Do you want to share your video with the world but don't speak dozens of languages? AI video maker D-ID can help you with that thanks to its new translation feature. The new AI model will translate videos into 30 different languages, but it's not just about dubbing you with a generic voice. D-ID will clone your voice and connect it to a translated script to make it sound like you're speaking a foreign language.
AI will go even further and adjust your lip movements so that the video looks like a real-time recording of you speaking in a foreign language. There are many content creators and businesses who would like to localize their videos, and this could save them a lot of time and money in the process.
You might remember D-ID for its Deep Nostalgia hack, which animated old photos and made it look like the people in them were being videotaped, especially when combined with recorded voices. Since then, the company has offered all sorts of video avatars for businesses and individuals who make videos. The AI Video Translate tool is now available to D-ID subscribers at no additional cost and also aims to democratize video translation. The basic package starts at $56 per year and offers limited credits, with more credits available at the enterprise level.
“As video content becomes increasingly central to digital communication, the importance of engaging with a multilingual audience has never been more significant,” said Gil Perry, Co-Founder and CEO of D-ID. “D-ID Video Translate is a game-changer for anyone looking to create engaging and accessible video content for a global audience without incurring significant costs, redefining the way we communicate around the world.”
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D-ID isn’t alone in its AI video translation efforts, as AI videos and voice clones have become increasingly common. For example, YouTube has developed a real-time translation service, as has Vimeo. There are several voice cloning tools that also include language translation as part of their services, such as Speechify and ElevenLabs. Add to that AI video creation tools like HeyGen, and D-ID will have to work hard to stand out from the pack. And D-ID has a few ways to do so. In particular, lip-syncing that matches the speaker’s lip movements with the translated speech is a real boon for realism among video creators.
If you want to try out D-ID's translation tool, there is a free one-month trial of D-ID, as well as other demos. And as far as we know, you won't have to worry about it suddenly cloning your voice without your permission and talking back to you, as some ChatGPT users have recently discovered.
