JBI Studios' Blog on Voice-Over, Dubbing, and Multimedia Localization.
February 23, 2017
With 420 million native speakers worldwide, Arabic is the fifth most widely spoken language in the world. It is the official language of 28 countries, as […]
February 16, 2017
Video games are more popular than ever, so that original and localized voice-over production is one of the most-requested services at JBI Studios. Localized video game […]
February 6, 2017
In today’s post the text-to-speech voices will do all the talking, so you can hear for yourself just how good they’ve become. They’re more natural, better […]
February 2, 2017
1.197 billion. That’s the number of native Chinese speakers worldwide, more than any other language. In total, we’re talking about 17% of the world’s population. On […]
January 23, 2017
Text-to-speech (or TTS) is one of the big news stories of 2017. It’s a crucial part of the success of Google Alexa and Amazon Echo, both […]
January 17, 2017
Native speaker directors are absolutely crucial to the success of a foreign-language voice-over recording. But their job is one of the hardest ones to explain. After […]
January 12, 2017
Pronunciation issues are the most common cause of pick-ups in foreign-language voice-over recordings. Fortunately, there are many ways to avoid these mistakes, including pronunciation guidelines, quality assurance reviews, […]
January 9, 2017
Casting for foreign-language voice-over projects can be very tricky – especially when picking the talents for languages in which one is not a native speaker. For […]