Google Introduces YouTube Video Translator Into 300 Languages And Starts Broadcasting TV Shows
According to statistics, about 70% of YouTube users are not Americans. Of course, the proportion of those users who do not speak English is very large. Trying to become even more popular, the service announced a video translator working with approximately 300 languages, from Turkish to Tswana.
According to the developers, the new support service will allow you to watch English-language commercials for a very large audience.
YouTube, by the way, includes two support services for translation. The first translates subtitles using Google Translate (about 60 languages are available). The second service allows you to translate videos into more languages using the Google Translator Toolkit, combined with a video editor.
Now any user, a native of almost any language, can translate the video on their own using the Google Translator Toolkit, or ask for help in the translation. Of course, such a tool can significantly expand the audience of potential viewers for videos in any language.
By the way, the YouTube service will test itself in TV broadcasting in real time. Next month, the service will broadcast ABC's Recipe Rehab culinary show.
Earlier, YouTube leadership began a major project to popularize the service and improve content. For this, about $ 100 million was invested, as well as several dozen (about 100) new channels were opened, conducted by various celebrities.
And now YouTube will also show TV shows. So far, only one, but soon contracts will be signed to broadcast other shows.
Via cnet