Translate .SRT/.ASS subtitles with ChatGPT
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How to translate .SRT subtitle files with ChatGPT

ChatGPT is known for it's capabilities to provide meaningful translations, preserving style and tone of original texts, into multiple languages. The main challenge is that it often fails to keep line-to-line match. This breaks the structure of subtitle files and makes it impossible to use it as a accurate translator for .SRT files.

Another obstacle is that it can only translate a limited amount of text at once. Bigger files, like movie subtitles can be up to 200-400 kilobytes and need to be split into chunks and processed one-by-one. At the same time, the translation should still have the same context and style.

This .SRT file translator is designed specifically to leverage AI power to provide accurate subtitle translations and solve both problems.

Is ChatGPT better for subtitles than Google Translate?

If you compare outputs of ChatGPT, even older models like GPT-3.5-turbo and Google Translate, the difference is obvious. The reason behind this is because it keeps the context of the text, while Google Translate just treats lines as separate bits of information. This way, even short sentences or expressions, spanning across two or three lines, can be interpreted incorrectly and the meaning is broken. AI-powered translation avoids that pitfall by keeping the meaning in the context.

Can you translate subtitle files for VLC preserving structure and markup?

Yes, this tool is designed exactly for that. You can translate .SRT files for VLC keeping markup and subtitle timings just as they are in the original file. If you tried to copy and paste the subtitles into ChatGPT UI and simply ask it to transcribe to other language, for example Spanish, French or German, you probably noticed it often breaks the markup or the result does not match the source line-by-line, rendering the result useless. This tool is designed to fix that issue.

By default, AI works great with simple pieces of text, but GPT has tendencies to merge or split lines, even if they have strict structure like subtitle files.

How to translate .SRT to English, Spanish, French or German online using AI

Pick the file from your computer, select the target language and click submit. You'll see the progress bar and the result file will be downloaded immediately when it's ready.

How much can I translate for free?

Free users of TranslateSRT have quota 10 KB per day. The limit is reset daily. If you need to translate bigger files, please top up your account.

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