Subtitling & Translation
Pixwel's built-in subtitling tools — Autosub, machine translations, translation memories, translation approvals, and editing subtitle cells.
When you order a subtitled localization, Pixwel gives you tools to translate it inside the platform — automatically, from past work, or by hand. This guide covers them. For placing the order itself, see Placing & managing orders.
Autosub
Autosub creates final subtitled files in your local language — for online or broadcast — without a vendor, in minutes instead of hours.
Start an order
Click Order Localized Version on an eligible asset.
Enable Autosub
Toggle Autosub on in the Order Wizard, if it’s available for that asset.
Set language & transcodes
Choose target language, territory, and transcodes (within your permissions).
Translate
Click Place Order, then Translate Now to open the Translation Tool and enter your subtitle text.
Place subtitles
Use the Aspect Ratio dropdown to match the asset (16x9, square, 4x5, vertical), adjust timing with the arrow buttons, and reposition subtitles to avoid on-screen graphics.
Submit, review, approve
Submit, then within minutes review the preview, make changes, and approve.
Approved files are ready within minutes, labeled AUTOSUB in the filename.
Set the correct language and territory, and make all revisions before approving — a cancelled order can’t be reopened.
Machine translations
Machine translations auto-translate every cell in the subtitler using AI/ML — a strong starting point for long-form content.
- Toggle the switch on to populate translations.
- Always review before submitting — translation is subjective.
Enable machine translations before splitting or merging any cells — splitting or merging disables the feature.
Translation memories
Translation memories automatically store translations from previous orders and reuse them — no manual step required.
- Toggle Translation Memories from gray to blue to pull in stored translations; matches auto-populate in the subtitler.
- A completed longer cut (say 60s) auto-fills its shorter versions (30, 20, 15, 10s).
- Your edits become part of the memory for future projects, and it works with Autosub orders too.
Translation memories only fire on an exact match, including punctuation. Truncated or altered lines won’t auto-populate — this protects accuracy.
Translation approvals
Translation approvals let you review and approve a third-party translator’s work before production proceeds.
To enable: when ordering, choose Subtitled for dialogue/narration/graphics, select My Subtitled Vendor as the translation provider, then tick Require Translation Approval.
The workflow:
- Incomplete – Awaiting Translation — order placed, waiting on the translator.
- Incomplete – Approve Translation — the translator has submitted; click the action button to review.
- Review — edit as needed, then Approve.
- The vendor proceeds with the full request.
Splitting & merging subtitle cells
From a cell’s ⋮ menu in the subtitler:
- Merge Down — combine the cell with the next into one.
- Split — divide a cell into two equal-length cells.
- Reset to OV — undo a split or merge.
Splitting or merging disables machine translations and translation memories — enable those first if you need them. You also can’t chain operations: split and merge actions can’t be combined.