Channels needing help in segmenting, subbing or transcribing

Item 4 - A Swordsman in the Wilderness -

I am still hiring experienced and/or new but fluent Chinese (Mandarin) to English subbers there and we could use 1 more Ninja Certified (FULL graduate) over there for segmenting - for subbing, contact me (deadliftdiva_548). For segmenting, contact me OR Mirna (mirna023_316). Please note also you may be asked to audition for either subbing or segmenting, yes, even NSSA grads audition.

Please note: Do not just show up and start working on our project! (sigh). ASITW is a Ming Dynasty historical with some archaic language and extensive Team Notes already and you MUST ask and be vetted for skills and then be committed to coming in and working with this project. With a historical project, context matters greatly! If you are not consistently working with this project, you will not get the lines in correctly!

This project requires fluency for both Mandarin and English, if you have this high-level skill set and want to give it a try, please contact me. :slight_smile: We would love to add more subbers to this one.

I also have one more project currently subbing with similar needs - again, it takes a pretty high level in both languages to get it correct. On that one, I have a TE who is subbing also at present, so there is someone to refer to if you get stuck thankfully. :slight_smile: But it still takes a commitment to the project and a good fluency in both languages. (No promises about NOT running into MORE SANSKRIT over at that one…! and well, long-winded Shaolin…Ammmitttttaaaabbbhhhhaaaaa.)

(I don’t take up the easy projects as CM…I guess seeing my name in the CM block should be a fair warning that all of us (definitely including me, for I am no absentee-CM!), will be working hard on a good, challenging drama! :slight_smile: )

What is the bonus of working on ASITW? Well…I have FOUR pending projects, live fan channels listed in 2017, all of which are really good new Chinese historical/costume dramas. If you are new to subbing and have the skill set to make it work, make your name at ASITW and we will definitely talk to you about the others when we get the licenses! :slight_smile: Show us your good skills and your good work ethic - and we will definitely want you for bigger and newer things…!

Linda/deadliftdiva_548
Co-Channel Manager with Mirna at A Swordsman in the Wilderness

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The first two episodes were uploaded without hardsubs. The hardsubs begin on episode 3. I really have no idea why. :confounded:

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I will slowly play on Park Jung Kum. Mom said that was fun.

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Mahoula, are you still updating this list?
Please add https://www.viki.com/tv/10817c-can-we-get-married (korean)
The four last episodes need help in translating into English.
ep.17 is at 91%, ep.18 22%, ep.19 7% and ep.20 20%.

Thank you irmar I will add it in the list

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Updated list

  1. https://www.viki.com/tv/32518c-fashion-editress
    Still needs help
  2. https://www.viki.com/tv/23646c-a-dream-of-red-mansions
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    3.https://www.viki.com/tv/30104c-great-inventors
    4.https://www.viki.com/tv/32611c-make-you-laugh
  3. https://www.viki.com/tv/31956c-endless-love
  4. https://www.viki.com/tv/3242c-the-legend-of-chinese-zodiac
    Is moving well but they could use some help
  5. https://www.viki.com/tv/26635c-the-investiture-of-the-gods
  6. https://www.viki.com/tv/27795c-the-four-scholars-of-jiangnan
    almost finished. I don’t know if they would need a little help now for the last two episodes.
  7. https://www.viki.com/tv/27793c-emotional-barcelona
  8. https://www.viki.com/tv/27350c-new-moment-in-peking
  9. https://www.viki.com/tv/28311c-dating-factory
  10. https://www.viki.com/tv/22558c-group-of-women
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
  11. https://www.viki.com/tv/4750c-xuan-yuan-sword-rift-of-the-sky
    a couple of episodes need help
  12. https://www.viki.com/tv/29982c-cupid-above
    15.https://www.viki.com/tv/21649c-im-so-smart
    16.https://www.viki.com/tv/27792c-invincible-love
    17.https://www.viki.com/tv/28947c-kakusei
    still in 76%
  13. https://www.viki.com/tv/29034c-frenemy
  14. https://www.viki.com/tv/52c-temptation-of-wife?q=temptation(korean)
    needs a little more help and it will be completed
  15. https://www.viki.com/tv/29535c-super-rookie
    a couple of episodes need a little more help and it will be translated
  16. https://www.viki.com/tv/1975c-all-about-eve
    ep 9-13 need help
    22.https://www.viki.com/tv/29465c-my-love-patzzi
    episodes 3,6,9 and 10 needs help.
  17. https://www.viki.com/tv/29469c-country-princess
  18. https://www.viki.com/tv/29491c-first-love-of-a-royal-prince
    a couple of episodes need a little more help to be completed
  19. https://www.viki.com/tv/29464c-over-the-rainbow
  20. https://www.viki.com/tv/29619c-que-sera-sera
    (hardsubbed need transcribing)
    27.https://www.viki.com/tv/29484c-9-end-2-outs
    transcribing(and perhaps segmenting as well. I don’t know if that is finished)
  21. https://www.viki.com/tv/29482c-merry-mary
    need a little more help from TE kor-eng translators to fill in the missing lines
  22. https://www.viki.com/tv/29479c-hit
    (hardsubbed need transcribing)
    30.https://www.viki.com/tv/29476c-auction-house (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)
  23. https://www.viki.com/tv/29467c-modern-housewives
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)(some of it is done but still needs help)
  24. https://www.viki.com/tv/655c-winter-bird
    need kor-eng subbers for some episodes
    33.https://www.viki.com/tv/29492c-before-and-after-plastic-surgery-clinic
    need help for episodes 7,9-12
  25. https://www.viki.com/tv/29480c-woman-of-matchless-beauty-park-jung-kum
    need help for some episodes
  26. https://www.viki.com/tv/29475c-la-dolce-vita
    ep 2, 19,20, 21,23,24 need help in transcribing
  27. https://www.viki.com/tv/29620c-good-job-good-job
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)
  28. https://www.viki.com/tv/29474c-friend-our-legend
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)
  29. https://www.viki.com/tv/24342c-cinderella-man
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)
  30. https://www.viki.com/tv/29898c-why-couldnt-you-get-married
  31. https://www.viki.com/tv/24887c-sonic-youth
  32. https://www.viki.com/tv/22785c-my-mvp-valentine
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
  33. https://www.viki.com/tv/3570c-snow-angel
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
  34. https://www.viki.com/tv/2872c-express-boy
  35. https://www.viki.com/tv/35c-love-or-bread
    a couple of episodes need help
  36. https://www.viki.com/tv/2873c-marry-me
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
  37. https://www.viki.com/tv/195c-mr-fighting
  38. https://www.viki.com/tv/121c-engagement-for-love
  39. https://www.viki.com/tv/21166c-the-queen
  40. https://www.viki.com/tv/30853c-mr-player
  41. https://www.viki.com/tv/28386c-burning-flame-i
  42. https://www.viki.com/tv/28817c-burning-flame-ii
  43. https://www.viki.com/tv/1067c-the-happy-times-of-that-year
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
  44. https://www.viki.com/tv/26370c-dear-mom
  45. https://www.viki.com/tv/22474c-lovestore-at-the-corner
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
  46. https://www.viki.com/tv/29014c-crime-scene-investigation-center
  47. https://www.viki.com/tv/26784c-elite-brigade-fsd
  48. https://www.viki.com/tv/26789c-elite-brigade-ii
    just a few missing lines in a couple of episodes
    If you find more let me know to add them in the post
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Bumping. This thread is precious for any new people here. Mahoula this is a really wonderful service you’re doing for the community.

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Updated list

  1. https://www.viki.com/tv/32518c-fashion-editress9
    Still needs help
  2. https://www.viki.com/tv/23646c-a-dream-of-red-mansions6
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    3.https://www.viki.com/tv/30104c-great-inventors
    4.https://www.viki.com/tv/32611c-make-you-laugh
  3. https://www.viki.com/tv/31956c-endless-love
    6 https://www.viki.com/tv/27350c-new-moment-in-peking
    7 https://www.viki.com/tv/28311c-dating-factory
    8 https://www.viki.com/tv/22558c-group-of-women
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
  4. https://www.viki.com/tv/29982c-cupid-above
    10 https://www.viki.com/tv/27792c-invincible-love
    11 https://www.viki.com/tv/28947c-kakusei
    still in 76%
    12 https://www.viki.com/tv/29469c-country-princess
    13 https://www.viki.com/tv/29464c-over-the-rainbow
    14 https://www.viki.com/tv/29619c-que-sera-sera
    (hardsubbed need transcribing)
    15 https://www.viki.com/tv/29484c-9-end-2-outs
    (hardsubbed need transcribing some episodes haven’t finished yet)
    16 https://www.viki.com/tv/29467c-modern-housewives
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)(some of it is done but still needs help)
    17 https://www.viki.com/tv/655c-winter-bird
    need kor-eng subbers for some episodes
    18 https://www.viki.com/tv/29475c-la-dolce-vita
    ep 23 need help in transcribing
    19 https://www.viki.com/tv/29476c-auction-house (hardsubbed need transcribing)
    20 https://www.viki.com/tv/29620c-good-job-good-job
    (hardsubbed and transcribing)
    21 https://www.viki.com/tv/29474c-friend-our-legend
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)
    22 https://www.viki.com/tv/24342c-cinderella-man
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)
    23 https://www.viki.com/tv/29898c-why-couldnt-you-get-married (needs a little more help, almost finished)
    24 https://www.viki.com/tv/24887c-sonic-youth
    25 https://www.viki.com/tv/22785c-my-mvp-valentine
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    26 https://www.viki.com/tv/3570c-snow-angel
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    27 https://www.viki.com/tv/2872c-express-boy
    28 https://www.viki.com/tv/2873c-marry-me
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    29 https://www.viki.com/tv/195c-mr-fighting
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    30 https://www.viki.com/tv/121c-engagement-for-love
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    31 https://www.viki.com/tv/21166c-the-queen
    32 https://www.viki.com/tv/30853c-mr-player
    33 https://www.viki.com/tv/28386c-burning-flame-i
    34 https://www.viki.com/tv/28817c-burning-flame-ii
    35 https://www.viki.com/tv/1067c-the-happy-times-of-that-year
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    36 https://www.viki.com/tv/26370c-dear-mom
    37 https://www.viki.com/tv/22474c-lovestore-at-the-corner
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    38 https://www.viki.com/tv/29014c-crime-scene-investigation-center
    39 https://www.viki.com/tv/26784c-elite-brigade-fsd
    40 https://www.viki.com/tv/26789c-elite-brigade-ii
    just a few missing lines in a couple of episodes for both of them
    41 https://www.viki.com/tv/36295c-my-long-awaited-love-story (Jap-Eng translators needed)
    42 https://www.viki.com/tv/36294c-wedding-bells-for-the-otaku (Jap-Eng translators needed)
    43 https://www.viki.com/tv/36293c-fugitive-boys(need segmenting and translating)
    44 https://www.viki.com/tv/36291c-signal(need segmenting and translating)
    45 https://www.viki.com/tv/36288c-osaka-loop-line-2(need segmenting and translating)
    46 https://www.viki.com/tv/35765c-swim (Jap-Eng translators needed)
    If you find more let me know to add them in the post
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Mahoula -

Please take 6, Investiture of the Gods, off this list.

That happens to be the training drama for NSSA Chinese level 3 and also for my subtitle trainees. Both teams are currently full - segmenting and translation for that. Thank you.

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Hello there… I used to sub for Viki for a length of time but I’ve stopped due to personal challenges however I’m back and if you need any volunteers to sub chinese to English and Indonesian to English, I’ll be more than happy to help

Lili

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@lilianang pm the channel managers of the Chinese series that need help from the list

Is the list being updated? There are some new volunteers looking for unfinished dramas.
@mahoula.

@irmar Doesn’t seem updated went through some who needed transcription, thought about using my fingers like that but, didn’t find one by now.
There is one in the comment from January, wasn’t it possible to change it in the post above?

After some time, even the person who writes a post cannot edit it anymore.
However those that need Ko-En or Chi-En translation are still untranslated.

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@lutra Sorry hadn’t time to update the list
However, the following don’t seem to have finished yet.
I don’t know if they are segmented though fully yet.
Ask the managers
https://www.viki.com/tv/29619c-que-sera-sera
https://www.viki.com/tv/29484c-9-end-2-outs
https://www.viki.com/tv/29467c-modern-housewives
https://www.viki.com/tv/29476c-auction-house
https://www.viki.com/tv/29475c-la-dolce-vita(i think they have missing lines in two episodes)
https://www.viki.com/tv/29474c-friend-our-legend

https://www.viki.com/tv/29620c-good-job-good-job

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I can transcribe also, but only in English. I transcribe and edit for a living. I am a new volunteer and trying to find an opportunity to contribute. What can I do to get started?

Well, for instance, if you go to Que sera sera, here https://www.viki.com/tv/29619c-que-sera-sera
you will see on the right the episode list, with the percentage of “done”. And you will see that the first episodes are captioned at 100% but the others are not. So it definitely needs help captioning (it has hardsubs, this is written on the cover page).
You click on the team name and it opens up a page with all the moderators:
https://www.viki.com/tv/29619c-que-sera-sera#modal-volunteer
There, you can see the Channel Manager, who is tompark (if you click on his profile and go to “Recent contributions” you will see that he was last seen on Viki a year ago)
https://www.viki.com/users/tompark/overview
and the English Moderator, who is marooya (last seen on Viki two years ago).
https://www.viki.com/users/marooya/overview
Now you understand why the drama is stagnant.
To find what’s happening, you go on the last episode they’ve been working on, which is n.3
You click on the little pencil on the lower right corner of the video and it takes you to the Subtitle Editor. There will be something telling you that if you want to contribute please write to the moderator, but just ignore it for now.
In Subtitle Editor, you will see that the English is locked. Only the English moderators and the CM can unlock it. But these people are no longer around,
Go to Activities: Last activity was some Other Language subber, nine months ago.
Go to Team Discussion
https://subber.viki.com/translations/1086501
You will see that the last message was by a poor segmenter who says: “Trying to segment episode 14 but I cannot because it is locked”

Now you understand why this drama has stalled. There’s nothing that can be done except writing on Viki and asking them to appoint you as English moderator. Of course you being a new volunteer, you cannot apply for that, you have to first complete 3000 subs. So for now let’s leave this option, just keep it in mind for when you have.

If you go to Good Job, Good Job,
you will see that it has 40 episodes and they are stuck at n.8.
https://www.viki.com/tv/29620c-good-job-good-job#modal-episode
Maybe you don’t want to commit to a 40 episode drama, though. What if the drama sucks and you don’t like it at all? Better look for something with 16 episodes to start with.

If you go to Friend, Our Legend,
https://www.viki.com/tv/29474c-friend-our-legend
by clicking on the team name you will see this page:
https://www.viki.com/tv/29474c-friend-our-legend#modal-volunteer
Channel Manager: rocsanna. Her recent contributions are 2 years ago as subtitles are concerned, but she is more active as moderator and channel manager, so it would be worth writing to her.
Let’s click on the English mod, dasfl49:
https://www.viki.com/users/dasfl49/overview
Yay, he or she is a segmenter on Haechi, an on-air drama, and just made a segment 11 hours ago, so it means she or he is active. You definitely can send a message.
The other English moderator is tish_afi. Let’s click:
https://www.viki.com/users/tish_afi/overview
Ah, that’s good as well. Has been segmenting 4 days ago. You definitely can send a message.

I just wanted to show you the way to research projects and people and find out what you want.

Another thing: hard subs are not always perfect, they may need editing as well, and to be made to Viki formatting practices.
You may find use in this reference Google sheet I made. Small details like brackets and musical notes may be different from moderator to moderator, but the main stuff is common to all of us.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17yiuOkFXkrF7a-jUazj5Rh4_YyqVYEggJX_hey_0_xg/edit
This one is Korean reference. Terms and stuff that you may want to know.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11qeGZ1-JIV7PMe7NpYIT7W6H24dT_VoShUZXC-98PUY/edit#gid=0
Finally, this is for copy pasting the subs of each episode once they’ve been finalized, to have them all together in once place, for continuity in flashbacks, titles, nicknames and spelling.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wyBeoB4FUNLcEH5F4qeeclrHYe9mf9LxLSrkNOcCcK8/edit#gid=1025372739

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Came across this thread completely casually, and I just wanted to say that number 45 and 46 are done since a while ago, hence, they can be removed from this list :slight_smile: .

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Updated list

  1. https://www.viki.com/tv/32518c-fashion-editress
    Still needs help
  2. https://www.viki.com/tv/23646c-a-dream-of-red-mansions
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    3.https://www.viki.com/tv/30104c-great-inventors
    4.https://www.viki.com/tv/32611c-make-you-laugh
  3. https://www.viki.com/tv/31956c-endless-love
    6 https://www.viki.com/tv/27350c-new-moment-in-peking
    7 https://www.viki.com/tv/28311c-dating-factory
    8 https://www.viki.com/tv/22558c-group-of-women
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
  4. https://www.viki.com/tv/29982c-cupid-above
    10 https://www.viki.com/tv/27792c-invincible-love
    11 https://www.viki.com/tv/28947c-kakusei
    still in 76%
    12 https://www.viki.com/tv/29469c-country-princess
    13 https://www.viki.com/tv/29464c-over-the-rainbow
    14 https://www.viki.com/tv/29619c-que-sera-sera
    (hardsubbed need transcribing,inactive channel manager and english moderator, ask viki to become either manager or all languages mod to be able to work on it)
    15 https://www.viki.com/tv/29484c-9-end-2-outs
    (hardsubbed need transcribing some episodes haven’t finished yet)
    16 https://www.viki.com/tv/29467c-modern-housewives
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)(some of it is done but still needs help)
    17 https://www.viki.com/tv/655c-winter-bird
    need kor-eng subbers for some episodes
    18 https://www.viki.com/tv/29475c-la-dolce-vita
    ep 23 need help in transcribing
    19 https://www.viki.com/tv/29476c-auction-house (hardsubbed need transcribing)
    20 https://www.viki.com/tv/29620c-good-job-good-job
    (hardsubbed and transcribing)
    21 https://www.viki.com/tv/29474c-friend-our-legend
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)
    22 https://www.viki.com/tv/24342c-cinderella-man
    (hardsubbed need segmenting and transcribing)
    23 https://www.viki.com/tv/29898c-why-couldnt-you-get-married (needs a little more help, almost finished)
    24 https://www.viki.com/tv/24887c-sonic-youth
    25 https://www.viki.com/tv/22785c-my-mvp-valentine
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    26 https://www.viki.com/tv/3570c-snow-angel
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    27 https://www.viki.com/tv/2872c-express-boy
    28 https://www.viki.com/tv/2873c-marry-me
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    29 https://www.viki.com/tv/195c-mr-fighting
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    30 https://www.viki.com/tv/121c-engagement-for-love
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    31 https://www.viki.com/tv/21166c-the-queen
    32 https://www.viki.com/tv/30853c-mr-player
    33 https://www.viki.com/tv/28386c-burning-flame-i
    34 https://www.viki.com/tv/28817c-burning-flame-ii
    35 https://www.viki.com/tv/1067c-the-happy-times-of-that-year
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    36 https://www.viki.com/tv/26370c-dear-mom
    37 https://www.viki.com/tv/22474c-lovestore-at-the-corner
    This is now restricted to my area but for some people, it could be open. It still needs help.
    38 https://www.viki.com/tv/29014c-crime-scene-investigation-center
    39 https://www.viki.com/tv/26784c-elite-brigade-fsd
    40 https://www.viki.com/tv/26789c-elite-brigade-ii
    just a few missing lines in a couple of episodes for both of them
    41 https://www.viki.com/tv/36295c-my-long-awaited-love-story (Jap-Eng translators needed)
    42 https://www.viki.com/tv/36294c-wedding-bells-for-the-otaku (Jap-Eng translators needed)
    43 https://www.viki.com/tv/36293c-fugitive-boys2(need segmenting and translating)
    44 https://www.viki.com/tv/36291c-signal2(need segmenting and translating)
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thank you!