Code of Good Subtitling Practice

by Jan Ivarsson and Mary Carroll

The following code was drawn up by two of the best-known figures in the business: Jan Ivarsson, former head of development of Swedish Television, and Mary Carroll, former Managing Director of TitelBild Subtitling and Translation GmbH, Berlin.

The Code of Good Subtitling Practice was originally published in:

Ivarsson, Jan and Carroll, Mary. 1998. Subtitling. Simrishamn: TransEdit.

Code of Good Subtitling Practice.PDF

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