Multilingual voice over
Multilingual voice over from one brief.
One script, many languages, one point of contact. We adapt the text for each market, cast a native actor for each, and deliver every language in the same structure so your team can assemble them without a spreadsheet of exceptions.
Get a multilingual quote What changes when you run languages together
Why it works
What changes when you run languages together
A project in ten languages is not ten small projects. These are the parts we keep identical.
- 01
One brief for every language
You send the script, the usage and the deadline once. We ask the language-specific questions, such as register and variant, in one list.
- 02
One glossary
Brand names, product terms and numbers are agreed once and applied in every language, so a term is not spelled four ways across four versions.
- 03
Timing set per language
Languages run longer or shorter than the source. Each adaptation is timed against the picture before recording, not trimmed afterwards.
- 04
The same delivery structure
Every language arrives split and named the same way, so replacing a file in the edit is a drag and drop.
- 05
One account manager
A single person answers for all the languages, from the first question to the last correction.
Process
How a multilingual project runs
The same five steps, in parallel for every language.
- 01
Brief and language list
You send the script, the markets and the usage. We confirm the variant for each market, for example Mexican or Castilian Spanish.
- 02
Adaptation per language
Each script is translated and adapted to the timing. Terms from the glossary are fixed before any actor reads.
- 03
Casting
Native actors read part of your script, and you choose a voice per language, or ask for a similar voice across languages.
- 04
Recording and direction
Each language is directed in its own language, following your notes. Corrections go through your account manager.
- 05
Delivery
All languages arrive named to your convention and split the same way, as unbranded files.
Specs
Specs for a multilingual delivery
What the quote states for every language, before you commit.
- Languages
- 47 languages and 97 regional variants, each with its own page of specs and a sample script.
- Naming
- The language code leads the file name unless you ask for another convention, for example DE_scene03_v2.wav.
- Files
- WAV or MP3, split by line or as a full mix, at the sample rate you need.
- Glossary
- One list of brand names, product terms and numbers, applied in every language.
- Delivery date
- Stated per language in the quote. Languages can be delivered together or in waves.
Questions
Questions, answered.
Can the same actor read several languages?
Only where the actor is a native speaker of each. Otherwise we cast a native actor per language and look for similar voices across them.
Do you translate the script?
Yes. Translation and adaptation are part of the project, and the text is written to fit the timing rather than translated word for word.
Next
Where to go next
- Localization voice overLocalization voice over for translation agencies and studios: native actors, timing to picture, your line IDs and file names, and unbranded delivery.
- LanguagesEvery language and regional variant VoicePros casts, 47 languages and 97 variants, with translation and adaptation in the same project. Search the list.
- White label voice overWhite label voice over in 47 languages for agencies, studios and localization teams: unbranded files, NDA, specs in writing, one account manager.
Quote a multilingual project.
Send the script, the languages, the usage and the deadline.
Or write to hello [at] voicepros [dot] com