Multilingual audiovisual services for institutions, governments and agencies
Voice localization and video versioning in 40+ languages, all in one place. Managed by experts, powered by humans.
What we do
You deliver the master video in its original language. We adapt it into all requested languages through a full range of services, centralized and managed by our team, so you keep one point of contact for the whole multilingual adaptation.
Content translation and adaptation in 40+ languages.
Subtitle creation and embedding into your video.
A wide pool of professional voice actors worldwide, all fully compliant with EU standards.
Adaptation and integration of every on-screen text in your video.
Editing, sound design and mixing, so your message comes through loud and clear.
Final polish of your video and audio to meet the requirements of any distribution media.
How it works
One team runs the whole chain, so nothing gets lost between suppliers.
Share your video in its original language, with the list of languages you need.
Scripts are translated and culturally adapted. We cast professional voice talents, with auditions recorded on your script and artistic direction.
Voice recording with professional talents, including online sessions, plus subtitles and on-screen text adapted for every version.
Editing, sound design, mixing and mastering for your distribution media. Every file goes through quality control before delivery.
All 24 official EU languages and many more, from script translation to final mix, coordinated by one team.
Selected work
Projects delivered for European institutions and the agencies that work with them.
European Parliament
A campaign for democracy
ICF Next, Hamlet and SoundShape helped the European Parliament inspire citizens in all 27 EU countries to vote in the 2024 European elections. One film, 27 languages, every version 100% compliant with EU document standards.
27
Languages
235
Voice talents auditioned
European Commission
Disability rights across Europe
For the European Commission's campaign on disability rights, we delivered 576 video files in 24 languages, with audio description and International Sign (IS) and one unified timing across every version.
576
Video files
24
Languages
EACEA
Language skills for Erasmus+
With Cartoonbase and ESN, in collaboration with EACEA, we produced 87 videos in 29 languages to help Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps participants build their language skills.
87
Videos
29
Languages
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Tell us about itClient voices
The Soundshape team really took in consideration the artistic concept for the casting and technical follow up. We were very satisfied of the multilingual result respecting the original version.
Caroline Ectors
Senior Production Manager
ICF Next
Reactivity & flexibility are the two keywords that define best our collaboration with SoundShape. It’s great to have a partner you can trust in stressful situations.
Olivier van Zuylen
Account Manager
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At DuckMotion, we work for demanding clients with high expectations. SoundShape's online voice recording solution is game changer for reaching clients' needs fast.
Brendan Botrel
Account & Project Manager
DuckMotion
Powered by humans
We know these tools from the inside. We tested TTS, neural TTS, speech-to-speech and voice cloning, trained datasets on our own team's voices, worked with companies building AI voice datasets and delivered projects for clients who asked for AI voices. After three years of research and hands-on experience, we decided to stop working with AI-generated voices.
Our projects require precise casting, accurate accents and carefully directed emotional performances, matched to each audience and context. Current AI voice systems don't meet the quality our campaigns require.
Voice professionals don't trust AI voice generation, and we understand why. Their concerns include ethics, consent, fair pay and transparent tracking of how their voice is used. We are committed to keeping their trust.
Our productions need very fast retakes. AI may look faster on paper, but it fails as soon as a phoneme or an emotional intent doesn't come out right. Switching back to human recording then adds delays and risk.
Many of our clients, including European institutions, require strict and transparent data hosting in Europe. Unless a voice generation system can be deployed and operated locally, that requirement can't be properly met.
There is still no clear and fair framework for voice rights, consent and long-term compensation. The current ecosystem offers little transparency and leaves voice talents in a structurally weak position.
If you are looking for carefully selected professional voice talents, fast and structured production workflows, strict confidentiality and the ability to work within complex data hosting and compliance environments, SoundShape is very likely the right partner for you.
François, Tanguy & LoïcSoundShape management team
Contact
Tell us about your video, your target languages and your deadline. The quickest way to reach us is on LinkedIn.
Turns out “no” doesn't exist in any of our 40+ languages.
Tanguy Rowet
SoundShape management team
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