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VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles

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Re: VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles

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Will the ML model be fully open? (Like open source software, so that, in theory, someone could see see the source code, source data, and process for how it was trained, and reproduce that? And could they change how that model is built, not just tuning atop it, and distribute that under the same open source license?)

It's highly likely that they'll be using Whisper, if so, it won't be fully open. But I can be wrong, of course.

Re: VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles

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post #14

Can’t wait to watch anime with AI generated subs, it will be a beautiful trainwreck.

Amazon has already rolled out AI-generated subtitles for Crunchyroll anime. I discovered this while watching Last Exile, a show that has already been subtitled and dubbed in English.

It's funny for a second, and then incredibly frustrating after that. Character names are regularly wrong, and sentences get rewritten to have different meanings. Instead of just reading subtitles, you have to mentally evaluate them for errors.

At best, AI generated subtitles should be a last resort.

Re: VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles

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post #9

A while ago I used whisper (or rather an OSS subtitle tool that used whisper, sadly can’t remember the name; it also converted burned in subs to proper ones via OCR) to generate subtitles for a season of a Show (4 season DVD set, 1 had proper subs, 2 burned in subs, 1 no subs -.-), too old and not popular enough to have "scene" subs, it worked impressively well. The most memorable thing for me was that a character’s…

You can setup a bazarr instance to use whisper as a subtitle provider.

Re: VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles

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post #14

Can’t wait to watch anime with AI generated subs, it will be a beautiful trainwreck.

As a former fansub translator, it's better for mankind this way.

Further thoughts on the matter: https://old.reddit.com/r/grandorder/comments/dnpzrh/everyone...

Re: VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles

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post #11
post #7

Maybe we will get AI generated frame-stepping backwards by 2035? /s

Edit: mentioned frame interpolation, but seems like it was about something else; being allowed to go one frame backward

The OP means to be able to play backwards frame by frame, which I believe VLC can't.

To be fair, technically speaking this isn't nearly as easy as step forward due to how codecs are constructed, but lots of players have this feature already.

Re: VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles

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post #14

Can’t wait to watch anime with AI generated subs, it will be a beautiful trainwreck.

Wouldn't be new though, entertainment companies are already exploring AI subtitles; and official anime subtitles can be a trainwreck too.

> Many anime fans were concerned about the low-quality subtitles in The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons' debut episode, leading some to believe that they had been generated by A.I. These subtitles were notoriously awkward -- occasionally to the point of being nonsensical -- and featured numerous grammar issues; Crunchyroll was forced to delete the episode following outrage by fans on social media, with many asking why they didn't pay professionals to do a better job.

https://www.cbr.com/crunchyroll-ai-anime-subtitles-investmen...

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