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Ep 1: How AI dubbing is making videos globally accessible - Doniyor Ulmasov from PaperCut
Summary
In this conversation, Doniyor Ulmasov, Head of Engineering at PaperCut, discusses the process of making videos globally accessible through AI dubbing and localization.
He explains the differences between captions, subtitles, and dubs, and how dubbing involves adapting the source content to the target audience.
Doniyor also shares insights into the multi-step process of dubbing, including transcription, translation, and text-to-speech models.
He highlights the importance of human validation in maintaining quality and discusses the challenges of expanding beyond English.
The conversation concludes with a discussion on the cost-effectiveness of dubbing and the potential for PaperCut to become a global dubbing solution.
Takeaways
- Video accessibility involves making videos globally accessible in multiple languages.
Expanding beyond English poses challenges in accuracy and pipeline management.
Sound Bites
"A video is globally accessible when it can reach as many people as possible and as many languages as possible."
"If you do a literal translation, you're going to lose the joke, right? That's why it's called adaptation, not translation."
"Once we achieve the translation layer, then we move to the text-to-speech model."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:19 Caption, Subtitle, and Dubbing Differences
03:05 Text-to-Speech and Voice Assignment
05:03 Serverless GPU Options for Cost Optimization
08:18 Recommended Open Source Models
10:37 Challenges in Expanding Beyond English
11:06 Human Validation in Maintaining Quality
12:04 The Cost-Effectiveness of Dubbing
12:57 PaperCut's Aspiration as a Global Dubbing Solution
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By AI InnovatorsSummary
In this conversation, Doniyor Ulmasov, Head of Engineering at PaperCut, discusses the process of making videos globally accessible through AI dubbing and localization.
He explains the differences between captions, subtitles, and dubs, and how dubbing involves adapting the source content to the target audience.
Doniyor also shares insights into the multi-step process of dubbing, including transcription, translation, and text-to-speech models.
He highlights the importance of human validation in maintaining quality and discusses the challenges of expanding beyond English.
The conversation concludes with a discussion on the cost-effectiveness of dubbing and the potential for PaperCut to become a global dubbing solution.
Takeaways
- Video accessibility involves making videos globally accessible in multiple languages.
Expanding beyond English poses challenges in accuracy and pipeline management.
Sound Bites
"A video is globally accessible when it can reach as many people as possible and as many languages as possible."
"If you do a literal translation, you're going to lose the joke, right? That's why it's called adaptation, not translation."
"Once we achieve the translation layer, then we move to the text-to-speech model."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:19 Caption, Subtitle, and Dubbing Differences
03:05 Text-to-Speech and Voice Assignment
05:03 Serverless GPU Options for Cost Optimization
08:18 Recommended Open Source Models
10:37 Challenges in Expanding Beyond English
11:06 Human Validation in Maintaining Quality
12:04 The Cost-Effectiveness of Dubbing
12:57 PaperCut's Aspiration as a Global Dubbing Solution