Internationalisation - Multimedia
Whether you employ audio in your product to add interest, functionality, or both, the choices you make during development can simplify and streamline localisation. While audio may be "just another data type" from a certain technical perspective, in practical terms—as a multimedia component—the economic advantage gained by informed internationalisation of audio is greater than for text.
This section is an overview of the similarities and differences between audio and text as they affect localisation, as well as a brief tour of the audio localisation process, and a set of internationalisation guidelines for sound data.
Topics:
Multimedia - The Localisation Process
Multimedia - Isolate Language-specific Data
Multimedia - Control the Culture-specific Aspect
Multimedia - Anticipate Temporal Expansion
Multimedia - Choose Archival and Commercial File Formats Carefully