From Italian to English, Mondadori Education's video library created with AI.

Red Onion created a translation workflow automatic with human review to adapt educational video content from Italian to English, maintaining editorial consistency. Result: a library in English available to students and teachers.

The project stems from a pilot carried out in October 1999 2023 with voice cloning and lipsync AI that proved the feasibility of an experience of visual realizationin which a very important author appeared as if he were recording in a professional studio.

Context & objectives

• Overcoming the barrier by bringing the formats into English.
• Maintaining fidelity to Mondadori's editorial content.

Solution: The Red Onion workflow

1. SRT extraction from the original ENG
2. Translation into ENG via AI, with Human review for accuracy and terminology
3. Voice over ENG generation from scripts Reviewed
4. Editing with audio and subtitles in English, delivery of assets for learning platforms

results

• Over 90 videos produced in the language English.
• Thematic coverage: biographies sciences, Earth sciences, hotel industry.
• Distribution: part of the public content on YouTube (HUB School playlist); others in the Teaching Areas; further releases planned.