Merging segments in srt - Translating subtitles Studio 2021

Hi, it's the first time I'm translating subtitles, so I beg your pardon if I may ask a stupid question.

There's a way to merge segments and keep timing?

Original

Screenshot of Trados Studio interface showing subtitle translation with segments and timing columns. No visible errors or warnings.

Merged

Screenshot of Trados Studio with a split view of original and translated subtitles. Highlighted segment indicates a potential timing merge. No errors visible.

Many thanks in advance



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[edited by: Trados AI at 12:47 PM (GMT 0) on 29 Feb 2024]
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    I beg your pardon if I may ask a stupid question.

    There are no stupid questions!!

    Always good to read the wiki for the app to fully understand how it works:  Studio Subtitling 

    There are specific pages related to this but also a FAQ that says this:

    Q. Can I merged across paragraphs when working with the supported subtitle formats?
    A. Merge across paragraphs is now fully supported with the latest release of the File Types (WebVTT, SBV, STL & ASS) version 1.0.3+ and Subtitling plugin version 1.0.8+.  All context and structure related to the paragraphs that have been fully merged to the parent paragraph are excluded from the native file that is regenerated with the target content.
    Unmerging segments is no longer supported from Studio 2019 SR1 CU3.

    But I recommend you test it out yourself to help you understand what happens.  Just create a new project (as there won't be an undo for this) and test it out.  Merge segments and then save the target file to see what happens.

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

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