Translating your video
This feature is only available on Enterprise accounts.
💡 It’s important to note that even with automatic translations, every video will need to be proofread by someone that speaks the target language.
There are two ways to translate a video: either from the dashboard, or from the Share page. From the dashboard page, click on the 3 dot menu on the video that you'd like to translate, then click Translate video:
From the Share page, click on Translate in the bottom menu:
A copy of the video is made and you'll be taken into the video editor for this version. You can select the language you'd like the video to be translated to, and we'll translate everything in the video: the text on your scenes, your captions, and the AI voiceover, if there is one:
The original video’s text will appear in a comment on each scene so you can reference it and make any edits you need to:
A badge appears on a video tile to show that a video was automatically translated, and what the source language was.
How accurate are the translations?
Translations are typically about 80% accurate. For languages that have similar sentence structure and grammar (e.g. French and Spanish), translations will be more accurate. For languages that have significantly different structure and grammar (e.g. English and Japanese), translations may feel more awkward and require more editing.
Can a translated video be re-translated?
Yes! Keep in mind, though, that the more times a video is translated without being corrected on subsequent translations, the worse the next translation will be. For example, if an English video is translated to Russian, and the Russian video is then translated to Chinese without correcting the Russian, the Chinese translation will be much further away from the English original.
What languages can I translate my video into?
See the full list here: What languages does Lumen5 support?
💡 It’s important to note that even with automatic translations, every video will need to be proofread by someone that speaks the target language.
There are two ways to translate a video: either from the dashboard, or from the Share page. From the dashboard page, click on the 3 dot menu on the video that you'd like to translate, then click Translate video:
From the Share page, click on Translate in the bottom menu:
A copy of the video is made and you'll be taken into the video editor for this version. You can select the language you'd like the video to be translated to, and we'll translate everything in the video: the text on your scenes, your captions, and the AI voiceover, if there is one:
The original video’s text will appear in a comment on each scene so you can reference it and make any edits you need to:
A badge appears on a video tile to show that a video was automatically translated, and what the source language was.
FAQ
How accurate are the translations?
Translations are typically about 80% accurate. For languages that have similar sentence structure and grammar (e.g. French and Spanish), translations will be more accurate. For languages that have significantly different structure and grammar (e.g. English and Japanese), translations may feel more awkward and require more editing.
Can a translated video be re-translated?
Yes! Keep in mind, though, that the more times a video is translated without being corrected on subsequent translations, the worse the next translation will be. For example, if an English video is translated to Russian, and the Russian video is then translated to Chinese without correcting the Russian, the Chinese translation will be much further away from the English original.
What languages can I translate my video into?
See the full list here: What languages does Lumen5 support?
Updated on: 20/08/2024
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