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Translations

Translate subtitles to any language automatically and reach global audiences.

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Overview

What It Is

Translations automatically converts your video subtitles or transcripts into any target language using neural machine translation. After generating subtitles with Speech-to-Text, send them to the Translations API to create multilingual versions in a single request. This enables global content distribution without managing separate transcription and translation workflows for each language.

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Process

How It Works

  1. Input Source Subtitles

    Provide generated or manually created subtitles in your source language.

  2. Select Target Languages

    Choose the languages you need; API handles multiple translations in parallel.

  3. Translate Content

    Neural machine translation models convert subtitle text while preserving timing and formatting.

  4. Verify Output Quality

    Check translated subtitles for accuracy and cultural appropriateness.

  5. Generate Multilingual Assets

    Return translated subtitle files ready for delivery across regional platforms.

Overview

Why Translations

Reduce costs

Lower bandwidth and storage expenses without compromising quality.

Save time

Automate complex processing that would take hours manually.

Scale effortlessly

Handle thousands of videos with the same API call.

Integrate in minutes

Simple REST API with comprehensive SDKs and documentation.

Use Cases

Who Uses Translations

VOD Platforms

Scenario

A global streaming platform launches a new series in English but needs subtitles in 15 languages for simultaneous regional release.

Automatically translate subtitles in one API call, reducing time-to-market from weeks of manual translation to just hours and cutting localization costs by 80%.

EdTech

Scenario

An online course creator records content in English but wants to reach students worldwide. Manual translation for each language is prohibitively expensive.

Auto-translate course subtitles to 50+ languages, instantly making content accessible to learners everywhere and reducing translation costs by 85% without hiring translators.

Enterprise

Scenario

A multinational company records training and announcement videos in the company language. Different offices need subtitles in their local languages.

Generate subtitle translations automatically for each office in 24 hours, ensuring consistent messaging across 15+ regions without translation coordination overhead.

Tutorial

How to Use Translations

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For Developers

Technical Reference

API MethodPOST /v1/start_encode2 with output: "speech_to_text" and translate_languages after creating a task with /v1/create_task.
Key Parameterssource, encoder_version: "2", output: "speech_to_text", translate_languages. Optional params: language, mode, transcript, transcript_name, json, json_name, srt, srt_name, vtt, vtt_name, start_time, duration, destination.url.
Supported Input FormatsAny supported audio or video input format. Translations are generated from Speech-to-Text subtitles or transcripts created from the source media.
Source Languages70+ source languages with auto-detection. Use optional language with ISO language codes, such as en, es, or uk, to force the source language.
Target LanguagesSet translate_languages with target language codes, for example ["uk", "cs", "de"]. Up to 15 target languages are supported per job.
Translation Modesaccuracy for higher quality, balanced for a balance between speed and accuracy, and speed for faster, lower-cost processing.
Output FormatsTXT transcript, JSON with timestamps, SRT subtitles, and VTT subtitles for each target language. File names include language suffixes, such as subtitles-cs.srt, subtitles-cs.vtt, transcript-cs.txt, and timestamps-cs.json.
Limits & Constraintstranslate_languages supports up to 15 target languages per job. Split larger language sets across multiple jobs. Use start_time and duration to translate only a segment. Set output params to 0 to disable specific files.
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Request Example

Produces Translation output JSON

{
  "query": {
    "source": "https://your-storage.com/source.mov",
    "encoder_version": "2",
    "format": [
      {
        "output": "speech_to_text",
        "transcript": 1,
        "json": 1,
        "srt": 1,
        "vtt": 1,
        "mode": "accuracy",
        "language": "en",
        "translate_languages": [
          "es",
          "fr",
          "zh"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Copy this payload and use it with your API key to test Translations on your own subtitles.

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Pricing

What It Costs

Usage-Based Pricing

Translation is available for all Qencode users. Pricing is based on the number of translated minutes and selected target languages.

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