Tag: YouTube
When Translation Becomes Invisible: The implications of automatically multilingual digital environments
The author discusses translation’s evolution in the modern digital landscape: from commissioned service to user-controlled feature, and finally to algorithmic default. He argues that while this transformation brings us closer to the dream of mutual intelligibility at scale, it also comes with downsides like less scrutiny and fewer safeguards.
The Silent Revolution in AI Dubbing
YouTube's new AI dubbing feature could be described as voice-over with emotional fidelity: a hybrid form that borrows the immediacy of human speech while keeping production almost entirely automatic.
CaptionHub and Memsource sign strategic alliance for multimedia localization
CaptionHub and Memsource have announced a global strategic alliance. With the goal of providing advanced localization capabilities for multimedia and for enterprises scaling their subtitling output and synthetic dubbing, this partnership is a response to market demand which has seen an increase of 500% in subtitle minutes reported from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022.
Youtube to Add Several New Audio and Caption Features
Google recently announced last week that it will be adding a whole new series of features to Youtube’s closed captioning and subtitles, including a...
Localization Talent Shortages and Dubbing in Italy
In some countries, the voice of the dubbing artist is much more important than the original voice of the dubbed actor. In Italy, for...
Friday Roundup | Oct 2, 2020
Women in Localization announces renewed sponsorship agreement with RWS Moravia
Women in Localization, the leading professional organization for women in the localization industry, has announced...