# How Descript engineers multilingual video dubbing at scale

DevFeed: [How Descript engineers multilingual video dubbing at scale](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-descript-engineers-multilingual-video-dubbing-at-scale-6375.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/descript>)

Published: 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [AI Chat](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-chat.md>)

Tags: [audio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audio.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [reasoning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reasoning.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [startup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startup.md>), [transcription](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transcription.md>), [video](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/video.md>), [whisper](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/whisper.md>)

## AI overview

Descript redesigned its video-translation pipeline with OpenAI reasoning models to generate dubbed content that preserves meaning while fitting the original timing. The company reports higher dubbed-video exports and improved duration adherence after rollout.

## Source excerpt

Using OpenAI reasoning models, Descript unlocked automatic localization of large content libraries without losing timing or meaning.