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Azure setup · 10 minutes

Azure Blob Storage setup

Required only for AI Video Dubbing. Create a storage account, make a 'videos' container, paste the connection string into Speech Studio.

Who needs this? Only users who want to use AI Video Dubbing. For plain Text-to-Speech and Transcription, you can skip this whole page.

Log in at portal.azure.com and follow the 11 steps.

Step 1: Search for “Storage accounts”

Azure portal search with Storage accounts in dropdown

Step 2: Click Create

Storage accounts page with Create button

Step 3: Fill in details

  • Subscription / Resource group: same as your Speech Service
  • Storage account name: globally unique, lowercase, e.g. kaizenstorageXYZ
  • Region: East US (must match your Speech Service)
  • Performance: Standard
  • Redundancy: Locally Redundant (LRS) is cheapest and fine for this use

Click Review + create.

Storage account create form

Step 4: Create

Review and create page

Step 5: Go to resource

Deployment complete screen

Step 6: Open Storage Browser

In the left sidebar of your new storage account, click Storage Browser.

Storage account sidebar with Storage Browser highlighted

Step 7: Go to Blob Containers

Storage Browser with Blob Containers option

Step 8: Add Container

Add Container button in Blob Containers view

Step 9: Name the container “videos”

Name: videos (exactly this — Speech Studio expects it). Public access level: leave as “Private (no anonymous access)”.

New Container dialog with name set to videos

Step 10: Copy the connection string

In the sidebar, click Access Keys. Reveal and copy Connection string under key1.

Access Keys panel with Connection String field

Step 11: Paste into Speech Studio

In Speech Studio's Azure tab, under Azure Blob Storage:

  1. Paste the connection string into Connection String.
  2. In Name, enter videos.
  3. Tick Enable — use this key.
  4. Click Save Details.
Speech Studio Azure tab with Blob Storage fields
Done. AI Video Dubbing is now unlocked. Give it a try on the Dub Video feature.