Machine-assisted translation for subtitle localization

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

• receiving a sequence of source-language subtitle events associated with a content item, wherein each source-language subtitle event includes a different textual string representing a corresponding portion of the content item;
• generating a first unit of translatable text by combining a first textual string included in a first source-language subtitle event included in the sequence of source-language subtitle events and a second textual string included in a second source-language subtitle event included in the sequence of source-language subtitle events, wherein the second source-language subtitle event is different from the first source-language subtitle event;
• causing the first unit of translatable text to be translated into machine translated text in a target language;
• generating, based on the machine translated text, at least one target-language subtitle event associated with a portion of the content item corresponding to the first source-language subtitle event and the second source-language subtitle event;
• and
• generating, for display, a subtitle presentation template that includes the at least one target-language subtitle event.

A system, comprising:

• a memory that stores instructions;
• and
• a processor that is coupled to the memory and, when executing the instructions, is configured to:
• receive a sequence of source-language subtitle events associated with a content item, wherein each source-language subtitle event includes a different textual string representing a corresponding portion of the content item;
• generate a first unit of translatable text by combining a first textual string included in a first source-language subtitle event included in the sequence of source-language subtitle events and a second textual string included in a second source-language subtitle event included in the sequence of source-language subtitle events, wherein the second source-language subtitle event is different from the first source-language subtitle event;
• translate, via software, the first unit of translatable text into target-language text;
• generate, based on the target-language text, at least one target-language subtitle event associated with a portion of the content item corresponding to the first source-language subtitle event and the second source-language subtitle event;
• and
• generate, for display, a subtitle presentation template that includes the at least one target-language subtitle event.