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Each step can hold one video. Once you tell Lexis the language the video is spoken in, Lexis writes a transcript of it, which learners can use as subtitles. You can then dub the video into other languages when you ask. You can request several languages at once, and each language becomes its own dub. Nothing is dubbed automatically. Learners choose the language they want to hear while they watch. Videos lists every video in your workspace with the languages it has.

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Before you start

The video must already be uploaded to a step. See add a step. Tenant Owners and Workspace Admins can open Videos. Anyone who builds modules can set a video’s language and dub it from the step itself.

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Set the video’s language

1

Open the step

In Modules, open the module and select the arrow at the end of the step’s row.
2

Open the language settings

Select Language & Translations.
3

Choose the language

Under Source language & transcript, choose the language spoken in the video as the Source language. It is saved straight away.
Unless transcripts are turned off, choosing a source language starts a paid transcription. The status next to Source transcript shows Ready when it has finished. Next, dub the video.

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Dub a video

The Add language dub window, with the video source language and Translate to.
1

Find the video

Select Videos, then select the video to show its languages.
2

Add a language

Select + Add language dub.
3

Check the source

Make sure Video source language is the language spoken in the video.
4

Pick the main language

If the video is in more than one language, choose the main one as the Video source language.
5

Pick the new language

Under Translate to, choose the language you want.
6

Start it

Select Start dubbing.
The new language appears under the video and its status updates on its own until it shows Ready. Longer videos take longer. Repeat for each language you need. To dub into several languages at once:
1

Open the step

In Modules, open the module and select the arrow at the end of the step’s row.
2

Open the language settings

Select Language & Translations.
3

Add languages

Under Translations, select Add language.
4

Pick the languages

Under Available languages, tick each language. Use Search languages… to find one quickly.
5

Submit

Select Submit.
Each language becomes its own dub. Next, follow your dubs.

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Follow your dubs

The Videos list with one video open, showing its original audio, three dubbed languages marked Ready, and Add language dub.
Select Videos. Select Processing, Ready or Failed to show only videos that have a dub in that state. Failed also shows dubs that were cancelled. Select a video to see each language and its status. Select Play to listen to a language, or SRT to see its subtitles. The same languages show under Translations on the step’s Language & Translations tab. Next, re-dub or remove a language if one needs changing.

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Re-dub or remove a language

Select Re-dub next to a language to make it again from the start. To remove a language, select the bin next to it. Learners can no longer choose that language.
Removing a language deletes its dubbed audio and subtitles. To get them back, you have to dub the video again.
Next, turn transcripts on or off for your workspace.

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Turn transcripts on or off

Tenant Owners and Workspace Admins can choose whether steps capture a transcript by default.
1

Open the settings

Select Settings in the Lexis sidebar and find Dubbing & Languages.
2

Choose the default

Turn Capture source transcript by default on or off.
3

Save

Select Save.
The setting now applies whenever you choose a source language on a step that has no transcript setting of its own. Next, invite your learners.

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Troubleshooting

Ask Intellikon for help, and say which module and step it is.
Open the video on Videos and select Re-dub next to that language.
Only steps with a video appear on Videos. Add a video to a step first.
Lexis waits until the transcript has finished before it lets you change the language. Try again once the status has changed.