Google increases the availability of video on YouTube

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according to. recent studies. By 2015 more than 700 million people in the world is broken ear. To help the deaf and hard of hearing, from the 70s in the regular broadcasting began using subtitles. Now, in 2010, we see how far their role has grown. However, as important as the subtitle for content owners to create them - a complex process that requires a lot of time.

An important task teams YouTube - the video is to increase the availability. We are constantly working on it. That is why in 2008 we have developed. the subtitles. And in November last year, appeared on YouTube. automatic subtitles. However, if this option was available only to some of our partners. Automatic subtitles are based on modern algorithms convert voice into text, which are used in voice search Google. Automatically generated subtitles, you can download them to your computer, edit, and then upload to YouTube a new version of their. In addition, Google auto-translation capabilities allow you to translate any of the subtitles in 50 languages ​​in just a few clicks.

We are pleased to announce that it is now automatic subtitles are available to all YouTube users. If you want to accelerate the creation of subtitles for your videos, it can be done with a special button. Of course, the processing of all commercials will take some time. Therefore, it is worth remembering that's what.

• While automatic subtitles are only available for videos in English. In the coming months we intend to launch support for more languages.

• Since the subtitles are based on automatic speech recognition, voice to video should be clear. The background noise, music or muffled voice hinder the proper establishment of automatic subtitles. Speech by U.S. President Barack Obama. On the recent earthquake in Chile - a vivid example of how to talk, to get a quality automatic subtitles.

• Of course, not ideal automatic subtitles. So it makes sense to test them and, if necessary, make changes. However, this applies to any text, written with a voice. In some cases it may be that the audio quality is not enough to create an automatic subtitles. But be patient. Our speech recognition technology gets better with each passing day.

• Automatic subtitles should be accessible to all who are interested. If you can not create them for your video, please visit. Google Help Center.

For content owners the value of automatic subtitle is huge. This is an effective way to attract a new audience, speaking in other languages ​​and living in other countries. Subtitles also improve the search capabilities video.

Every minute on YouTube loaded twenty hours of video. Increased availability of video for people with hearing or for a foreign audience - a significant achievement in the democratization of information. It allows us to overcome cultural barriers, strengthen cooperation, understanding and compassion between people.