With 2019 ahead of us, the translation industry is setting up pace as more multinational companies are placing greater thrust on translation and interpretation services. In 2017, translation was considered one of the top services and it seems like that it will become more dominant in the years to come. Europe and Asia continue to be the major markets for translation and interpretation services and United States of America remains the biggest single market for translation. Translation of Asian languages, like Chinese and Japanese continue to rise in demand, followed by Arabic and Middle Eastern languages.
Several industry experts are making predictions about the things to expect in various industry niches. Though the translation industry might not be as visible like other industries, but it is a service industry that is used by companies with global presence and those who deal with multilingual audiences. Let us have a look at the top trends that can be expected to come to fore in 2019:
Importance of Video Translations
We all know that videos have been around for a long time and as people are utilizing videos for various purposes, like e-learning, social media and various other channels, the appropriateness to have them translated into other languages becomes highly significant. Therefore, 2019 might witness a higher demand for video translations. On big example is YouTube that receives about 300 hours of videos every minute.
Importance of Captioning
Captioning is another rising trend for the translation industry that will experience a considerable demand in the coming year to come. If you scroll videos on Twitter or Facebook, most people turn down that auto play function while some paly video without sound. Now captioning will allow the users to read the message even if the video is muted.
Translation-based Applications
Though it is not seen as a replacement of human translations, applications that can assist people understand the common sentences in other languages are expected to be in trend in the translation and interpretation services industry from 2019 and onwards.
Today, geographical borders are getting thinner because of social networking and Internet. Therefore, with emerging trends we at Language Oasis are all set to adapt new technologies in order to make the translation work faster, accurate and consistent enough across all the platforms. When it comes to certified translations, Language Oasis charges a low rate of $27 per page with maximum of 250 words. Moreover, for business translations we charge $0.10 per word. In both the scenarios, there are no hidden fees. Language Oasis is always available to answer any of your questions, whether via live chat on our website, email at support@languageoasis.com or phone at 888-670-3369.