Generate English subtitles for your Bosnian videos

Translating Bosnian speech into English subtitles

Audio in Bosnian (Bosanski) is transcribed first, then translated into English (English). Because the translation runs on the transcript rather than on the audio, the English subtitle file keeps the timings of the original Bosnian speech — each line appears at the moment it was actually said.

Both languages are written in the Latin alphabet, so the subtitle file needs nothing special from your player beyond that script.

Why translate Bosnian video into English

Bosnian is spoken principally in Bosnia and Herzegovina; English in worldwide. A English subtitle track is what lets one recording reach both audiences without re-recording, re-editing or dubbing it.

Because subtitles are a separate file rather than part of the picture, you can attach several language tracks to the same video and let viewers pick.

What to check before publishing

• Names and places, which translation tends to handle less reliably than ordinary prose.
• Idiom — a phrase that is natural in Bosnian may need loosening to read well in English.
• Line length, since English may be considerably more or less compact than Bosnian for the same sentence.
• Timing on fast exchanges, where two speakers overlap.