本週亦是繼續寫粵譯英的案子，有些是我處理的謄寫，有些是幫忙修改潤飾人家的謄寫。這一週處理時間標記似乎比較有掌握了，以後若有客戶要求交上 SRT 檔案，其實也沒有問題。
唯一的狀況是，我必須找出可以呈現影片／錄音分秒的程式。一般的 Windows Media Player 或 VLC Player 只顯示時、分、秒，也就是 h:mm:ss。而我需要的是 hh:mm:ss:ms，好讓講者的語句之間的毫秒 (millisecond) 清楚呈現出來。一旦我仔細記錄包含毫秒的時間碼，SRT 檔案跟影片／錄音一起跑的時候就不會顯得卡卡的。市面上大家看到的字幕或快或慢，在我看來都是沒有處理好涵蓋毫秒的時間碼記錄。
若字幕翻譯精準，時間碼也處理得好，一個譯者可以直接交SRT 檔案給客戶上字幕，這個服務應當很受市場歡迎，相信這類譯者值得更高報酬。
I have been working on Cantonese to English transcription projects this week. Some are my own transcription files, while some require me to proofread other transcriptionists’ work.
It seems like I am better at managing time code. It is quite okay if any future clients require me to submit SRT files. The only thing now is that I have to look for applications which show milliseconds. In other words, instead of h:mm:ss format, I prefer hh:mm:ss:ms format.
Milliseconds help separate sentence by sentence uttered by speakers. If you record only seconds in your SRT file, the subtitle of the video / audio clip usually goes through hiccups. The subtitle lines appear either faster or slower.
When I see slower or quicker subtitle lines shown on the clips in the market, it reminds me of the necessary work to record milliseconds when each sentence starts and ends.
A good SRT file should include up-to-par subtitling work, and the time stamp with accurate hh:mm:ss:ms format. Transcriptionists / translators who submit such a comprehensive SRT file for clients’ direct uploading of subtitles should earn higher rates.
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