Guide
Video translation and subtitle translation
Updated 2026-11-11
Video translation and subtitle translation meet in one finished file. The picture you uploaded comes back with the words in the frame. A subtitle file comes with it. A catalog voice is optional.
The finished video
Video translation here means the whole result: speech transcribed, translated, and delivered as a video you can post. The picture stays as you recorded it. The new language is in that picture, synced to the moment it was spoken.
That is the file you send to a client or upload to a feed. You open it on a phone and the meaning is there, even when the phone is muted. The work of translation is already inside the video.
The subtitle line and the subtitle file
Subtitle translation is the wording itself. On VidDub that wording is burned into the picture, in one language or bilingual. You also receive a subtitle file, so a teammate can copy a line into a title, a lesson note, or a post.
Use both. The burned-in line protects the meaning inside the video. The file gives you the text when you need the text alone. You choose single-language or bilingual before you download, and the preview shows the choice in the frame.
The optional voice
A catalog AI voice speaks the translation and stays in time with the original speech. Basic dubbing is free on the full video. Some audiences will listen. Some will only read. Shipping the subtitles with the voice covers both.
The voice is a catalog voice. The picture remains the one you filmed. If you prefer the original performance, keep that audio and let the subtitles carry the translation. Both choices are a finished video.
One upload, every piece
You pick the target language once. VidDub writes the translation into the picture, prepares the subtitle file, and offers the catalog voice. You preview all of that together. There is a single download for the finished video, and the text file comes with it.
Muted viewers get the burned-in line. Listeners get the original audio or the catalog voice. A colleague who needs a quote gets the subtitle file. You prepared those from the same spoken sentence, so the quote and the picture agree.
That is the practical difference people are asking about. Subtitle translation is the wording. Video translation is the wording back inside a video you can post, with the voice available. VidDub hands you both from the upload.
17 source languages and 18 target languages cover the pair you pick for this upload. The browser, the iOS app, and the Android app all run the same job. Sign in, preview for free, and spend minutes only when you download the full video. One-time packs start at $3.90. Finished files stay for about 24 hours, so save the download.
How to choose for this upload
- A muted feed: subtitles in the picture matter most.
- A lesson: bilingual lines help mixed readers.
- A team that will listen: add the catalog voice.
- A teammate who needs the text: keep the subtitle file.
- One target language per upload.
- Videos within 10 minutes, up to 2 GB.
- 17 source languages and 18 target languages.
- A free preview after sign-in, then minutes for the full download.
Do the job once, keep every piece
Sign in, upload a video you have the right to use, and pick the target. Read the preview. Download the full video with minutes. Packs start at $3.90. The file stays for about 24 hours, so save it.
You leave with the picture, the translated line inside it, the subtitle file, and the voice if you turned it on. That is video translation and subtitle translation together. The dubbing page and the subtitle page on this site go further into each part.
A worked example: a three-minute update filmed in English for a Portuguese-speaking group. You burn in Portuguese, keep the subtitle file for the email, and add a catalog voice for the people who will play it in the car. One upload. Three ways the same translation gets used. Packs start at $3.90, and the preview that led you here was free after sign-in.
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Questions
What is in the finished file?
The picture, subtitles in the frame, an optional catalog voice, and a subtitle file.
Can I have the text separately?
Yes. A subtitle file comes with the video.
Is the voice required?
It is optional. Basic dubbing is free on the full video when you use it.
What does the preview show?
The video with the line in the picture, free after sign-in.
Where do I compare the two pages?
The subtitle page and the dubbing page go further into each part.