Original laughOriginal reactions, kept
The actor's real laugh, gasp or sob stays in the scene. Only the words are dubbed.
German dubbingGerman dubbing with the right du and Sie.
German audiences grew up on dubbed films and notice a weak dub at once. Spelo dubs into German from any language, keeping each line's delivery, the right form of address and the film's own sound.
One scene, up to two minutes, in one target language.
Du bist den ganzen Weg gekommen, nur um mir das zu sagen?
Dann bleib zum Abendessen.
The original film, carried into German.
German marks distance in every "you". Spelo sets du or Sie for each pair of characters before the dub and keeps it, scene after scene.
Original laugh
Phone sound keptA phone call stays a phone call
Dialogue heard through a phone, radio, TV or loudspeaker keeps that sound in the new language.
The relationship shapes the line
To the bossSind Sie sicher?
To a friendBist du sicher?
How to dub a film into German
Send your film and notes
Share a video file or a link. Add who's-who notes if you have them, so names and relationships are right from the first line.
Choose German and your audience
Tell us who will watch it: the region, the variety of the language and how formal the film should sound.
Spelo creates the dub and mix
Every line is written for its scene, voiced with the original emotion and mixed over the film's own sound.
Review and fix lines in Studio
Your team signs off the language, changes any line and re-voices it in seconds.
Export your finished MP4
Download the dubbed video once your team is happy with every line.
14:32You came all this way just to tell me that?Du bist den ganzen Weg gekommen, nur um mir das zu sagen?
14:36Elena laughsOriginal laugh, kept
14:38Then stay for dinner.Dann bleiben Sie zum Abendessen.Dann bleib zum Abendessen.
14:41I can't. I have a train at nine.Ich kann nicht. Mein Zug fährt um neun.
CharacterElena
VoiceElena · all lines
Emotionteasing · warm
SpeedAuto
Regenerate this lineGerman dubbing, shaped for your audience
Germany has one of the strongest dubbing traditions in the world, so the bar is high.
A practised audience
Viewers are used to polished dubs and hear a flat or mistimed line immediately.
Spelo: Every line keeps its original delivery, over the film's own music, effects and crowd.
Du or Sie
The form of address shows rank and closeness, and it has to stay consistent.
Spelo: Each pair of characters gets du or Sie before the dub begins.
Longer words
Compound words and verb-final sentences make German lines long and hard to fit.
Spelo: Lines are placed at the original timing, with speed and timing adjustable line by line.
Familiar voices
Audiences expect a character, and often a star, to keep the same voice.
Spelo: Characters keep one voice for the whole film, and you can reuse a chosen voice across titles.
Where German dubs are used
Catalogue localisation
Bring a library of films and series to German-speaking audiences, title by title.
Streaming launches
Release new seasons with a German version alongside the original.
Library re-releases
Give older titles a German dub without booking a recording studio.
Questions
Can Spelo dub German into English?
Yes, and into 90+ other languages.
Can we keep the same voice for an actor across films?
Yes. Pick a voice for a character and use the same voice in the next title.
Can our team adjust the German?
Yes. Every line, voice, emotion and timing is editable in the Spelo Studio.
What does the free sample include?
One scene, up to two minutes, dubbed into German and returned next to the original within a few working days.
Hear your film in German.
Send us one scene, up to two minutes. We'll dub it into German and send it back next to the original, within a few working days.