Sample Video Transcription and Subtitle Translation Task Description...pdf

Sample Video Transcription and Subtitle Translation of

“Black Space”

Sample Video:

“Black Space” video file in “clean” mp4 format is located here on Frame.io:

Black Space: https://f.io/K2sJ2h4C

Video Details:

Length - 12:45

Source Language – English

File Type: .mp4, “clean” version

English to Spanish and Farsi

Description of Task

1. As described in the technical requirements section of the Statement of Work, section 3.1., offerors shall produce translated subtitles for the VOA long-form documentary film “Black Space” (link above) as part of their proposals. The translated subtitles shall be provided in SRT and/or VTT file format. Subtitles shall be translated from the provided English-language video into two different target languages: Spanish and Farsi. The completed SRT/VTT files must precisely match the timecode of the video.

2. As described in section 3.4 of the Statement of Work, offerors shall also create an English-language transcription for the video and will deliver one set of English transcriptions in Microsoft Word format (in addition to the translated subtitles). The transcriptions should be time-stamped.

3. As described in section 3.6 of the Statement of Work, the subtitle translations of the video require technical processes that can capture culturally specific norms and linguistic nuances. Among these technical processes are non-artificial human expertise and quality controls in translation.

Linguistic expertise up to date in local geographic and cultural contexts is essential to avoid translation errors.

4. Both the SRT/VTT subtitle files as well as the English-language transcription in Microsoft Word format shall be sent to the email address provided in the solicitation: HFaisal@usagm.gov

1. DELIVERABLE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA:

5.1-All work shall be completed in accordance with standard procedures and guidelines as required by that specific task. In addition, the Offeror shall provide work products and deliverables within the acceptance criteria identified below and referred to throughout this SOW.

Quality measures as set forth below shall be applied to each deliverable:

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5.1.1- Adherence to Requirements: Work products and deliverables shall comply with the Government’s requirements as defined in this Statement of Work (SOW)

5.1.2-Accuracy: The SRT/VTT files shall be free of errors and developed in accordance with the guidance or wishes specified by the language service staff.

5.1.3-Completeness: Deliverables of each project shall have all parts or elements turned in by the cutoff date as specified in this document.

5.1.4-Timeliness: SRT/VTT files will be submitted to the corresponding Government service in accordance with the timeframe specified above and with the specific case-by-case allocations to be agreed upon beforehand by the Government and Contractor.

5.1.6-Format: Deliverables will be in the correct format, I.e., SRT and/or VTT subtitle files that are functional in terms of whether our team can encode them into video files.

5.1.7-Human Translated: Deliverables will be translated by human translators, with minimal assistance from machine-assisted software systems that yield errors and miss nuances in the language.

1. DELIVERABLE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA: