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Youtube cc transcription beta! And a good laugh :-)

by Josh Anderson
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Youtube released a new feature for transcribing videos on screen...

Cool idea right?

Its a beta using Google's voice recognition technology which is one of the least accurate I have seen... it provides some good laughs

I noticed the option today when I was watching this video (notice the cc option in the player).

My first experience with Google's voice recognition transcription technology was with Google voice. A lady called my GV number and left a voice mail which google transcribed.

Unfortunately GV does not do well with Aussie accents so the message was quite comical. In fact even though it was a business message the voice to text translation was... well... colorful.

If my wife did not trust me I might be in trouble if she read it

Maybe some day Google will get it right but for now this "beta" transcription feature will provide you a good laugh on some videos :-)
#good #laugh #transcription #youtube
  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    That's funny. You'd think they would have polished it a more before adding the option.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
    "digital jesus Gore vidal"

    Are these things going to become keywords? lol

    Makes you wonder if you might start using a voice in all your videos....

    I'm sure the music in the background doesn't help.
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    • Profile picture of the author Brian Tayler
      Originally Posted by avenuegirl View Post

      "digital jesus Gore vidal"

      Are these things going to become keywords? lol

      Makes you wonder if you might start using a voice in all your videos....

      I'm sure the music in the background doesn't help.
      yeah funny..

      Works pretty good for the most part though

      Reminds me of Google Voice's voicemail transcription.
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  • Profile picture of the author jcoolbaugh
    LOL! My favourite parts were "Drug to learn how it works" and "lower degrees mean larger animals" :p It'll be a great feature once they get the kinks worked out, though!
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  • Profile picture of the author JennSpencerIM
    I am also going to recommend securing five pounds.

    heheh that was hilarious! thanks for sharing...and showing us about that feature!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Josh Anderson
    My favorites are:

    "The but the right into these three cops here"

    "I am also going to recommend securing five pounds"

    "You're selling with us."
    Sounds like a drug transaction being set up :-)

    And of course they follow not much longer after with this line:

    "Drug to learn how it works"
    and this:

    "incredibly strong it is but bottle way the most frightening religious right observers been on a product that."
    And all that came out of a video about a camera dolly lol.
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    • Profile picture of the author VanessaB
      I use Google Voice too, and have 'gazed in wild wonder' at the transcriptions I get in my email box. But I'm doing my part and I send the transcriptions back to Google so they can improve their Voice Recognition system.

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