German training video generator
Turn an SOP, policy or onboarding handbook into a narrated, chaptered training video in German. Make the English and German versions from the same file so the steps match.
Free to start, no credit card. The Free plan includes one lifetime AI Creation Credit.
Direct answer
How do I make a training video in German from an SOP?
Upload the SOP, policy or handbook, set the output language to German, and Scholarly scripts a narrated, chaptered module from those files only, keeping your step order. Viewers watch in a browser with German captions and a searchable transcript.
- Free plan: One lifetime AI Creation Credit and one upload (up to 8 MB; the first 32 pages of a PDF are read), enough for one German module of about 2 minutes at up to 720p, with Scholarly branding, shared by link. MP4 export is paid. No credit card.
- Paid plans: Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits a week, up to 10 sources per module, 1080p, target lengths up to 45 minutes and watermark-free MP4 export. A module over 15 minutes costs 1 extra credit, over 30 minutes 2. Scholarly Teams adds a shared library and roles.
- What goes in: SOPs, policy PDFs, onboarding handbooks, product guides, enablement decks and recorded walkthroughs. Up to 10 files per module on Premium, 20 on Laureate.
- What comes out: A narrated training module with a chapter per stage, captions and a transcript. Paid plans export a watermark-free MP4 for an LMS, intranet or wiki.
- How German is handled: Narration, on-screen steps and captions are in German. Generate an English version from the same source when a team works in both. Narration is spoken by a multilingual voice that is told to speak German instead of guessing the language from the text, and asked to read numbers and units the way a native speaker says them.
Updated October 2026
Sample
What German training narration sounds like
Narration
Bevor Sie eine Maschine warten, schalten Sie sie aus, sichern Sie den Hauptschalter mit Ihrem Schloss und bringen Sie Ihr persönliches Etikett an. Nur wer das Schloss angebracht hat, darf es entfernen.
Illustrative sample written for this page to show the format. Your output is written from your own files.
How it works
From SOP to German training video
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Upload the procedure
Add the SOP, policy or handbook, plus any deck or recording that shows the process.
- 02
Set the language to German
Pick German as the output language. Add a short instruction such as the audience and the terms that should stay in English.
- 03
Review and share
Watch the module, check equipment names and numbers, then share the link or download the MP4 on a paid plan.
Language details
How Scholarly handles German
What changes when the output language is German, taken from how the speech and rendering pipeline actually works.
Voice
Narration is spoken by a multilingual voice that is told to speak German instead of guessing the language from the text, and asked to read numbers and units the way a native speaker says them.
Script and layout
Latin script, left to right, including umlauts and ß. Titles, captions and the transcript are written in German along with the narration.
Variants in the picker
The picker lists German, Austrian German and Swiss German. The variant shapes the written script and is also named to the narrator, so listen to the first minute if you need standard German throughout.
Check before you share
Decide between Sie and du before you generate and say so in the instructions, so the whole module uses one form of address.
Where it is used
Who makes German material like this
Training for teams in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Onboarding, product and safety training for DACH teams from the same source documents as the English version.
Certification and IHK exam study
Turn regulations, course notes or textbook chapters into German flashcards and practice questions for professional exams.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can my source be in English and the output in German?
Yes. The source and the output do not have to share a language. Upload an English PDF, deck or recording, set the output language to German in the creation panel, and the script, text and narration are written in German. Leave the setting on Auto and Scholarly follows the language of the source instead.
Can I choose between formal and informal German?
Yes. Add a short instruction such as "address the viewer as Sie" or "use du" when you create, and the script follows it throughout.
Can I make a training video in German for free?
Yes, once. The Free plan includes one lifetime AI Creation Credit, which renders a roughly 2-minute German module at up to 720p, enough to judge it on a real procedure. Paid plans add longer modules, 1080p and MP4 export.
Does it use an avatar or a presenter?
No. Scholarly makes narrated scenes with diagrams and on-screen steps, not a synthetic presenter, and it does not lip-sync a face. If a talking head is a requirement, an avatar tool is the better fit. On a paid Teams plan you can see who on your team finished a shared module and how they did on its questions; Scholarly does not assign training or issue certificates, so keep those in your LMS.
Is Scholarly's interface available in German?
Yes. Scholarly's interface is available in German: choose Deutsch as your app language in Settings › Appearance › App language, and new accounts open in it when your browser asks for it. What you create has its own output language: pick German once as your default in Settings, or per creation in the language row of the creation panel.
Keep exploring
Other formats in German
Every format below is made from the same uploaded source, so a lecture, an episode and a quiz can share one document.
German: Video lectures
Narrated, chaptered video lectures from PDFs, slides and notes, with German narration and on-screen text.
German: Podcasts
Three-speaker episodes from documents and recordings, spoken in German, with a transcript and citations.
German: Flashcards
Editable decks written in German from your material, with spaced-repetition review.
German: Quizzes
Multiple choice, true/false and short-answer questions in German, each with a cited explanation.
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The full guide to this format: limits, exports and examples.
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Everything Scholarly makes in German
Video lectures, training videos, podcasts, flashcards and quizzes in German, on one page.
Make your first German version from a file you already have
Upload a document, pick German, and review the result before you share it.
Free to start. No credit card required.