GreenArrow45 Posted August 16, 2010 at 02:23 PM Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 at 02:23 PM I previously used PPTV to watch movies here in China (both Chinese and Foreign) but that began to lag quite a bit so I stopped using it. However, I thought PPTV had some pretty accurate subtitles (Chinese) when I was watching an English movie, so I assumed the characters when I was watching a Chinese movie were pretty accurate too. As a result of PPTV's decline, I started using Xunlei to watch movies, however, I've found that a lot of the Chinese subtitles aren't very accurate for the English movies. So, my question is, is there any site that someone could recommend with accurate subtitles on English movies (so presumably accurate subtitles for the Chinese movies too)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglin Posted August 16, 2010 at 05:58 PM Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 at 05:58 PM ... (so presumably accurate subtitles for the Chinese movies too) You will find that the subtitling of English movies in Chinese is significantly more error prone than the subtitling of Chinese movies in Chinese, simply because it's about 26 times easier for a Chinese person to do the latter. Also, I'd be extremely surprised if it was the organization behind the streaming site/software that provided the actual subtitles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenArrow45 Posted August 17, 2010 at 02:03 PM Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 at 02:03 PM Sorry, I guess I was somewhat unclear with regards to the Chinese movies - when I'm watching the Chinese movies, I generally use the subtitles when I don't understand a character etc or just don't understand part of what is being said (be it due to my level or their accent, its all the same). So, the way I measure whether or not that is accurate is by the accuracy of their subtitles on English movies. Of course some more complicated things may be hard to translate. However, at times I have found quite simple things to be just horribly off - such as I was watching a movie the other night and the conversation went something like "I work for the CIA" and the subtitles I saw were something like 我什么都不知道 - this isn't exact as I can't remember its exact phrasing, but as you can see, it isn't anywhere near close to what the English being said is. There were also other instances throughout the movie like that. Hence my question about a better service than Xunlei. Sorry for the confusion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Gordonefa Posted September 9, 2010 at 12:57 PM New Members Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 at 12:57 PM If you’re looking for accurate subtitles, you could try and visit some fansub groups’ websites. I would recommend a group called YYets as it provides subtitles showing both Chinese and English at the same time. This fact at least shows they’re not making a wild guess while translating the film. But I did spot some missed words in the English subs when the local accents make the sentences sound a bit vague. Their list of resources can be found at this website: http://yyets.net/listresource-all-1.html. And it usually provides emule links, which is also accessible using Xunlei. However, these fansub groups usually focus on TV dramas rather than foreign movies. So you might find the uploading of subbed movies less frequent than that of TV dramas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pprendeville Posted February 12, 2012 at 10:03 PM Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 at 10:03 PM Anyone know where I can find subtitles for A Beautiful New World? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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