Before translating
- Pick the videos worth localising — evergreen content with proven performance.
- Choose target languages based on where your audience or customers are.
- Write a glossary of product names and terms that must stay consistent (or stay in English).
- Trim intros, dead air and sections that only matter to the original market.
During translation
- Decide per video between subtitles, dubbing or both — see subtitles vs dubbing.
- Pick a voice that matches your brand's tone and keep it consistent across videos.
- Have a native speaker review the translated transcript against your glossary.
- Note what isn't translated: on-screen text, slides, graphics and burned-in captions.
Before publishing
- Watch the localised video start to finish at least once.
- Translate the title, description, thumbnail text and tags.
- Upload subtitle files for each language, so viewers can choose.
- Measure watch time and conversions per language, and expand what works.
Doing it with mydubly
mydubly covers the speech side: transcription, translation into 21 languages, an AI voice track and SRT/VTT subtitles, with the video kept on your device. On-screen text, graphics and cultural adaptation remain manual steps. Start from the video localization page.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between translation and localisation?
Translation converts the words; localisation also adapts examples, units, references and visuals for the new audience.