Welsh subtitling service

Matinée has been a trusted supplier to the Welsh subtitling and voice recording industry for over thirty years, and our experience is second to none. You can trust us to deliver exactly what you need, and at a price you can afford.

Welsh subtitle production made simple

Matinée Multilingual offers an affordable Welsh subtitling service for a wide variety of video content, including webinars, e-learning courses, product explainers, marketing and promo videos, plus so much more. We’ve more than 30 years’ experience in delivering translation, voice-over, subtitles and captions in over 80 languages. Simply send us your requirements and we’ll look after the rest, with our all-inclusive and cost-effective Welsh subtitle solution.

Whether you need Welsh subtitles burnt into an MP4 or the creation of an SRT file, we can work with all file formats. Our skilled team of in-house video engineers can also localise on-screen text (OST) if your video requires it. You can rest assured that with Matinée Multilingual you are buying our experience, service quality and expertise.

Our dedicated project management team will look after your production from start to finish, creating a clear timeline, whilst being on the other end of the phone should you need them for anything. We promise to deliver the best, no nonsense, Welsh subtitles service in the UK.

Get in touch using the Quick Quote form below, and one of our Account Managers will get back to you in just one hour with your quote. Alternatively, you can call us on +44(0)118 958 4934 or email project@matinee.co.uk.

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Use our Quick Quote form to get a Subtitling cost for your project within the hour

Let us know your requirements and we’ll send you a cost for your project immediately. Please try and give us as much information as possible. To provide an accurate quote, we would need to know the length of the video, along with the source and target languages. If you don’t have all of this information just yet, our friendly Account Management team will try to help as much as possible.

You will find our production quality second to none, and our service level to be top notch. We have a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of subtitling and closed captions, and use the latest software to complete all subtitling tasks. We work on a variety of projects including TV advertising, corporate and educational videos, business presentations and e-learning.

Your information is kept totally secure and we’ll respect your privacy at all times. If you prefer to discuss your project in more detail you can call: +44 (0)1189584934 or email: project@matinee.co.uk

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Welsh subtitling for The Electoral Commission

Case Study

The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. They regulate election finance and also set standards for well-run elections. They support healthy democracies based on trust, participation and no undue influence.

They created an informative video encouraging and reminding the Welsh public how to and when to vote in the National Assembly for Wales and Police and Crime Commissioners elections. The video involved a Welsh signer educating the deaf and/or hard of hearing audience about the elections.

The Electoral Commission came to us seeking Welsh subtitles to add a further communication channel in their video. We transcribed the English speech, translated to Welsh and condensed the translation to fit within the screen limits as subtitles. Finally we burnt-in the subtitles.

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A short history of the Welsh language

Welsh is a Celtic Language which is spoken in Wales, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is also spoken in a Welsh colony in Patagonia, Argentina. Wales was formed by the conquest of the Saxons, who pushed the welsh from their lands into the small corner of the United Kingdom they have today. Wales then became a nation of Kingdoms ruled by Welsh royalty.

The language has been around since about 500 AD and in the 16th century almost 100% of the population could speak Welsh. By 1911 this had fallen to around 43% of Welsh people who were able to speak their native language. Since then it has remained at a steady rate and over 500,000 people speak Welsh today.

Early Welsh literature dates back from the 6th century. Poetic works can be traced from around the 6th century until the 1100s and they were written in Welsh. One of the most famous literary figures is King Arthur and the Knights of the round table, together with the powerful magician, Merlin.

A Welsh greeting is amongst the recordings made on the Voyager’s Golden Records, which are aboard the Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977. The records portray life on earth and are meant for any extra- terrestrials, or other humans that might come across the space craft.

Matinée Subtitling Montage

This video montage features a variety of subtitling projects we have completed in a number of languages. It also shows four different ways in which the captions can be displayed on screen.

Choosing the best way to display your subtitles on-screen will depend on your video content, and how much information you need to show in the captions area. When you send us your video, the first thing we’ll do is review the content, and advise which subtitle style we think will work best for your production.

However, if you have another captions style you prefer, perhaps to match a template you have used before, then we’ll work with whatever you feel works best for your video.

Please follow this link to read our blog page: Everything There is to Know About Video Subtitling & How it is Done

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Testimonials

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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!

Maria Trathen

Sponge

Pleasure to work with

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!

Alex Carr

BBGR Optical

Delivers great work, right on time

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.

Lisa Potrawiak

Sinclair Pharma

Fantastic to work with

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.

Jon Mirley

Three Motion Media

Matinée is a company I can trust

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.

Bruce Corby

Muddy Boot Productions

I use Matinee a lot for subtitling projects

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.

Jade Burnell

The Big Word

Friendly and efficient service

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.

Richard Taylor

Freelancer producer and film maker

A fantastic company to work with

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.

Anne Crawford

Decide

They are always well organised

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.

Jon Watkins

Jon Watkins TV

Quick response to meet my deadline

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.

Joville Villanueva

Shell UK Ltd

Your dedicated Project Manager has everything covered

One of our dedicated and experienced Project Managers will work with you to guide you through each step in the delivery of your project. They will review your source materials at the outset, to ensure we have everything that’s needed to provide a well-planned solution. And if your project requires voicing, they will use their knowledge of our reliable voice artists to make sure you get the very best voice at an acceptable price.

Throughout the project, they will schedule the studio time, track the progress through production and pay attention to the details of your project to ensure your media is delivered in budget and on time.

We have some fabulous reviews which bear testimony to our friendly and professional voiceover and subtitling services.