Prismatic Translation provides fast, accurate, and affordable book translation services for all of your publication needs.
The arts are a unique kind of translation specialty. Translation of literature, art, music, and video media requires a grasp of cultural nuances and a level of creativity often beyond what is needed in other, more technical fields. A degree in the same field as the text being translated can be helpful, but what really determines the quality of a translation – be it a book or something else – is the translator’s individual voice, social intelligence, life experience, and passion for their work.
We don’t outsource our work to other agencies- instead, we work directly with our linguists. This allows us to get to know them and form relationships, so that we can determine exactly who is best suited for a literary or artistic translation. We look at more than just resumes; we also consider their levels of artistic ability and what projects inspire them.
The arts are a unique kind of translation specialty. Translation of literature, art, music, and video media requires a grasp of cultural nuances and a level of creativity that is beyond what is needed in other, more technical fields. A degree in a creative field helps, but ultimately, the quality of a book translation or other creative translation depends on the individual voice of the translator, their social intelligence, their worldly experience, and their level of passion for their craft.
Since we work directly with our linguists, rather than outsourcing to other agencies, we are uniquely able to determine exactly the right person for a literary or artistic translation. Our selection process goes far beyond just looking at a resume; we form relationships with our linguists and get to know them. We evaluate their levels of artistic ability and learn what kinds of projects inspire them.
Speaking your language
Our team at Prismatic Translation represents experts in 39 languages across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. These languages include the following:
Arabic
Albanian
Armenian
Bengali
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chinese
Creole
Croatian
Danish
Dutch
English
Farsi
French
Georgian
German
Greek
Hindi
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Lao
Malay
Norwegian
Panjabi
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Spanish
Swedish
Tagalog
Tetum
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Arabic
Albanian
Armenian
Bengali
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chinese
Creole
Croatian
Danish
Dutch
English
Farsi
French
Georgian
German
Greek
Hindi
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Lao
Malay
Norwegian
Panjabi
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Spanish
Swedish
Tagalog
Tetum
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Arabic
Albanian
Armenian
Bengali
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chinese
Creole
Croatian
Danish
Dutch
English
Farsi
French
Georgian
German
Greek
Hindi
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Lao
Malay
Norwegian
Panjabi
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Spanish
Swedish
Tagalog
Tetum
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
We do video subtitling.
If you need a video translated and subtitled, we’ve got you. Whether that’s an instructional YouTube video or a full-length feature film, we can translate your video and subtitle it for you. That means you can reach your target audience right away, without the hassle of transcribing the dialog or formatting subtitles.
We also provide closed captioning, wherein descriptions of sounds and actions are added to subtitles for hearing-impaired viewers.
Don't need to translate an entire work?
If you just need a summary of each page of a book and not a word-for-word book translation, or you need a linguist to help you find and translate a specific part within a larger work, we can gist it for you. Gisting, also known as summarizing, is a much less in-depth way to get the general idea of the content in a longer work. In this process, the translator summarizes the content to help you understand the basics of each page or section. This can save you a lot of time and money while helping you hone in on the pages or sections that you want fully translated.
Our creative translators are able to handle a wide variety of different media:
- Book translations, including novels
- Literary excerpts
- Poetry and prose
- Blog posts
- Feature films
- Indie films and short films
- Training videos and corporate communications
- Videos for YouTube and other streaming services
- Artist statements
- Art analysis
- Arts journalism and articles
- Creative advertising and marketing
Providing book translations and other artistic translations relating to any industry and any sector
Prismatic Translation has decades of experience providing book translations whose subject matter involves a variety of technical industries. Some industries that turn to Prismatic include:
- Art, Video & Books
- Education & E-Learning
- Oil, Gas & Energy
- Aeronautics & Aviation
- Telecom
- Sciences
- Business & Finance
- Advertising & Marketing
Other Services
No matter what the text is or what language it’s in, we can help you change it to suit your needs. We’re experts at book translations, but we also offer other services, like:
- Proofreading services
- Summarization services
- Video subtitling services
- Localization services
- Transcription services
- Certified translation services