Content localization services: one piece, made for each market
We adapt the script, voice it in each language and have a native speaker review every version. The work is booked through the brands below; this page explains how it runs and which brand fits.
What changes when content crosses a border
Translation changes the words. Localization changes whatever would make a piece feel foreign: idioms and references, units and dates, humor, pace, length, and the colors, gestures and text on screen. A line that takes three seconds in English can take five in German. If nobody plans for that, the voice rushes or the picture has to be re-cut.
If you want the longer version, read localization vs translation. For headlines and slogans, where even a good adaptation is not enough, read about transcreation.
What a project includes
- Adaptation of the script by a native linguist, written for the ear when it will be spoken.
- Voices: real native voices, or a directed AI voice when the content changes often.
- Subtitles or dubbing, chosen for the audience and the channel. See dubbing vs subtitling.
- Native review of every version before it leaves the studio.
- Delivery in the formats and file types each channel needs.
Languages and accents
We work in every language and in the accents your audience actually speaks, with real native voices. The languages page shows where each language is booked. If yours is not listed, ask: it is not a limit on what we offer.
Where to go next
The details differ by medium. Video localization covers dubbing, voice-over and subtitles, and what files to prepare. Audio localization covers voice-over, phone prompts, e-learning and podcasts.
More localization services
- ServiceApp localizationWhat to decide, what you receive and who books app localization.
- ServiceAudio localizationVoice-over, phone prompts, e-learning and podcasts in every language.
- ServiceClosed captioning servicesWhat to decide, what you receive and who books closed captioning services.
- ServiceCorporate dubbingWhat to decide, what you receive and who books corporate dubbing.
- ServiceElearning localizationWhat to decide, what you receive and who books elearning localization.
- ServiceGame localizationWhat to decide, what you receive and who books game localization.
- ServiceMultilingual video productionWhat to decide, what you receive and who books multilingual video production.
- ServiceSubtitling servicesWhat to decide, what you receive and who books subtitling services.
- ServiceTranslation and voice overWhat to decide, what you receive and who books translation and voice over.
- ServiceVideo localizationDubbing, voice-over and subtitles for video, and what to prepare.
- ServiceWebsite localizationWhat to decide, what you receive and who books website localization.
What the studio does
Brands and agencies taking an existing campaign, course or product video into new markets and languages.
- Script adaptation
- Voice-over and dubbing per language
- Subtitles
- Native-speaker review
Who takes the job
The studio produces the work; these brands quote, sell and deliver it. Pick the one that matches who you are.
- 092.0 Voiceovers.com Managed voice-over, English and other languages International brands that want one managed studio for English voice-over and the other languages they sell in. voiceovers.com, opens the Voiceovers.com website
- 088.0 Locumedia Spanish voice-over, Spain Companies and agencies in Spain that need a Spanish voice for ads, training or phone systems. locumedia.com, opens the Locumedia website
- 100.0 Video.app AI video for marketing teams Marketing teams that need video in many formats and languages, with human direction and review. video.app, opens the Video.app website
How it works
- 01
Adapt
Native linguists adapt the text to each market, so it reads as if it had been written there, not translated.
- 02
Voice
A native human voice or a directed AI voice for each language, with the same intent as the original.
- 03
Review
A native speaker checks every version against the original before it is delivered.
The demo
Hear the same line in six languages.
AIAI-generated voice made for this site: the same synthetic voice in all six languages.
- EN
From the script to the final take, in every language. This is the same voice, tuned for your market.
- ES
Del guion a la última toma, en cada idioma. Esta es la misma voz, sintonizada para tu mercado.
- FR
Du scénario à la dernière prise, dans chaque langue. C'est la même voix, accordée à votre marché.
- DE
Vom Drehbuch bis zur letzten Aufnahme, in jeder Sprache. Das ist dieselbe Stimme, abgestimmt auf Ihren Markt.
- IT
Dalla sceneggiatura all'ultima ripresa, in ogni lingua. È la stessa voce, sintonizzata sul tuo mercato.
- PT
Do guião à última tomada, em cada língua. Esta é a mesma voz, sintonizada para o seu mercado.
Questions
What is the difference between translation and localization?
Translation changes the words. Localization changes whatever stops the piece from feeling local: idioms, references, units, pace and length, so each line still fits the picture and the timing after it changes language.
Can a finished video be localized?
Usually, yes. It is simpler with the edit project, or at least a clean version without burned-in text and a separate music and effects track. Without them some parts have to be rebuilt, and that is agreed before the work starts.
Who checks languages we cannot read ourselves?
A native speaker of each language reviews every version before delivery, listening for meaning, pronunciation and tone, not only spelling.
Which languages and accents can you cover?
All of them. We work with real native voices in every language and in the accents your audience actually speaks. The languages page shows where each one is booked.
One project, several markets?
If the work spans several services or languages, talk to the studio directly and we will put the right team on it.
Contact the studio