Text to Speech
Generate speech audio from subtitle text using various TTS engines.
- Menu: Video → Text to speech…
- Shortcut: Configurable
How to Use
- Open Video → Text to speech…
- Select a TTS engine from the dropdown
- Select a language and voice
- Optionally enable Review audio clips to review each generated clip
- Optionally enable Generate video file to create a video with the audio
- Click Generate to start
Supported Engines
- Piper — Local, open-source TTS
- AllTalk — Local TTS server
- ElevenLabs — Cloud-based, high-quality voices (requires API key)
- Azure Cognitive Services — Microsoft cloud TTS (requires API key and region)
- Google Cloud — Google cloud TTS (requires key file)
- Murf.ai — Cloud TTS (requires API key)
Engine Settings
Some engines require additional configuration:
- API Key — Enter your API key for cloud-based engines
- Region — Select the Azure region (for Azure engine)
- Model — Select the voice model
- Key file — Browse for Google Cloud service account key file
Review Audio Clips
When enabled, each generated audio clip is played back for review before proceeding to the next subtitle line. This lets you verify quality and re-generate if needed.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Escape | Close / Cancel |
| F1 | Open help |