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DeepL Voice: Real-time voice translations for global collaboration
- mertbio 2y agoThere are two videos on the page and none of them shows a demo of the feature. Just show me how it works!
- Melonotromo 2y agoThey do both show demos.
- IshKebab 2y agoNo they don't. I could have produced those videos without a single line of code.
- usernameis42 2y agoYes, where is the trial?
- hnbad 2y agoThe name is a bit misleading I think as it makes it sound like this is voicegen whereas it's actually just transcriptions with translations. The videos show two versions: - real time transcription and translation in virtual meetings in a personal chat window - real time transcription and translations for in-person conversations with side-by-side or face-to-face (orientation flipped across the middle of the screen) display of both languages on a tablet Given what I've seen in transcriptions from MS Teams, I'm not sure I'd trust this.
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- Rinzler89 2y agoWhat's DeepL's plan to survive when competing with ML translation from big tech? In the era pre-ChatGPT they had a USP which it made it stand out, but today it's a different landscape.
- johnisgood 2y agoIt is still better than Google Translate like it always has been, almost as if Google did not care about their translator, especially "post-ChatGPT" it is not supposed to be this inaccurate. I think they will just go the AI/LLM/ML route, too.
- dbbk 2y agoI truly don't know what the Google Translate team is doing day-to-day
- pil0u 2y agoAs an individual, I still go to DeepL while actively using LLMs. I think the main reason is that the translations are very good, with alternatives in one click, without having to type "translate xxxx into yyyy". My previous company ran tests on translations, for their specific use case, DeepL API was overall better that OpenAI or Claude.
- Rinzler89 2y agoAre you paying for DeepL?
- pil0u 2y agoNot personally, my company was. Why?
- Rinzler89 2y agoBecause my question was how was DeepL planning to survive monetarily? It doesn't help if people are praising it but if nobody's paying for it. Google, Microsoft, et-al can subsidize their AI offerings longer than DeepL can stay solvent.
- tkgally 2y agoThat’s interesting. In my tests of translation of formal speeches from Japanese to English, the latest versions of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini were all better than DeepL. While DeepL’s output wasn’t bad, the fact that the LLMs could be prompted in detail about the purpose of the translation and had sufficient context windows to maintain pronoun reference and other forms of cohesion made a significant difference.
- lobochrome 2y agoDeepL is such a poster child for German sw startups. They truly had something unique when they started - but instead of polishing the product with enough VC runway to either find an exit or grow into a real consumer driven utility like Grammarly - they tried their hand at a B2B play. From then on, their software integration sucked (browser plugins, etc.), their file translation sucked, and their “sass” shenanigans reached adobe levels. Why can’t Germans do software?
- coreyh14444 2y agoI hate to have to agree. Also, I signed up for a Pro account but then found out that using the API is an entirely different service that seemed almost completely disconnected from the main one with separate billing. It was so confusing and felt like it was built by a company the size of SAP or something.
- tormeh 2y agoFinancing. Germany doesn't have financiers with a "we'll figure out how to monetize it later" mindset. B2B is seen as safer that way than B2C.
- fvdessen 2y agoThere's no VC money in Europe, you have to be profitable early on
- deadbabe 2y agoThere’s no VC money in Europe because companies like this execute poorly.
- methou 2y agoPage is plagued with "Contact Sales". So that's not for individuals who are seeking replacement for Google Translate / Live Transcribe. When I saw the title I was kinda expecting a voice-to-voice translator with voice synth (interpreter), which is something I'm painstakingly building as a side project. I can just drop my project and use a more mature one.
- daft_pink 2y agoExactly. I just want to talk to my relatives in real time. How do I sign up? No idea.
- jve 2y agoSamsung Galaxy phones now have realtime (sans the delay) live call translation for popular languages. I don't have a need for it but the 2min test confirmed it is working. https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10000935/ https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10000935/ I have options to use either Samsung local/offline translation or Google. Language packs (Sorry for spelling, I don't know how to correctly spell them out in english): Eng/hindi/rus/polish/taju/vietnam/german/arab/french/indonesian/holand/italian/japanese/korea/portugal/spain/turkish/swedish/chinese Tried it on S22.
- kapnobatairza 2y agoHow well are you able to handle live speaker diarization? I've been tinkering with building similar solutions, but unless you have previously labeled speakers things tend to go haywire once you have multiple speakers + crosstalk.
- 42droids 2y agoHave a short introduction session before the live translation where each speaker says a couple of words like “hi, I am John” These then can be used to pick up on the current speaker.
- itake 2y agohey! I am building a translation app for a side project. Is there any chance you could share how you're building the voice-to-voice? My strategy is to separate everything STT, translation, and TTS, instead of building 1 model (that constantly needs to be trained). But the problem I am running into is there arent' any great STT or TTS models. Either they only support the top 10 languages, they are huge (whisper-v3-turbo), or non-commercial license (fb's tts/mms models). Are you training your own models? Just targeting what languages you need? planning on running in the cloud? My email is in my profile bio if you want to email/chat!
- rany_ 2y agoIt's not a huge deal but the name "DeepL Voice" makes it sound more like an AI voice translation and dubbing tool.
- sigmar 2y agoI absolutely thought that is was dubbing after watching the video and not paying close attention. This seems like 2010s tech and my expectations in 2024 are so much higher.
- EGreg 2y agoActually, the word “voice” makes one think of mouth and throat associations, so “DeepL Voice” makes a lot of Americans think dirty thoughts for a second as they try to make sense of what the L stands for. I am sure the branding people have considered this?
- _fizz_buzz_ 2y agoThat's a bit of a stretch, isn't it?
- EGreg 2y agoIf you came up to 10 Gen Z or Millennials and showed them "DeepL Voice" as the name of a new product, ask them what their first associations were.
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- kioleanu 2y agoAs a paying customer for the last five years, I can’t wait for an alternative that also allows inline adaptations of the translations, like DeepL does. The quality of the translations is worse now than in the beginning and the customer service is abysmal, should you have a problem
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