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DaVinci Resolve · Projects and workflow

How to dub a video in DaVinci Resolve

Updated 5 stepsFor DaVinci Resolve

The short answer

Resolve doesn't translate or dub voices for you. Record or import the translated voice-over, place it on its own audio track lined up with the original lines, and lower or mute the original dialogue under it.

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5 steps

In DaVinci Resolve

  1. 01Get the translated script
  2. 02Record the voice
  3. 03Or import the voice
  4. 04Line up each line
  5. 05Lower the original

  1. 01

    Get the translated script

    Translate the dialogue with timecodes so each line can be placed where the original is spoken.

  2. 02

    Record the voice

    In recent versions, choose Timeline > Record Voiceover on the Edit page, pick the microphone input and a record track, and click Record. For more control, use the ADR tools on the Fairlight page.

  3. 03

    Or import the voice

    Import voice files recorded elsewhere into the Media Pool and drag them to a new audio track.

  4. 04

    Line up each line

    Move each dubbed line under the matching original line, and trim or speed it slightly if it runs long.

  5. 05

    Lower the original

    Lower the original dialogue track's volume, or mute it if you have a separate music and effects track.

Good to know

Before you start

Note 1
A clean dub needs a music and effects track without dialogue. Without one, muting the original speech also mutes the music under it.

Eddie AI

Do it in Eddie

Eddie dubs the edit for you, and the dub arrives in Resolve on its own track.

Open the voice-over composer, choose Dub this edit, pick one of 90+ languages and a voice, or ask "Dub this edit into Spanish." The original speech ducks under the dub; to mute it, use the speaker toggle on the V1 rail, which carries into MP4 renders and timeline exports. A run covers about 9 minutes of dialogue (8,000 characters); lines that can't fit stay in the original language.

Back to Resolve

Open the edit, click Export and choose Resolve. The default is a Resolve project (.drp) that opens with the timeline built; behind the arrow is a Resolve FCPXML you bring into the project you have open with File > Import > Timeline. In the desktop app, Send to DaVinci Resolve builds the timeline in the Resolve you have running, through Eddie's script (Workspace > Scripts > Eddie AI AE).

If you imported the footage through the desktop app, the timeline points at your original camera files. If you uploaded on the web or pulled from cloud storage, it points at Eddie's proxy media: relink to those in the Media Pool with Relink Selected Clips, not to the camera originals.

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From the help center

FAQ

Questions

Does DaVinci Resolve have AI dubbing?
No. Resolve can record and mix voice-over, but it doesn't translate or generate dubbed voices.
How do I keep the music when dubbing?
Use a separate music and effects track with no dialogue, and mute only the voice.

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