Frequently Asked Questions about Dubbing
Kapwing, an innovative video and audio editing platform, has introduced a groundbreaking dubbing feature that leverages AI technologies to enhance the editing experience. Launched in 2024, this tool has been adopted by a wide range of entities, from multinational corporations like Chevrolet, SHEIN, OEC, Pilatesology, and Hollister, to numerous universities, churches, government agencies, and more.
Preserving the Original Ambiance
One of the standout features of Kapwing's dubbing process is its ability to split the original audio between speaking and background noises after dubbing. This allows for the preservation of background sounds if desired, ensuring that the final video maintains its original ambiance.
Realistic Dubbing with Lip Syncing
Kapwing offers a lip syncing option that generates a new video layer where the speaker’s lip movements are matched to the new dubbed voice, providing a realistic sync between visual mouth movements and the dubbed audio. This feature is available for an upgrade to Kapwing Pro or Business.
Advanced AI Adjustments
Kapwing's dubbing process handles trimming, timing adjustments, and lip sync with precision. The platform uses generative AI to adjust the timing of the newly dubbed audio so that it matches the original video's timing as closely as possible, ensuring seamless audio-video alignment.
The dialogue of a video is extracted using speech-to-text technology and the team's glossary, and Kapwing detects where the speaker changes to create different voices for each speaker. This results in a more natural and realistic dubbed audio.
Voice Cloning for Business and Enterprise Customers
For Business and Enterprise customers, the voice is cloned from the original speaker to make it as realistic as possible. This feature is particularly useful for maintaining consistency across multiple videos or for creating voiceovers in different languages.
Free Trial for Short Videos
Video Dubbing on Kapwing is free to try for short videos less than 8 minutes long. All paid plans on Kapwing are billed per-seat, meaning each editor will need a license to access the platform.
Additional Resources and Features
Kapwing provides a wealth of resources to help users make the most of its dubbing feature. These include Advanced Dubbing Tips, tutorials on How to Dub a Project, How to Add Subtitles or Captions with Kapwing, and How to use Text-to-Speech in Kapwing.
Captions are translated using machine vendors in Kapwing, and users can find tutorials on the latest Kapwing features in the Release Notes.
[1] Trimming and timing adjustments [2] Lip sync [3] Preservation of background noise [4] Voice cloning for Business and Enterprise customers [5] New voiceover in the dubbed language using premium text-to-speech providers [6] Adjusting the timing of the translated audio to match the original video closely [7] Pro subscription on Kapwing includes generating transcription/subtitles, generating subtitle translations, and text-to-speech [8] Editing a section of the translation will not deduct minutes until the dubbing is updated, which will then deduct only text-to-speech limits
[1] By making precise trimming and timing adjustments, Kapwing ensures that the new audio matches the original video's timing seamlessly.
[2] Kapwing offers a lip syncing option that generates a new video layer where the speaker’s lip movements are matched to the new dubbed voice, providing a realistic sync between visual mouth movements and the dubbed audio.
[4] For Business and Enterprise customers, Kapwing clones the voice of the original speaker to make the dubbed audio as realistic as possible, enhancing consistency across multiple videos or language translations.
