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Translate Videos From English to French
Turn an English video into a French version with a natural French voiceover, accurate subtitles and a script you can edit line by line. Pictory transcribes, translates and rebuilds your video in the browser — no dubbing studio, no re-shoot, no editing timeline.
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French is spoken by more than 320 million people across France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and much of West and Central Africa — and those audiences don't behave like one market. A campaign written for Paris reads differently in Montreal, and a training module for a Brussels office needs different phrasing again. Pictory lets you produce a French version from your English master in minutes rather than weeks, then adapt the script per region without starting over. French audiences are also used to professionally dubbed film and television, which means a translated voiceover clears a bar that subtitles alone often don't. Generate both from the same upload.
KEY FEATURES
Everything your French version needs
French runs roughly 15 to 20 percent longer than English, so a direct translation will overrun your original timing if nothing is adjusted. Pictory lets you set maximum lines per caption, tighten phrasing where a line runs long, and restyle captions to your brand. Accented characters render cleanly in every caption style.
The translated script is editable text, not a locked output. Correct a product name, fix a term that came back too literal, choose vous over tu for a corporate audience — then regenerate. Voiceover and captions update around your edit. Apply a brand kit and your French version carries the same logo, colors, fonts and intro as the English original.
For a more detailed guide to how our translate function works, see our Academy articles. Translating a finished video into multiple languages walks through the whole flow. Translating a script with AI shows how to rewrite your script in the target language first, then generate the video from there.
Step 1
Upload or create your English video
Add a video or audio file, paste a URL, or start from a script or document. Pictory transcribes the English audio automatically.
Step 2
Translate the script to French
Translate the transcript into French and review it as editable text. Adjust register, lock brand terms, and tighten any line that runs long.
Step 3
Add a French voice and subtitles
Select a French AI voice or apply your voice clone, then generate matching French subtitles and style them to your brand.
Step 4
Preview and export
Check timing across the whole video, then download your French cut and subtitle file, ready for YouTube, LinkedIn or your LMS.
Who translates English video to French
Training and L&D teams
Deliver the same onboarding or compliance module to French and Québécois teams without booking narration twice. Update the English master, retranslate, republish.
Course creators
Open your catalogue to French-speaking students across Europe, Canada and Africa, with French captions that also make lessons searchable and accessible.
Marketing and agency teams
Localize campaign video for French markets from one master asset, on brand, with regional phrasing adjusted per market.
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Publish your video in French today
Upload once, translate to French, and reach audiences in France, Canada, Belgium and beyond — without a studio, a translator or a second shoot.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I translate a video from English to French?
Upload your English video to Pictory, let it transcribe the audio, translate the transcript into French, then choose a French AI voice and generate matching subtitles. Review the French text before you export, then download the video and subtitle file.
Can I get French subtitles without a French voiceover?
Yes. Generate translated subtitles on their own and keep the original English audio, then export the subtitle file for YouTube or your LMS. You can add the French voiceover later from the same project without redoing the translation.
Does Pictory support Canadian French as well as European French?
You can adapt the translated script for any French market — Metropolitan, Québécois, Belgian, Swiss or West African — by editing the transcript directly before you generate.
Will the French version keep my own voice?
Create a voice clone from your own recordings and apply it to the translated script so the French version is narrated in a voice your audience already knows.
How accurate is the English to French translation?
Accuracy is strong when the source audio is clean and clearly paced, and the translation is fully editable before you render. Review the French transcript, correct brand names or technical terms, and the voiceover and captions regenerate around your edits.
Can I translate a French video back into English?
Yes — the workflow runs in both directions from the same upload.
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