Bilingual video: subtitles, captions or voice-over?
Multimedia Gears
May 19, 2026
7 mins
Best for social and sales
Most video on LinkedIn and in sales decks plays without sound. Open subtitles in the second language make the film work everywhere and are included in every MG quote.
Required for accessibility and training
Closed captions can be switched on and off and are the right choice for training, safety and anything that must meet accessibility rules. We deliver them as separate files for each language.
Best for trade shows and television
When the film plays with sound in a room full of people, a second-language voice-over carries better than text. It adds a studio session and is quoted per project.
Do not forget the titles
Lower-thirds, numbers and calls to action are text too. We build the edit so every title has a French and an English version, and we export both as separate masters.
“Choose by where the video plays, not by what is cheapest.
Émilie Lavoie DIRECTOR & EDITOR
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