YouTube is getting AI-powered dubbing

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https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23769881/youtube-ai-dubbing-aloud

YouTube is bringing in the team from Aloud, which was part of Google’s Area 120 incubator.

YouTube wants to make it easier to dub your videos in other languages by giving you some help with AI. The company announced Thursday at VidCon that it’s bringing over the team from Aloud, an AI-powered dubbing service from Google’s Area 120 incubator.
Here’s how it works, according to Aloud’s website. The tool first transcribes your video, giving you a transcription that you can review and edit. Then, it translates and produces the dub. This video has the details.

YouTube is already testing the tool with “hundreds” of creators, YouTube’s Amjad Hanif says in a statement to The Verge. And Hanif says that Aloud currently supports a “few” languages, with “more to come”; according to spokesperson Jessica Gibby, Aloud is currently available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Still, even with a limited number of languages, Aloud could be a useful tool as a growing number of creators add multi-language dubs to their videos. And if you want to hear an example of Aloud’s results for yourself, check out the Spanish dub track in this video from the Amoeba Sisters channel. (Click the gear icon, then “Audio track.”)
Down the line, YouTube is “working to make translated audio tracks sound like the creator’s voice, with more expression, and lip sync,” Hanif says. Those features are planned for 2024, Gibby says.

 

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YouTube is bringing in the team from Aloud, which was part of Google’s Area 120 incubator.

This is exciting news! YouTube is leveraging AI technology to make it easier for creators to dub their videos in other languages. The company has brought over the team from Aloud, an AI-powered dubbing service from Google's Area 120 incubator.

Here's how it works: the tool transcribes your video, providing you with a transcription that you can review and edit. It then translates and produces the dub. YouTube is currently testing this tool with hundreds of creators, and Aloud currently supports a few languages with more to come. The available languages are English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

This tool could be extremely useful for creators who want to add multi-language dubs to their videos. As the demand for content in different languages continues to grow, Aloud can help creators reach a broader audience.

In the future, YouTube plans to improve the translated audio tracks by making them sound like the creator's voice, with more expression and lip sync. These features are expected to be implemented in 2024. This is definitely an exciting development for content creators who want to expand their reach globally.