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YouTube adds subtitles automatically

As reported in the blog Google , appeared on the YouTube service automatically generate subtitles for video. Since the announcement of support for text support in September 2006, the number of such rolls increased steadily and is now measured in hundreds of thousands. According to developer Ken Herrinshtayna (Ken Harrenstien), this indicates that more and more people realize the benefit of the subtitle: “They not only help people who are experiencing hearing problems, but with the help of machine translation in many countries allow people to view video content in 51 languages. improving search and even an opportunity to go directly to the desired part of the video. By the way, he Herrinshtayn deprived of hearing.

However, since every minute on YouTube loaded about 20 hours of video, even provides users with tools do not allow you to add subtitles to all the huge volume content. So were combined speech recognition technology (automatic speech recognition, ASR) and add subtitles YouTube, to automate the process. This uses the same algorithm as in the Google Voice. The text will not always be perfect, but better to have such a “prompter”, than not to understand, as stated in the video. Moreover, over time Herrinshtayn promises to improve the technology.

In addition to the subtitles YouTube provides automatic timing to help themselves create a text accompaniment users. Now you just need to keep the text in the file, and the remaining work will be performed ASR. Thus, it takes time to create a subtitle is significantly reduced. Both new features are implemented on YouTube in English, but also tested translate the subtitles in other languages. Initially avtotitry “will be available only for channels 13 partners of service, including various educational institutions and research organizations. At the same time, avtotaymingom can apply to all English-language videos. In the future we plan to implement support for other languages.

Materials on the topic:

– Full HD at YouTube – the next week;

– New technology for searching video on its “fingerprint”;

– On YouTube – a billion page views per day.

• googleblog.blogspot.com