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DUBBINGTRANSLATION

TRANSCREATION TRANSCRIPTION

POST-PRODUCTIONCREATIVE SERVICES

DESKTOP PUBLISHINGACCESS SERVICES

INTERPRETING

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www.vsi.tv

ABOUT VSI

Established in London in 1989 by Norman Dawood, VSI has an international reach, with over 200 employees at its own dedicated facilities located in the world’s major media hubs.

VSI leads the way in foreign-language versioning, offering subtitling, voice-overs, dubbing, script translation and transcreation. All services are fully supported by extensive in-house resources, including video-editing, sound recording and subtitling facilities, as well as specialist project management and a highly-skilled creative team.

We are proud of our core values of quality, customer focus, global outlook, reliability and accountability.

WHY CHOOSE VSI?

■ Over 25 years of localisation experience in 80+ languages

■ Global network of mother-tongue linguists

■ In-depth industry knowledge and cultural understanding

■ Facilities across four continents

■ Experienced and solution-oriented project managers

■ Track record of outstanding quality, on time and within budget

■ ISO 9001:2008 quality assurance certification

OUR PASSION IS LANGUAGE

OUR BELIEF IS IN QUALITY

OUR OUTLOOK IS GLOBAL

OUR CLIENT IS OUR FOCUS

OUR PEOPLE ARE DEDICATED

OUR COMMUNICATION IS OPEN

VOICE-OVER

Translations are adapted and timed to fit the source picture, with casting advice available to ensure that the original voices are closely matched.

■ Online library with 500 voice-over artists in 80+ languages

■ Demos available in mother tongue and English with foreign accents

■ Multilingual dubbing directors

■ In-house studios based around Pro Tools HD and Dolby with 5.1 capabilities

■ Recording via ISDN or Source-Connect with voices based in territory

DUBBING

Our one-stop service covers live-action and animated feature films, broadcast series, documentaries, infomercials and online video content. Clients range from independent producers to major studios and broadcasters.

■ Global network of in-territory dubbing studios

■ Extensive panel of translators, adaptors, dubbing artists, actors and directors

■ Script adaptation for lip-sync by mother-tongue language specialists

■ All studios equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual technology

■ Lectoring for East European markets

TRANSLATION

Our experienced, specialist in-house translators, copywriters and proofreaders, supported by a global network of freelance linguists, ensure accuracy and consistency of style, whilst cultural nuances and sensitivities are always respected.

■ Up to date with industry-specific language and usage

■ Advanced translation management software

■ Multilingual transcription services

■ Creative services for advertising copy

■ Website localisation and interpreting services

SUBTITLING

Skilled linguists, using specialist software, work within time and space constraints to communicate content in a concise way. Every year, VSI subtitles many thousands of hours of material into over 50 languages.

■ Mother-tongue, experienced translators, editors and proofreaders

■ Proficiency in a wide range of alphabets and non-Latin scripts

■ Cutting-edge technical knowledge

■ Delivery in multiple tape and file-based formats

■ DVD and Blu-ray services

DESKTOP PUBLISHING

In-house designers and DTP experts use the latest software to create original artwork or adapt existing material. Services range from brochures and manuals to presentations, website copy and advertising campaigns.

■ Wide range of typefaces

■ Special expertise with ‘right to left’ alphabets, such as Arabic, and multi-byte characters, such as Chinese and Japanese

■ Mother-tongue DTP operators and proofreaders

■ Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy and version control

■ Artwork supplied in all digital formats

POST-PRODUCTION

Experienced in-house graphic artists and video editors keep up to date with the latest technical developments. Our complex, multilingual projects include those with non-Latin alphabets.

■ Online and offline editing

■ Captioning

■ Creating and localising motion graphics

■ Sound design, mastering and mixing

■ SD, HD, encoding, transcoding and DVD and BD authoring

ACCESS SERVICES

In-house access services specialists, familiar with worldwide legislation and industry guidelines, make media content available to people with hearing or visual impairment. Our team understands the importance of adapting audio-visual content of whichever style and genre to make the audience’s experience as rewarding and enjoyable as possible.

■ Sign languages, including BSL

■ Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

■ Audio description

■ Line 21 closed captioning

CREATIVE SERVICES

A multi-talented team combines imagination with technical expertise to produce unique content whatever the brief, localised across multiple markets, languages and cultures.

■ Design

■ Copywriting

■ Promo and trailer production and repurposing

■ Compilations for cinema, television, web and video on demand

■ Motion graphics

OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE

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Norman Dawood

Founder of the VSI Group

SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES

Our diverse portfolio of prestigious clients includes global brands, high street names and SMEs within the media, broadcast, cultural heritage and corporate sectors:

Advertising & PR Fashion Medical & Pharmaceutical

Arts & Heritage Finance Not-for-Profit

Automotive Food & Beverage Public Sector

Broadcast Healthcare Retail

Digital Media Hospitality Telecoms

Education Legal Services Trade

e-Learning Manufacturing Transport & Aviation

“ Our unique wealth of in-house resources means that we can ensure creative consistency and maintain full technical and administrative control from commission to delivery, regardless of the size and complexity of a project.

We are totally committed to providing a personal, cost-efficient and reliable service of the highest standard, to offering the widest possible range of facilities and expertise and to maintaining our position at the cutting edge of new technology.

THE VSI GROUP

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CONTACTTel: +44 (0) 20 7692 7700

E-mail: info@vsi.tvWebsite: www.vsi.tv