Chinese Subtitling and Audiovisual Services

Yes. Netflix Simplified Chinese style guide, Amazon Prime localization specifications, and other major streaming platform requirements are well-known specifications in our Chinese subtitling team.

We provide translated dubbing scripts with timing notes; voice talent recording is typically arranged separately by your studio or post-production team. We can recommend recording partners on request.

Chinese subtitle reading speed conventions vary by platform and audience but typically allow 12 to 15 characters per second for general audiences. Our subtitlers respect platform-specific limits.

We deliver SRT, VTT, EBU-STL, SMPTE-TT, and SCC as standard. For Chinese streaming platforms we work to iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku, and Bilibili format specifications. Netflix Simplified Chinese and Amazon Prime Video localization guidelines are well-established in our Chinese subtitling workflow. For dual-script releases requiring both Simplified (Mainland) and Traditional (HK/TW) versions we produce both from a single time-coded source to keep the timelines aligned.

Standard Chinese subtitling follows a maximum of 16 to 18 characters per line on a two-line subtitle, though Netflix Simplified Chinese guidelines allow up to 17 characters per line and Bilibili supports up to 20. Reading speed is typically set at 12 to 15 characters per second for general audiences and 9 to 12 for children's content or SDH captions for the hard of hearing. We apply the specific platform specification rather than a generic limit.

Yes. Mandarin and Cantonese audio can be subtitled into English or into either Chinese script, and English video into Simplified or Traditional Chinese. Cantonese content for Hong Kong viewers is usually subtitled in standard written Chinese with Traditional characters, while colloquial written Cantonese suits only some local productions. We agree the style with you before work starts.