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Inside our hybrid AI + human dubbing pipeline

Engineering · Aryan Tiwari · Jun 6, 2026 · 8 min read. A look under the hood at how we blend neural voice models with human direction and QA to ship broadcast-grade dubs — and where each step earns its place.

Localizing a 100-title catalogue without losing the plot

Localization · Meera Nair · Jun 2, 2026 · 6 min read. Scaling subtitle and dub delivery across an entire library means more than throughput. Here is how we keep terminology, tone and continuity intact at volume.

Measuring subtitle quality at scale

Product · Devin Rao · May 28, 2026 · 5 min read. Linguistic accuracy is easy to claim and hard to prove. We break down the metrics behind our 97% accuracy benchmark and how we surface them to reviewers.

Why cultural nuance still needs a human in the loop

Localization · Sana Kapoor · May 21, 2026 · 7 min read. Idioms, honorifics and on-screen context routinely trip up even the best models. A field guide to the moments where human judgement is non-negotiable.

Bringing anime to global audiences: notes from the studio floor

Customer · Yuki Tanaka · May 14, 2026 · 4 min read. What we learned localizing long-running anime slates for worldwide OTT release — from script adaptation to closed captions and SDH compliance.

Document translation that preserves your formatting

Product · Devin Rao · May 9, 2026 · 5 min read. PDFs, decks and spreadsheets carry meaning in their layout. Here is how the portal reconstructs format-perfect documents in 60+ languages.

Building a 60-language voice library

Engineering · Aryan Tiwari · Apr 30, 2026 · 9 min read. The data, tooling and review loops behind a multilingual voice catalogue — and the trade-offs we navigated between coverage, consistency and character.

The economics of going global: a localization ROI guide

Company · Meera Nair · Apr 22, 2026 · 6 min read. When does localization pay for itself? A practical framework for sizing the upside of reaching audiences in their own language across markets.

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