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How much should I budget for captions in multiple languages?
Transcribe the source once at its per-minute rate. Each target language gets a full-length translation and one flat QA fee. The QA fee applies to each ordered target file regardless of runtime.
Use the free calculator Get the business edition · €29
Worked example
With the example inputs below, the calculator returns these results.
Source transcript €45.00
- Video duration
- 18 min
- Target languages
- 4 languages
- Source transcription rate
- 2.5 €/min
- Translation per language
- 6 €/min
- Fixed QA fee per target file
- 25 €
Other results
- Target translations
- €432.00
- Caption QA
- €100.00
- Production budget
- €577.00
Use your own figures
Separate the one-time transcription cost from the work repeated for each language. Open the worksheet, replace the example values, then copy or print the result.
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