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Arabic dubbing for films and series: independent productions

For independent filmmakers, distributors and creators of YouTube series: an Arabic version of your work with a voice for every character and delivery set line by line. It is voice-over-style dubbing that does not match lip movements, and long works are done in parts, so read the limits before you start.

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  • Every speaker detected and cast
  • Review every line before you render
  • Minutes, not days

Included in every paid plan, from $1/month (Basic, Starter, Creator, Professional, Business and Enterprise)from $4.99/month (Starter, Creator, Professional, Business and Enterprise). Not available on the Free plan.

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  • Speaker 1Female · Noura
  • Speaker 2Male · Yusuf
0:00 / 0:36

Transcript

Original: English, voiced by Vocla voices · Dub: Saudi Arabic, auto-cast
Real output, published unedited: two speakers detected, cast and dubbed by Vocla with a voice-only track.

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Dialogue and narration after adaptation

A documentary narration line in Modern Standard Arabic and two lines from dramatic scenes in two dialects. Note that the Arabic carries the emotion in fewer words.

  • Documentary narration

    Modern Standard Arabic

    في أعماق هذا الوادي، تبدأ كل ربيع رحلة لا يكاد يراها أحد.

    What it says: Original: "Deep in this valley, every single spring, a journey begins that almost no one ever gets to see."

    0:06

    ReemModern Standard · Female

    Vocla recording of this script
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  • Confrontation in a drama scene

    Egyptian Arabic

    إنت فاكر إني مش عارفة؟ أنا عارفة كل حاجة من زمان، وكنت مستنياك تقولّي.

    What it says: Original: "You really think I don't know? I've known everything for a long time. I was just waiting for you to tell me yourself."

    0:04

    OmarEgyptian · Male

    Vocla recording of this script
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  • Interrogation

    Lebanese Arabic

    شو بدّك منّي هلق؟ قلتلّك ما بعرف شي. تركني روح.

    What it says: Original: "What do you want from me now? I already told you, I don't know anything. Just let me go."

    0:03

    BilalLebanese · Male

    Vocla recording of this script
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Every recording is real Vocla output in a public library voice, published unedited.

The problem

Your film is finished and traditional dubbing is outside the budget

Studio dubbing is a big job: a dialogue translator, a dubbing director, an actor per character and days of recording and mixing.

  1. That makes sense for a theatrical release. It is unrealistic for a short film, an independent documentary or a series published online.

  2. You still need an Arabic version. A buyer at a film market wants to understand the title before deciding, a festival committee watches dozens of entries, and a channel's audience will not read subtitles through a forty-minute episode on a phone.

  3. To be clear from the start: what Vocla produces is voice-over-style dubbing, like the translated documentaries you hear on television. The Arabic is fitted to the timing of the sentence, not to the mouth, and it is not a replacement for theatrical lip-sync dubbing.

Why Vocla

What Vocla can do for drama and documentary

  • A voice for every character

    The studio detects the speakers and each one's gender and casts a library voice for each. Rename speakers with the characters' names, and change any character's voice until it suits their age and temperament.

  • Delivery directed line by line

    Every line has a delivery style such as excited or whisper, a pace, and a voice override for when a line was assigned to the wrong character. These are a director's tools for a scene whose emotion shifts from one sentence to the next.

  • Dialogue adapted, not translated literally

    Dialogue is written the way it is spoken in the dialect, at a length that fits the sentence. Rewrite any line shorter, longer or more casual, or write it yourself when it needs a writer's ear.

  • Subtitles alongside the dub

    The project exports SRT and VTT files in Arabic and in the original language, plus a version with subtitles burned in. Festival and review copies are usually requested subtitled, and they come out of the same work.

  • A viewing link for a buyer

    Send a share link where a buyer or programmer watches the dubbed version in the browser. The link is open to anyone who has it, so send it only to people you want to see the work.

How it works

How to work on a film or an episode

  1. Step 1

    Split the work into parts

    Each project has a maximum length set by your plan, so a feature is cut into reels and a series into episodes or half-episodes. Cut at the end of a scene, not in the middle of an exchange.

  2. Step 2

    Cast the characters

    In the first part, rename each speaker with their character's name, choose the voice and write your choices down. Every part is a separate project, so you assign the same voice to the same character again in the parts that follow.

  3. Step 3

    Direct the scenes line by line

    Watch each scene with the dub, correct lines assigned to the wrong character in crowded scenes, then set delivery and pace and rewrite anything that sounds written instead of spoken.

  4. Step 4

    Choose the sound treatment

    Keep background lowers the original soundtrack under the Arabic, so the original dialogue stays faintly audible along with the music. If you hold the music and effects track without dialogue, export the Arabic voice alone and mix it on top.

  5. Step 5

    Export the parts and assemble them

    Download each part as MP4 or WAV, reassemble the parts in your editor to get the full version, and add the subtitle files.

Listen to the voices

Voices that fit this job

Public voices from the library whose style suits this work. Play a sample or open a voice for details.

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  • Safaa
    ArabicModern StandardFemale · Narrative
  • Reem
    ArabicModern StandardFemale · Family
  • Mazen
    ArabicModern StandardMale · Narrative
  • Amani
    ArabicModern StandardFemale · Narrative
  • Adel
    ArabicModern StandardMale · Narrative
  • Layla
    ArabicModern StandardFemale · Narrative

Text to speech in the matching dialects

Cost

What does a film or a season cost?

Dubbing is part of the paid plans, and showing or selling the work is commercial use, which starts with Starter at $4.99 a month. The per-project limit in minutes is 10 on Starter, 30 on Professional and 60 on Business, which tells you how many parts your work will be split into.

Credits follow the number of characters spoken plus a small processing fee per minute, so a dialogue-heavy film costs more than a contemplative one of the same running time. Dub the first reel and look at the cost shown before rendering to estimate the whole job. Repeated rounds of direction charge only for the lines that were re-voiced.

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The numbers

  • Not available on the Free plan; included in every paid plan.
  • Longest video per project: 10 minutes on Starter, 30 on Professional and 60 on Business.
  • Rendering uses credits for the characters voiced plus a small per-minute processing fee. The exact cost is shown before you render, and re-renders only charge for the lines you changed.
  • Commercial usage rights and WAV export start with Starter: $4.99 a month with 5,000 credits.

Figures use the current plans and default credit rates. The exact cost is always shown in the app before you confirm.

Publishing this for a business?

The Free plan is for personal use and evaluation. Audio and video you publish for a brand, a client or a monetised channel need commercial usage rights, which start with the Starter plan.

Questions people ask

Can I dub a full-length film into Arabic with AI?

Yes, but in parts. Each project has a length limit set by your plan, so you split the film into reels, dub each reel, then assemble them in your editor. The result is voice-over-style dubbing, suited to independent work and screeners, not to a theatrical release.

Does the dubbing match lip movements?

No. Vocla has no lip-sync. The Arabic line is fitted to the start and end of the original sentence, and the mouth keeps moving in the original language. Viewers accept that more readily in documentaries and wide shots than in long close-ups.

Is it good enough for streaming platforms and TV channels?

It suits your YouTube channel, your own site, festival and review copies and sales screenings. Streaming platforms and broadcasters have their own delivery specifications for audio and dubbing, and many require studio dubbing. Ask them for their requirements before relying on this version.

Do the original voices and music stay in the Arabic version?

The studio does not separate the original dialogue from music and effects. With Keep background the whole soundtrack is lowered under the Arabic; with Voice only you get Arabic with no music. The cleanest result comes from mixing the Arabic track with your music and effects track, if you have one.

Does each character get a different voice?

Yes. Every speaker the studio detects gets a separate voice, and you can change any voice and rename speakers with character names. In crowded or overlapping scenes a line may be assigned to another character, which you correct by changing the voice on that line.

Can I dub a foreign series and publish it?

Dub works that you own, or that the rights holder has given you permission to dub and distribute. The plan gives you the right to use the resulting audio commercially. It gives you no rights in the original work itself; that is between you and its owner.

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