French video translator

French

French is selected when you start from this page. Add any other language in the same job; each is priced on its own.

Lip sync, on or off

On, the speakers' mouths are rendered again to match the French lines. Off, your picture stays exactly as it was and only the voice changes.

Proofread the French script

Read the transcript beside its French translation, line by line, and correct it before anything is voiced. Or upload your own French .srt or .vtt and the dub says exactly those lines.

French subtitles in the picture

When the dub comes back with its French script, style the subtitles and export a copy with them burned in, set in Noto Sans unless you pick another font.

Choose tu or vous

French asks how close you are to the viewer. Vous is polite and safe for business, finance, healthcare and most brand content; tu feels young and friendly and suits lifestyle creators and apps. Decide once, then read the whole translated script with only that in mind, because a switch midway sounds careless.

French runs longer than English

French usually needs more words and syllables than English for the same idea. A packed English line can come back sounding hurried. While you proofread, trim what can go and simplify long sentences so the French voice keeps a natural pace.

France, Québec and Africa use different words

Sonilo dubs one French. Québec viewers say courriel for email and magasiner for to shop, and many Africans use expressions of their own. If your audience is mainly in Canada or Africa, adjust those words while you proofread so the video feels made for them rather than for Paris.

Keep the English that French speakers use, or not

In France, words like le weekend, le marketing and le streaming are common; in Québec, French alternatives are often preferred. Product and button names should match the French interface if one exists. Check these terms in the script before it is voiced.

Brands selling in France and Canada

A French version of an ad or product video reaches customers in France and Québec, where French content is expected. Translate the English master and proofread every claim and offer line.

Education across French speaking Africa

Course creators and NGOs reach learners in Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and beyond with lessons in French. Proofread technical vocabulary and keep examples relevant to the audience.

Software and training

Companies with teams or customers in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada can offer onboarding and training in French. Each video is its own job, so a course can be done module by module.

Creators and documentaries

Channels that explain history, science or travel in English can reach French speaking viewers who are used to watching dubbed content. Lip sync keeps the presenter natural; turning it off leaves interviews untouched.

The soundtrack stays

Sonilo keeps the original background music and sound effects and replaces only the speech, with lip sync on or off.

The speaker’s own voice

Sonilo keeps the speaker’s own voice in the new language, so the translated speech sounds like the person in your video, not a stock voice. There is no voice to record or set up.

Lip sync, when you want it

On: mouths are re-rendered to match the new language. Off: your original picture stays untouched and only the voice is replaced.

You approve the words

The translation is a script you can read and correct first. A product name, a joke, a line of dialogue: fix it before it is spoken.

Your subtitles, spoken

Upload an .srt or .vtt for a language and the dub says exactly those lines, instead of a machine translation of them.

Music for the new cut

Sonilo also adds music to video. If a translated version needs its own soundtrack, add music to it in the same account.