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YouTube pilots vernacular thumbnails to complement dubbing tools
Economic Times
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2m ago
Medial
YouTube is testing a feature allowing creators to localize video thumbnails for different dubbed versions, enhancing global reach and viewer engagement. Initially available to select creators using YouTube’s multi-language dubbing tools, the feature aims to align visual and audio content with viewers' language preferences, potentially increasing click-through rates. This initiative is part of YouTube’s broader strategy to break language barriers and strengthen its position in cross-language content distribution.
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YouTube integrates Veo AI to boost Shorts with high-quality visuals and clips
Livemint
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10m ago
Medial
YouTube is integrating its Shorts platform with Veo, an AI-powered video generation model developed by Google DeepMind. This integration will allow content creators to generate high-quality backgrounds and six-second video clips. Veo will offer additional features within YouTube Studio, including AI-generated thumbnails and AI-assisted comment responses. This marks an improvement over YouTube's previous AI tool, Dream Screen, and gives creators more creative control over their content. YouTube is also introducing features like virtual gifting during livestreams and enhancing its language dubbing capabilities.
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Youtube Announces New Generative AI Products To Usher An Era Where Anyone Can Be A Creator
OutlookIndia
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1y ago
Medial
YouTube has announced a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including Dream Screen and YouTube Create, to help creators generate new ideas and edit content more easily. Dream Screen allows creators to add AI-generated video or image backgrounds to their Shorts by typing an idea into a prompt. YouTube Create is a mobile app that offers editing tools, effects, filters, and royalty-free music to produce videos on the platform. YouTube is also testing AI-powered dubbing, assistive search for soundtrack selection, and generative AI for video ideas. The aim is to make content creation more accessible for creators.
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YouTube search gets its own version of Google’s AI Overviews
The Verge
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1m ago
Medial
Google is integrating an AI Overviews feature into YouTube, similar to what's on Google Search. This feature, available for some YouTube Premium members in the US, shows an AI-powered search results carousel with a prominent video, related video thumbnails, and AI-generated text. Limited to iOS and Android and available only in English, a random selection of Premium members can access it until July 30th. Conversational AI tools are also expanding to some non-Premium US users.
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YouTube’s AI-powered dubbing is now available to many more creators - The Verge
The Verge
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7m ago
Medial
YouTube has expanded its AI-powered auto-dubbing feature to hundreds of thousands of channels in its Partner Program. The feature currently translates videos into French, German, Hindi, Italian, Spanish, Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese, and English. While the dubs may not sound entirely natural, YouTube plans to improve them in future updates. Creators have the option to preview, unpublish, or delete the dubs. YouTube acknowledges that the technology is still new and may not always be accurate. Initially tested with hundreds of creators, the auto-dubbing feature was introduced in June 2023.
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YouTube 'Dream Screen' tool to soon let AI create videos for Shorts
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
YouTube has announced a new feature for its short-video making platform, Shorts. The feature, called 'Dream Screen,' will leverage AI tools to allow users to create AI-generated video or image backgrounds simply by typing in what they want to see. This experimental feature is set to roll out early next year and aims to make it easier for creators to join Shorts. YouTube also introduced a new mobile app called YouTube Create, which enables users to make Shorts or longer videos, edit, add captions, and more directly from their mobile phones. Additionally, an AI-powered dubbing tool is being developed to help creators expand their content's reach globally.
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Dubpro.ai raises $500K in seed round
Entrackr
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1y ago
Medial
AI startup Dubpro.ai has raised $500k in its seed round from Venture Catalysts. Anicut Capital, 9Unicorns, and JJFO and FirstCheque also participated in the round. Founded by Ishan Sharma and Rishikesh, dubpro.ai enables creators and companies to localise their video content through advanced AI-driven dubbing solutions. Using a combination of Artificial Intelligence and human expertise, dubpro.ai offers high-quality vernacular content localisation that was previously inaccessible due to cost restrictions and time-consuming processes. “We are extremely excited to work with leading investors and a passionate team to build generative AI capabilities in Indic languages that could unlock a great potential for video content being available across all vernacular languages from Education to Entertainment content,” said Sharma, founder & CEO of dubpro.ai. The platform claims to deliver realistic dubbing experiences at a scalable cost point, ensuring efficiency and affordability. With an emphasis on quality assurance, Dubpro.ai’s human experts conduct over 10 quality checks. Venture Catalysts invests $250K – $2 million in early-stage startups. It has a presence across 55 cities in 9 countries. It recently led funding round in proptech startup Bandhoo.
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YouTube expands Aloud technology for broader language support. What is it all about? | Mint
Livemint
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8m ago
Medial
YouTube is expanding its AI-powered auto-dubbing feature, which uses AI developed by Google's experimental Area 120 incubator, to knowledge and information-focused content. The feature transcribes and translates videos, making them accessible to a wider audience by offering automatic dubbing in multiple languages. Currently supporting English into French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish, the feature allows creators to connect with viewers worldwide, enhancing accessibility and engagement with global content. Creators can check for the feature under the "Advanced Settings" tab and review dubbed versions before publishing.
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Dubpro.ai raises $500K in a seed round to revolutionize video content localization
IndianStartupNews
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1y ago
Medial
Dubpro.ai, an AI startup providing dubbing solutions, has raised $500,000 in a seed funding round led by Venture Catalysts. The funds will be used to enhance the startup's generative AI capabilities, making vernacular content localization more accessible and affordable. The company integrates AI with human expertise to offer high-quality localization in multiple languages, spanning from education to entertainment content. Dubpro.ai aims to revolutionize the content localization industry and expand its offerings to help creators and companies reach wider audiences through localized video content.
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YouTube is the new TV: CEO Neal Mohan spells out company’s 2025 bets
Economic Times
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5m ago
Medial
YouTube is emphasizing TV as its primary device for viewing, particularly in the US, where it surpasses mobile usage with over 1 billion viewing hours daily. CEO Neal Mohan envisions YouTube as a "next-generation studio," having paid over $70 billion to creators in three years. Key 2025 strategies include enhancing the creator ecosystem and leveraging AI for audience engagement, like auto dubbing. The platform's shift to connected TVs is also attracting new advertising formats and subscribers.
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YouTube is experimenting with red, blue, and green video feeds
The Verge
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1y ago
Medial
YouTube is testing a new feature that allows users to filter videos on their home feed by color. Select users on Android and iOS devices can choose between red, blue, or green hues to create a visually cohesive browsing experience. The filtered results appear as a new feed option at the top of the app, with the videos being sorted based on the most prominent colors featured in thumbnails. YouTube has not provided a reason for this feature or a timeline for broader availability. It could be used for aesthetic reasons or as a data collection strategy.
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