# Translate a training video and keep the instruction A reviewed video, glossary, target locale and qualified reviewer. Updated October 27, 2026 ## Localize the instruction, not just the words Translating a training video produces narration, subtitles and on-screen labels in another language while quantities, warnings and timing stay as in the approved original. Operations directors and trainers at cleaning, construction and service companies use it when crews work mostly in a language other than the one the video was made in. A bilingual glossary sets the words crews really use, and a fluent reviewer who knows the work checks the draft. Translated drafts in more than 100 languages are available now. Local legal requirements are not checked. ## What happens on the free demo - Book 30 minutes. Pick a time with Elvina's team. The demo is free and runs on Zoom. - Show the team your goal. Bring one role or one procedure. The team shows how Elvina would handle it, using sample materials. - Agree on the next step. You leave with a plan for the first step and its price. Nothing reaches your team until you approve it. ## Who this is for, and when A regional operations director at a commercial cleaning company has an approved chemical handling video in English and 120 team members who work primarily in Spanish. Machine translations she tried elsewhere rendered the dilution ratio as a phrase nobody uses. She needs narration and subtitles in Spanish that keep the procedure exact, with a reviewer who knows the work. ## How it works in Elvina A translated draft adapts narration and subtitles while keeping procedural meaning and source references. - The director selects the reviewed video in Creation Studio, sets the target locale to Spanish for the United States, and attaches the bilingual glossary from Company Knowledge. - Elvina produces a translated draft with narration, subtitles and on-screen labels, keeping source references and timestamps aligned to the original. - A bilingual site supervisor reviews the draft, corrects three terms to match what crews actually say, and confirms the dilution instruction. - The director assigns the Spanish version to the Spanish-speaking group in the Learning Platform, alongside the English original. ## A worked example A fictional company, ClearPath Facility Services, uses a 9-minute video, Chemical-Dilution-Basics, approved by its safety manager. The glossary lists product names, the ratio format and the phrase for personal protective equipment. The reviewer is a supervisor who has led Spanish-speaking crews for eight years. - The Spanish draft kept every timestamp, so the label overlays still matched the pour shown on screen. - Three glossary terms were adjusted by the supervisor, including the everyday word crews use for the mixing station. - The safety manager confirmed that the translated procedure matched the English one step for step. ## What to check before relying on it Check timing, terminology and local applicability. Translation is not approval of different local legal or safety requirements. - Narration timing fits the original scenes without speeding up or truncating steps. - Terminology matches the glossary and the words your crews use on site. - Procedural meaning, quantities and warnings are identical to the approved source. - A qualified reviewer for the target language signed off before assignment. ## Where a person stays in charge Translating a video does not make its instructions valid in another jurisdiction; labeling rules or safety requirements can differ by state or country, and Elvina does not check that. A fluent speaker who knows the work reviews every localized draft. Translation is not a substitute for the source owner's approval of the underlying procedure. ## Who this is not for, and when another tool fits ### This is not the right fit if - Nobody fluent in the target language knows the work well enough to review it. - You need the procedure checked against another country’s rules. - The original video has not been approved yet. ### Another kind of tool may fit better - A professional translator, for contracts, labels or legal notices. - A local safety advisor, when rules differ by state or country. ## Questions **Q:** Does the translated version use a synthetic voice? Yes, from your permitted voice list, unless you record a human narrator. The pronunciation glossary applies to the target language too. **Q:** Can I translate into several languages at once? Yes, into more than 100 languages, in parallel; each locale is a separate draft that its own qualified reviewer approves. **Q:** Do on-screen labels get translated too? Yes. The draft covers narration, subtitles and on-screen labels, and keeps timestamps aligned with the original so overlays still match the action. The reviewer checks labels with the same glossary as the narration. ## Two things you can check on this site - See a sample on the demo. [Book a demo with my team](https://calendly.com/o-dutchak-smartexpert/30min?utm_source=elvina-site&utm_medium=proof) - Every lesson, plan and quiz stays a draft until you approve it. [Check the approval step in the chat](/capabilities/translate-training-video#talk-to-elvina) Checked October 27, 2026.