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Transcription vs Subtitle - What's the difference?

transcription | subtitle |

As nouns the difference between transcription and subtitle

is that transcription is the act or process of transcribing while subtitle is a heading below or after a title.

As a verb subtitle is

to create subtitles for the dialog in a film.

transcription

English

(wikipedia transcription)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of transcribing.
  • Something that has been transcribed, including:
  • # (music) An adaptation of a composition.
  • These interludes frequently include transcriptions of Italian folk songs.
  • # A recorded radio or television programme.
  • # (linguistics) A representation of speech sounds as phonetic symbols.
  • (genetics) The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.

    • Related terms

    * transcriptionist

    subtitle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A heading below or after a title.
  • Textual versions of the dialog in films, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

    • Usage notes

    In film and video, subtitles'' usually translate foreign-language dialogue, while ''captions transcribe or describe all significant dialogue and sound for viewers who cannot hear it.

    Derived terms

    * subtitled, subtitling

    Related terms

    * surtitle, surtitles, surtitled, surtitling

    See also

    * *

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To create subtitles for the dialog in a film.

    • Anagrams

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