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Meet the Amararians | Jocelyn Chan: Reflections of My Internship Experience
The time I spent with Amara in the summer and fall of 2018 as a Marketing Intern has greatly inspired me in terms of movement toward improving equal access to knowledge. I didn’t picture myself interning at a nonprofit when looking for internship opportunities, but Amara opened another door for me! During my undergraduate program, … Continue reading Meet the Amararians | Jocelyn Chan: Reflections of My Internship Experience
What subtitle file format should I use?
Subtitle formats can seem pretty complicated. It may seem easiest to just choose whatever format is most popular or widely supported, instead of the one that’s just right for what you plan to do with the subtitles. To help you make the best decision, we’ve compiled our recommendations for the best subtitle file formats to … Continue reading What subtitle file format should I use?
Franco-Provençal (Arpitan): Language Convergence at Alpine Heights
Spoken where France, Italy, and Switzerland meet, Franco-Provençal’s name also represents the frontier between linguistic regions. You can see where it is spoken on this language map from the Arpitan Cultural Alliance: Graziadio Isaia Ascoli, famous linguist of the 19th century, named Franco-Provençal after two groups of languages spoken in central Europe at the time: … Continue reading Franco-Provençal (Arpitan): Language Convergence at Alpine Heights
Customer Spotlight: Unrest
Today we want to highlight the work of one of our Amara Platform customers and their award-winning film 'Unrest.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=139&v=JvK5s9BNLzA Twenty-eight year-old Jennifer Brea is working on her PhD at Harvard and months away from marrying the love of her life when she gets a mysterious fever that leaves her bedridden and looking for answers. … Continue reading Customer Spotlight: Unrest
Zarma and Benhti Kenaga’ languages have been added!
This month we added two new languages to the Amara language selector: Behnti Kenaga’, from Alaska, and Zarma, from West Africa. Behnti Kenaga’ [taa] Amara learned about the Doyon Foundation and the 7,000 Languages Project back in April, when we added four native Alaskan Athabaskan (Dena) languages to the Amara language selector. This month they … Continue reading Zarma and Benhti Kenaga’ languages have been added!
New Subtitling Solutions from Amara
Catch your audience’s attention in the first few seconds with quality subtitles! Subtitles for online video content are quickly becoming an industry standard, and we at Amara are eager to help you find the right subtitling solution for you. Content with subtitles: Has a much larger audience Has higher viewer comprehension Contains metadata with keywords … Continue reading New Subtitling Solutions from Amara
