Releases
Subtitling for theatrical, festival, and digital release. DCP-compatible deliverables, festival-spec timing, and forced-narrative builds for international cuts.
YouTube Creators & Content Networks
Multi-language subtitle tracks for YouTube creators expanding their global audience. SEO benefit: captioned content ranks higher and gets discovered in more queries.
Brand & Corporate Content
Subtitles for brand films, training videos, conference recordings, and explainer content. Brand- aligned typography and accessibility compliance.
Education & E-Learning
Subtitling for e-learning platforms, course providers, and academic content. Multi-language subtitle tracks help courses scale internationally.
Native linguists, not just translators
Every subtitle file is built by a native speaker of the target language not a translator working into a second language. The difference shows up in slang, idiom, and rhythm.
Frame-accurate, platform-ready
Timing is done against the picture, not the audio waveform alone. Reading speed, line length, and platform-spec constraints are enforced at QC. Files land on your platform without rework.
Volume without quality drift
Single feature or 200 episodes — the same QC standards apply. Our parallel pipelines handle scale without the quality erosion that fragmented vendor networks introduce.