Guides and tools
Learn the parts that make a dub good.
Short, practical pages written from what we see in dubbing and subtitles every day. Plus a free tool and a glossary.
Guides
How to dub a video
From the file you start with to the files you publish, step by step.
Read the guideGuidePrepare your video for dubbing
Seven habits that make a cleaner script and a better dub.
Read the guideGuideWrite instructions for the translator
Tone, names and terms: what to write once so you do not fix it line by line.
Read the guideGuideAdd subtitles in another language
Burned-in or a separate file: what each is for, and how to make both.
Read the guideGuideWhy the full stop lands on the wrong side
Right-to-left subtitles in Persian, Arabic, Urdu and Hebrew, and the invisible characters that fix them.
Read the guideGuidePersian text in subtitles
The four small things that make Persian text look right, and how to check each one.
Read the guideFree tool and reference
SRT fixer for right-to-left subtitles
Puts the full stop on the correct side in Persian, Arabic, Urdu and Hebrew subtitle files. Runs in your browser.
Open the tool ReferenceGlossary
Plain definitions: dubbing, voice-over, SRT, burned-in subtitles, half-space and more.
Open the glossary CompareSubtitles, a studio or AI dubbing
When each is the right choice.
CompareYour next video, in any language.
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