Viki U: Learn How to Subtitle!
Posted by Mariko Fritz-Krockow at Thursday, May 16, 2013
Ever wondered who creates the subtitles you see on Viki? Our amazing community ofvolunteers are people just like you: passionate fans of global TV. Together, we’re breaking down language barriers between great entertainment and fans everywhere!
Subtitling is easy, fun, addictive and comes with cool benefits (see "QC Status” below). If you’ve wanted to try but never knew where to start, welcome to Viki U -- a series of tutorials, tips, tools and more, all designed to get you started quickly. Favorite the Viki U Channel to get notified when new videos are added!
Please be aware of the Viki Community Guidelines before getting started!
How to Subtitle
There are literally thousands of videos to subtitle or edit. However, on popular on-air channels with many volunteers, it’s courtesy to let the channel manager or moderators know that you’d like to contribute.
To get started, navigate to a video you want to subtitle. Then click the “Subtitle Editor” button that appears at the top right of the video. Watch the below tutorial on subtitling (note: you can also subtitle using the One Liners tool on the bottom right corner of any Viki page):