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Linguistic Influencers? The Audiovisual Division’s Instagram Lives

April 12, 2021 By Webmaster

by Daniela Costa A couple of months ago, the Audiovisual Division launched a series of Instagram Lives where we chat with talented audiovisual translators. September: The Founding of the ATA AVD with Deborah Wexler, Ana Lis Salotti, Ana Gabriela Gonzalez Meade, and Mara Campbell We kicked-off on September 26 with an interview with the founders […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 10, Newsletter Tagged With: Ana Gabriela González Meade, Ana Salotti, Audiodescription, Carme Mangiron, Daniela Costa, DeborahWexler, IGTV, Instagram Live, Joel Snyder, Mara Campbell, Video Game localization, Videogame Localization

COVID-19 Impact Testimonials

July 2, 2020 By Webmaster

1. Aída COVID-19 has brought many challenges to my life as a translator. I was used to working alone and now I’m sharing my “sacred and quiet” space with my husband and my two kids all day long. Homeschooling made it more difficult to maintain a routine and keep my standard productivity. Some days are […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 7, Newsletter Tagged With: 2020, Aída Carrazco, Ana Salotti, COVID-19, Deep Focus, Deep Focus Issue 7, Dietlinde DuPlessis, María Delgado

On the Audiovisual Radar

July 2, 2020 By Webmaster

Audiovisual Translation-Related International Events COURSE Curso de Subtitulado y Doblaje dirigido a traductores, profesores, intérpretes y estudiantes (Subtitling and Dubbing Course for Translators, Teachers, Interpreters, and Students) When: Oct 2 – 16, 2020 Where: 100% Online Description: Subtitling script composition, dubbing script composition, Neutral Spanish practice, translation with and without script, software, job opportunities, final […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 7, Newsletter, On the Adiovisual Radar Tagged With: 2020, accessibility, Ana Salotti, Audiodescription, Berlin, Closed Captioning, conferences, deaf and hard-of-hearing, Deep Focus, Deep Focus Issue 7, Languages & The Media, SDH, Subtitling

Software Series 4: Amara Review

May 12, 2020 By Webmaster

by Ana Lis Salotti This is the fourth instalment of the AVD technology column. This time I’ll review the cloud-based subtitle editor Amara (https://amara.org/en/). Developed by the non-profit Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) in 2011, Amara offers two subtitling products: a free platform, and an enterprise platform with three pricing tiers. The free platform is actually […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 6, Newsletter, Software Series Tagged With: 2020, Amara, Ana Salotti, Deep Focus, Deep Focus Issue 6, software, Software Series, Subtitling

SubtitleNEXT Software Review

November 6, 2019 By Webmaster

By Ana Lis Salotti This is the third instalment of the AVD technology column. This time I’ll review SubtitleNEXT by Profuz Digital. SubtitleNEXT is an all-encompassing professional timed-text software with every advanced feature an expert subtitler could ever wish for—so much so that working with it for the first time may be daunting. This is […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 4, Newsletter, Software Series Tagged With: 2019, Ana Salotti, Deep Focus, Deep Focus Issue 4, project management, Software Series, SubtitleNEXT, Subtitling

Looking back on NOLA @ ATA59: An Audiovisual Perspective

August 14, 2019 By Webmaster

by Ana Salotti This year at ATA has been particularly special for audiovisual professionals. For the first time in decades of a booming audiovisual industry, we finally have a specialized Division for those who work in the audiovisual field, a true milestone in the United States and abroad. However, by the time the brand new […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 1, Newsletter Tagged With: 2018, 59th ATA Conference, Amelia Bedelia Effect, Ana Gabriela González Meade, Ana Salotti, Britta Noack, Closed Captioning, conferences, Deep Focus, Deep Focus Issue 1, feedback, French, German, Jutta Diel-Dominique, Kathy Byrd, Lina Morales, Mylène Vialard, Nanette Gobel, NOLA, RAE, software, Subtitling

Teaching an Online Language-Neutral AVT Course: Mission Impossible?

August 13, 2019 By Webmaster

By Ana Lis Salotti Photo: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal license. I have been teaching translation courses in American universities for the last four years, both online and in person. During my teaching career, I have learned a great deal, possibly more than my students. One such instance of remarkable learning for me was when […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 2, Newsletter Tagged With: 2019, Ana Salotti, course, Deep Focus, Deep Focus Issue 2, feedback, NYU, Subtitling, teaching

Software Series 2: OOONA Toolkit Review

August 10, 2019 By Webmaster

by Ana Salotti This is the second installment of AVD technology column. You will notice a different format, a review instead of an interview. We think this makes for an easier, more thorough read. For this issue, I’ll review Ooona Toolkit, by Ooona Tools (https://ooona.ooonatools.tv). Ooona Toolkit is an easy-to-use, web-based software for the creation, […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 3, Newsletter Tagged With: 2019, Ana Salotti, Closed Captioning, Deep Focus, Deep Focus Issue 3, Ooona Toolkit, Software Series, Subtitling

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