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French AI voiceover for explainer videos
With French as the video language, Motiongist writes or adapts the script in French and narrates it with one of eight voices, with French captions and French titles in every scene. Each narrator has a hand-picked French draft voice for previews.
How French narration works in Motiongist
Everything with words follows the video language: the French script, the narration, the word-by-word captions, the downloadable SRT file and the text inside diagrams, charts and UI mock-ups. The interface you use to make the video is a separate setting.
French is one of the two languages where each narrator has its own hand-picked draft voice. Most come from France, while Brian, Will and Matilda preview with Canadian French voices, so their drafts can carry a Québec accent. On paid plans, the final voice is the narrator itself, speaking French with the same timbre as in English.
You can’t choose between a France and a Canadian accent for the final voice; the model sets it. If that matters, generate the narration preview of your script and listen before rendering.
Votre téléphone ne parle jamais aux satellites. Alors, comment sait-il où vous êtes ?Writing a script in French: 5 tips
Vous or tu, once and for all
Social media and young audiences usually get tu; B2B, health and finance often vous. Switching halfway through a 60-second video is jarring.
Follow French punctuation
French puts a space before : ; ! and ? and uses « » quotes. Captions and titles show your punctuation as typed, so set it right in the script.
Say acronyms the way you want them heard
Some are spelled out letter by letter (SNCF), some read as words (ONU). If an acronym is ambiguous, write it the way it should sound, then check the preview.
Avoid noun chains
Written French loves “la mise en place de la gestion des accès”. Spoken French needs a verb: “on gère les accès”. Shorter, and easier to animate.
Write numbers the French way
A decimal comma and a space for thousands: 1 250,5. Round them for the ear: “environ mille” sticks better than “1 017”.
Narrators that suit French explainers
George
Draft in French: Remy (fr-FR)
Calm and steady for explanations; his French draft voice is from France.
Lily
Draft in French: Denise (fr-FR)
Soft and clear for training and course content.
Will
Draft in French: Jean (fr-CA)
Relaxed and quick for TikTok-style shorts.
Samples are in English. In the studio, preview your own script in French before rendering.
Questions
Why does one narrator’s French draft sound Canadian?
Brian, Will and Matilda preview with Canadian French draft voices. The final voice on paid plans is the narrator itself; its accent is set by the model.
Can I make the same video in French and English?
Yes, render it once per video language. Each version gets its own script, narration and captions. A revision only rebuilds what changed.
Are French final voices cleared for commercial use?
Yes. On paid plans, final voices come with a commercial license for ads, monetized channels and client work. Draft voices are for testing.