Translation and dubbing services, from script to final mix
Lip-sync adaptation, voice casting, recording and mix for films, series and video, with English-Spanish as our specialist pair among 25+ languages.
Dubbing replaces a production's original voices with performances recorded in another language, synchronised to the picture. The chain runs translation, lip-sync adaptation, casting, recording and mix. Orion Translations provides the full chain or any part of it, with English-Spanish in both directions as our specialist pair, from Barcelona since 2009.
Dubbing is the most invisible translation there is
When dubbing works, the audience forgets the film was ever in another language: mouths match, jokes land, emotion carries. Achieving that invisibility takes a chain of specialists: an adapter who rewrites each line to fit the actor’s mouth, a casting that matches the original voices, a director who knows both performances, and a mix that sits the new voices into the original sound design.
We run that chain for productions, platforms and brands, or slot into yours: many studios come to us for the translation and lip-sync adaptation alone, the step where linguistic quality is decided.
Which dubbing service fits your project?
| Project | Where to look |
|---|---|
| Feature films and shorts | Dubbing of films |
| Series and episodic content | Dubbing of series |
| English content for Spanish markets | English-Spanish dubbing |
| Spanish content going global | Spanish-English dubbing |
| Commercials and campaigns | Ads dubbing |
| Script adaptation only | Translation for dubbing |
How much does dubbing cost?
Per minute of content, scaled by cast size, sync precision and languages. Full lip-sync fiction is the top of the range; voice-over style delivery for documentary and corporate content costs substantially less, and subtitling a fraction of either. We quote the options side by side: send your video to info@oriontranslations.com and you will have comparable fixed prices within one business day.
The step most people underestimate: adaptation
A dubbing script is not a translation; it is a rewrite under three constraints at once: meaning, mouth movements and timing. Spanish needs more syllables than English for the same idea, so the adapter compresses, reorders and substitutes until the line fits the actor's mouth without losing the scene. This is the discipline our translation for dubbing service delivers to studios that record in-house.
Casting decides whether audiences accept the dub
Voices carry identity: a mismatched voice breaks the character even when every word is right. We cast from native voice talent with samples for your approval before recording, matching age, energy and register to the original cast, and for Spanish, casting the correct variant, Castilian or Latin American, per your distribution. Where content suits it, our voice-over service is the lighter alternative.
Voices your audience believes, in every language you release.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Dubbing replaces the original voices of a film, series or video with voices recorded in another language, synchronised to the picture. It involves translation and adaptation of the script for lip-sync, voice casting, studio recording and final mix. Unlike subtitling, the audience hears the content natively instead of reading it.
- Dubbing replaces the on-screen voices with lip-synchronised performances; voice-over adds a narrator or lays a translated voice over the original, which stays faintly audible. Dubbing suits fiction and anything with visible dialogue; voice-over suits documentaries, corporate video and e-learning, at a lower cost.
- Dubbing is priced per minute of content and depends on the number of speaking characters, the sync precision required (full lip-sync costs more than voice-over style) and the languages. It is the most involved AV service, and also the most immersive. Share your video and target languages for a fixed per-language quote within one business day.
- A corporate video runs about one to two weeks per language: adaptation, casting approval, recording and mix. Films and series depend on runtime and cast size, and series follow an episode cadence once the voice cast is established. Release dates are locked in the quote as firm deadlines.
- Both are available. Productions with their own studio often need only the translation and lip-sync adaptation of the script, which is a specialist discipline. If you need the finished audio, we run the complete chain: adaptation, casting with samples for your approval, direction, recording and final mix.
- Our core dubbing pairs are English and Spanish in both directions, including the Castilian versus Latin American Spanish casting decision, plus French, German, Italian and Portuguese through our voice talent network. For other languages we advise honestly on feasibility and cost before you commit.
- Budget and audience decide. Subtitling is faster and cheaper and keeps original performances; dubbing is more immersive, essential for children’s content and preferred by mainstream audiences in markets like Spain, Latin America, Germany and France. Many releases do both. We quote both options side by side so you can decide with numbers.