Script services
The foundation of voice recording is a production-ready script. We prepare your text for recording; templates, a clear structure and agreed approvals support a smooth session.
Prepare your scriptLanguages. Service. Quality. Technology.
Good scripts.
Strong productions.
What you want people to hear needs careful preparation. We prepare, transcribe, edit and translate your production texts, and create subtitles that work with the picture.
Commission separately. Combine as needed. In many languages.
Languages. Service. Quality. Technology.
- Turnaround
- Hours–days
depending on project volume and requirements
- Experience
- 30+ years
localization experience at zappmedia GmbH, since 1993
- Projects
- 90,000+
completed localization projects
- Client testimonials
- 1,047
published feedback from our clients
- Languages
- 80+
for translation, voice recording, subtitling and transcription
- Certification
- ISO 9001
TÜV-audited quality management at zappmedia GmbH, since 2006
What does your project need?
Five connected services. Each can be commissioned separately or combined with your audio and video production.
Audio transcription
We transcribe spoken content from audio and video. Where required, we add timecodes and format it for further production, for example as the basis for voice-over in other languages.
Explore transcriptionSubtitling
We create and translate subtitles as a separate service or as part of a multilingual production. Text, timing and output format are adapted to the video and its intended use.
Plan your subtitlesEditing & text optimisation
Production texts need to be understandable and easy to speak. Editing improves wording, structure and consistency, especially across language versions.
Explore editing servicesTranslation for recording
We translate your production texts and adapt them for voice recording. Expression, pronunciation and the required text length are aligned with the target medium. zappmedia brings more than 30 years of localisation experience to its language services.
Translate your recording scriptThe texts that support your production, too.
Marketing, PR and documentation often belong to the same project. We translate these supporting texts too, aligning terminology and language versions with your audio and video content.
From your material to the right text.
You have audio or video.
Transcription makes the spoken content available for further work. It can then be used for translation, recording scripts and subtitles.
You have a source text.
Script services and editing prepare the text for listening. Script translation takes language, expression and production requirements into account.
You are planning several language versions.
We coordinate the transcript, translation, script, subtitles and recording. The required texts are approved for production before the studio session.
Connected services. Clear pricing.
The price lists show rates and conditions for the individual services. Your quote sets out which steps your material needs and how they fit together.
Your questions about scripts and media.
Do we have to commission the complete production?
No. Script services, transcription, translation, editing and subtitling are also available separately. On request, we combine them with voice recording or video localisation.
Does a transcript always need timecodes?
It depends on how the transcript will be used. Timecodes can be useful for voice-over, subtitles or matching text to video. We agree whether they are needed and in what form during preparation.
Can the same translation be used for subtitles and recording?
Both versions can be based on the same initial translation, but need to suit their purpose. Recording scripts account for delivery and speaking time; subtitles also account for segmentation, timing and the time available for reading.
Turn your idea into a production.
Tell us about your project, required languages, intended use and deadline. We will discuss the services that fit.