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Microsoft required audio-visual translations of their Skydrive promo video in 38 languages, including an Ukrainian version. And because Matinée are both a voice-over agency and captioning company, Microsoft’s translation partner – Lionbridge, selected Matinée to handle all aspects of the video translation work.
First we undertook a review of the Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro video files, to work out the best approach for the Ukrainian video translation work. Then we produced an audio transcription, to include both a time-coded voice-over script, and the on-screen captions. Lionbridge produced all the translations and DTP work. We cast and recorded one native Ukrainian voice-over artist, taking care to match the existing time-constraints as closely as possible.
Our engineers integrated the translations, graphics and Ukrainian voice-over into the supplied source files, adjusting the animations to match the new Estonian voice-over track. The final Ukrainian version video was encoded as an H264 MP4, ready for publishing on Microsoft’s portal.
Select a voice-over language
Choose English read in a foreign accent
Select a subtitle language
Which countries have Ukrainian as a national language?
Ukrainian is the official language of Ukraine, and is official at a regional level in Moldova (in the breakaway state of Transnistria).
It is recognised as a minority language in Moldova, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Czech Republic.
How many people speak Ukrainian as their first language?
It is estimated that around 40-50 million people speak Ukrainian as their first language in countries all around the world, as well as in Ukraine. These include Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and the United States.
Did you know…
The Ukrainian economy
Ukraine’s GDP fell sharply for the first 10 years after gaining independence from the Soviet Union, but things turned around between 2000 and 2008, when the economy experienced rapid growth.
The country was badly affected by the 2008 global financial crisis, but has since begun to recover. Over 60% of Ukraine’s exports go to other former Soviet states, including Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Ukraine is rich in natural resources, particularly mineral deposits. Industry contributes around a quarter of the country’s GDP.
Brian and Philippe…love them!! What a great call to brighten up my day! They were so professional and so funny and I could tell the client was really happy 😊
Philippe is definitely the best VO artist I’ve heard since being at Sponge! Just wow!
Pleasure to work with these guys. Hugh and the team couldn’t do enough to help and keep us informed throughout our customer journey. Highly recommended!
We’ve used Matinée for several projects, from video editing to translations of marketing materials, and they’re always a great pleasure to work with. Any requests are answered right away. We’ve had tight deadlines, but we’ve never worried as the team at Matinée delivers great work, right on time.
The team at Matinée are fantastic to work with. They are really communicative, helpful and turned around the work as quickly as possible. I have no complaints at all and we will definitely be getting back in contact when we next need subtitles.
I’ve worked with Matinee for well over 20 years, and continue to go back to them because of trust; a trust in their commitment to fulfilling the needs of my project, and a trust in the quality of their work.
I use Matinee for a lot of subtitling projects and they never fail to meet the deadlines. Great customer service and fast responses. Well done to the entire team.
The speed of response, and friendly, efficient service from all staff was quite exceptional. Matinee particularly stands out by putting the customer’s needs first, even when the job is relatively small and a bit of a technical challenge. I would strongly recommend Matinee for any subtitling work.
A fantastic company to work with. Fast email responses, rapid delivery of audio files, and all with positive and warm personalities shining through! Thank you Matinée for a wonderful customer experience.
Very pleased with a number of projects completed by Matinée. They are always well organised, providing clear expectations, organisation, efficiency and always deliver a quality product on time. Recommended.
I have to mention the quick response of Sally and Nicole to my last minute request. They both understood the urgency of my need, and helped me complete the recording to hit my deadline.
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