Today we're releasing AI dubbing on Line 21! It's available now and runs on the same platform and principles you already use. Live dubbing is the next step in our accessibility journey, and we're excited to offer the same cutting-edge standards we include in our other services.
How does it work?
Our speech-to-speech engines take the audio from your livestream, translate it, and return it in the target language as synthesised speech. This is available now for livestreams, and also for conferences and events that want to provide an on-device experience via QR code.
The flow is exactly the same as it is now. If you're familiar with machine translation and AI processing in your dashboard, you now have a new toggle to play with! As before, you can have any combination of the languages available in the dashboard, with multiple outputs running simultaneously.
How to choose an engine
As regular users know, all of our engines are exposed. We do not white label and claim a technology that isn't ours (tsk tsk). As with our other services, you choose from the dubbing engines available on the platform.
Currently each model is speech-to-speech, and we will be adding text-to-speech models in the near future. We encourage you to test them and choose the one that works best for you. Talk to us and we'll help you shape the flow.
Why dubbing?
Captions are essential for accessibility, and dubbing serves attendees who would rather listen than read translations. Our AI dubbing includes the option of audio and captions together, rather than either/or.
When you choose both, you reach more of your audience:
- Live captions keep accessibility first, with gold-standard human captioning or high-accuracy automation
- Machine translation engages your audience further, in over 100 languages
- AI dubbing rounds out the inclusive experience for listeners on device or on the livestream
We haven't forgotten sign language interpretation. It isn't currently in-platform, but we're pleased to share that we partner with wonderful global providers for this service.
How to launch AI dubbing
Dubbing engines are enabled per account, so talk to us to switch them on for your organisation. We're doing it this way so every client starts with the right setup. You're welcome to self-serve, just let us know you need it turned on.
If you're running a live event for a global audience, get in touch. We're a complete end-to-end solution, and we've yet to meet a language we can't support. Even the swearing.