Media Localization

General Localization and Copy Editing

We take your directly translated script, and edit it for flow and clarity in English. If you have a time constraint, we can advise on how to best meet informational needs without exceeding your time limit.

Localization for ADR

A verbatim translation is usually not the best fit for synchronizing to lip movements. A lengthy direct translation impacts syllable counts, speech cadences, and timing. Moreover, references and idioms don’t always carry the same meaning across cultures.

That’s where localization comes in!  We take your translated script and prepare it for English ADR recording. The script is written in a way to both convey the original meaning across languages, and match lip movements in English. Our scripts identify each dialog element and effort, including timestamps so that we can easily integrate into our Asynchronous ADR workflow.

UN-Style Dubbing

Typically seen during translated interviews and news reports. The audio begins with the original speaker in the original language. After a few seconds, the track fades to a narrated translation. The original speaker may or may not be slightly audible in the background, to preserve the speaker’s authentic tone.

Asynchronous ADR (Automated Dialog Replacement)

Live directed sessions can be expensive, especially with multiple talents and additional engineering requirements needed for lip syncing. The expense puts traditional ADR out of reach for many creatives. A live ADR session is not always needed! That’s why we offer Asynchronous ADR. It’s a budget friendly way to localize your project!

What is it?

High quality ADR, without the traditional ADR price tag. We leverage our talent’s professional voice booths and the Bendy Voices production studio to get the same results without co-location.

Why does it work?

Our awesome studio workflow of course! Our talent is highly skilled at lip-syncing to video. That means they can knock a performance out of the park without a supervised session.  Bendy Voices provides end to production and can pre-engineer a click track for each video element. Our workflow lets us quickly incorporate the synced audio to finish production.

Why is it great?

Direction is front-loaded, and voice work comes back as it is ready. Our engineer is free to work on music and soundscape in parallel. That saves you time and money.

Scratch Audio

What is scratch audio? A non-final track used to aid in drafting your project. Having a scratch track can help elevate your project, and may be the ticket to getting your pitch funded. For instance, an animator might use scratch to get a feel for dialog timing, or to better convey the vision and tone of a project pitch. Since the audio is only used for the drafting process, the rates are generally cheaper. If you use Bendy Voices for both scratch and final audio, we’ll give you a discount!

Off-Screen Narration

Perfect for corporate, industrial, training, and marketing multimedia when lip syncing is not required. Off-screen narration can also polish to a text-only presentation! Your module’s narration is timed to animation, text elements, and actions. 

Sync to Picture Dialog Replacement

Translated dialog is synchronization to the start and end time of a speaker, but not to lip movements. The results is a video that is the same length, without the additional cost of looping or script modifications for ADR. It’s a budget friendly solution for projects that are focused on conveying information, like training videos and presentations.

We can provide original soundscapes, as well as mixing and mastering of replacement audio. If existing cues and music are unavailable, we can recreate a soundscape for your video. Music beds are also available! We have a library of royalty free music, or can provide custom compositions to meet your needs.

Need a live session? We offer patching via Source Connect, IPDTL (ISDN support), Skype, and Discord.