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Using Straker Dubbing in IBM watsonx Orchestrate: User & Prompt Guide

Learn how to format video dubbing prompts, check job statuses, and troubleshoot common runtime errors in WXO.

End users interact with Straker Dubbing through a WXO native agent. Admins: see Getting started first.

Conversation language: English. Dubbing target language is separate — see Languages.

Capabilities

Capability Example ask Result
Validate URL Is this URL a video I can dub? Confirmation or reason
Create job Dub URL into language Job ID (UUID)
Status Status of job … Stage and progress
Three inputs for a dubbing job
  1. Direct HTTPS video URL (e.g. .mp4).
  2. Target language — ISO code or English name (list).
  3. Optional source language (defaults to en).
Example prompts

Create a dubbing job

Dub https://example.com/sample-video.mp4 from English into Japanese  
Translate this video into Spanish: https://example.com/sample-video.mp4  
Dub https://example.com/sample-video.mp4 into Chinese (Simplified)  
Lip-sync https://example.com/sample-video.mp4 into German

Check status

What is the status of job 12345678-1234-5678-1234-567812345678?  
Get the progress of dubbing job 12345678-1234-5678-1234-567812345678.

Validate (optional)

Validate https://example.com/sample-video.mp4Timing
  • Job creation returns in seconds (Job ID before dubbing finishes).
  • Full pipeline: minutes to tens of minutes depending on length and language.
  • Each status check is a fresh snapshot (no long-lived stream in chat).
Common errors
Reply Cause Action
No video URL found No HTTPS video URL in message Include a public https://…mp4 URL
requires 'target_language' Missing target language Add e.g. into Japanese
unsupported language … Language not supported Pick from Languages
requires 'job_id' Status without Job ID Include the UUID from creation
… not found Unknown Job ID Confirm UUID; jobs are per-tenant
Could not validate … URL not reachable / not video Verify public URL and content type 
Privacy
  • Video URL is fetched by Straker for processing.
  • No raw video or transcripts at INFO log level.
  • Tenant isolation per request.
  • Retention/compliance: Support.