YouTube on Thursday opened its previously restricted automated captioning beta program to the public, saying it will help the hearing-impaired. Currently, the feature is only available for videos that contain speech in the English language, although YouTube plans to add other languages. In the interim, video uploaders can use a feature that translates captions in English into any of 50 languages. Ultimately, the auto-captioning feature might help YouTube monetize its videos.
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YouTube's Auto-Captioning: Accessibility, Searchability, Profitability?
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 5, 2010 01:06 PMYouTube on Thursday opened its previously restricted automated captioning beta program to the public, saying it will help the hearing-impaired. Currently, the feature is only available for videos that contain speech in the English language, although YouTube plans to add other languages. In the interim, video uploaders can use a feature that translates captions in English into any of 50 languages. Ultimately, the auto-captioning feature might help YouTube monetize its videos.