foreign language voiceovers

October 29, 2021

Live voice talent or multilingual text-to-speech voiceovers: which do you need?

Live voice talent or multilingual text-to-speech voiceovers: which do you need? When your language partner translates your multimedia content, they should also provide voiceover services. Should you choose voice tracks created by human voice talents or multilingual text-to-speech voiceovers (TTS)?  A computer-generated voiceover costs about […] (Read more...)

March 2, 2021

What is text expansion and why does it matter?

What is text expansion and why does it matter? Some languages require more space than others to express the same thing. When translating from English into French, the French result might require 30% more space than the English source, because the French language uses more […] (Read more...)

January 8, 2021

Case study: Mobile app localization & voice recording

Executive Summary Our client helps world travelers confidently locate, access and pay for quality healthcare all around the world. They contracted with Scriptis for mobile app localization. The iOS and Android app allows travelers to translate useful health-related phrases and terms between English and 13 […] (Read more...)

September 1, 2020

Voice-over or subtitles: which should I use for video translation?

Voice-over or subtitles: which should I use for video translation? Foreign language voice-over recording involves a number of steps from script translation and locating voice talent to the actual recording and file delivery. Subtitling adds foreign language captions at the bottom of the screen to mirror or paraphrase […] (Read more...)

December 29, 2020

Translate video for maximum impact

Translate video for maximum impact More and more of our clients are asking us to translate video. It’s not surprising.  Content marketers and customers love video. It increases engagement and boosts sales. Search engines also love video because they consider it high-quality content. With proper […] (Read more...)