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Sardius Live Subtitles and Translations can greatly expand the reach of your live event by adding in-player captioning (subtitles) for the hearing-impaired or those in environments where the stream needs to be low volume or muted. These subtitles can also be translated live with incredible accuracy into other languages such as Spanish, French, Korean, etc.
A full list of supported languages is available in this article: Supported Languages
Requirements
- Sardius Stream (RTMP input preferred)
- Default Channel Stream Asset (No external HLS or alternate outputs)
- 3-second or 4-second Segment Duration
Enable Live Subtitle Channel Defaults
If you wish to offer Subtitles for every event on your channel, you can create a preferred configuration in your channel's Stream Defaults.
Access your channel and click on "Stream" on the sidebar. Then select the "Live Subtitles" tab.
Click the toggle switch beside "Enable Subtitles" to the ON position. This will enable English Subtitles on all new events you create on your calendar.
If you wish to translate the Subtitles into other languages, click on the button to "Translate Subtitles." As you select the languages you wish to regularly use, please consider the note above regarding the order in which you select languages.
When you are satisfied with your changes, click "Update Channel."
Enable Live Subtitles for Your Event
If you are not familiar with creating an event, please review this article: Adding a Calendar Event
Ensure that your Channel and/or Event is using Sardius Stream with an RTMPS input.
Edit your Event, and select the Streaming tab.
Locate the section called "Subtitle Settings."
Click the toggle switch beside "Enable Subtitles" to the ON position. This will enable English Subtitles in your player.
If you wish to translate the Subtitles into other languages that we currently offer, click on the "Translate Subtitles" button. Then, you can select any language you wish from the dropdown below.
Note: The subtitles will appear in the player (after English) in the order that you select them. For example, if you were to select the languages in alphabetical order, then the default order within the player would be English, Dutch, French, Korean, and Spanish.
If you would like the languages to appear as English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Korean, then you will need to select the additional languages in that specific order.
Once you have made all of your changes, select "Create Event" or "Save" depending on if you are Creating or Editing an existing event.
Additional Languages
If you would like to add a language option that is not currently available in our system, or if you have language preferences that you would like to utilize, please contact your Sardius Account Manager.
Managing Subtitles During a Live Event
While your event is live, you will have a few options available to you. To review these options in full, please review the article: Managing Live Subtitles.
Note: Our Live Subtitles & Translations feature currently does not subtitle and translate lyrics accompanied with music, such as those with a live band or worship group.