At its recent “Made on YouTube” event, YouTube announced some exciting updates for creators. One of the key announcements was the expansion of its automatic dubbing tool, which allows creators to translate their videos into multiple languages with ease. YouTube has been testing this dubbing tool with a select group of creators, and now, it’s rolling out to hundreds of thousands more in the coming months. This tool enables creators to generate translated audio tracks for their videos in different languages, making their content accessible to a larger global audience.
Currently, the feature supports popular languages like Spanish and Portuguese, and it will soon expand to include more, such as French and Italian, among others. This means creators from various parts of the world will be able to engage viewers who don’t speak their native language.
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YouTube is also working on a new capability that’s currently being piloted with a small group of creators. This feature aims to make dubbed audio sound even more natural by transferring the tone, intonation, and ambience from the original video into the translated track.
In my opinion, this is a major step forward for YouTube, as it will help creators break language barriers and reach more people around the world.
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Also, another key announcement at Made on YouTube was the introduction of Communities. This new feature allows creators to foster deeper connections with their audiences. “This new space, linked from the creator’s channel, is where creators and fans can truly connect on YouTube by building deeper relationships around shared passions,” YouTube said.
YouTube’s Dream Screen, which allows creators to generate backgrounds for Shorts, will also be getting an upgrade. Google will start integrating Google DeepMind’s most capable model for generating video, Veo, into YouTube Shorts later this year. So, creators can expect more realistic backgrounds.