Late last year, at the United Nations, Emma Watson gave an impassioned speech about the launch of HeForShe, a project she's spearheading along with UN Women. HeForShe calls for everyone to stand behind the concept of gender equality as a human rights issue. Womany.net recently featured the Watson speech in a blog post and the … Continue reading Womany.net & Emma Watson – Subtitles in the Wild
Tyler Oakley: Leading by Example
Here's an impressive example of someone stepping up, advocating for what is right, and then following through in a major way. Tyler Oakley, a relatively popular YouTube creator who is best known for LGBT advocacy, posted this video a few days ago – you really have to watch:
Amazon shoppers: Here’s an easy way to help Amara
Amara has come a long way in the past 4 years, growing from a humble prototype into a powerful open platform! Today, Amara is used by millions to create, share, and view captions and subtitles — making it possible for more people to engage, participate, and benefit from all of the amazing content online. Developed … Continue reading Amazon shoppers: Here’s an easy way to help Amara
Universal Subtitles is now 'Amara'
Over the past few months, we've been growing very fast. It's been exciting: more videos, more subtitles, more volunteers. We've been seeing an increase in remarkable viral moments, like the (controversial) KONY 2012 video being translated into 37 languages on our platform in less than a week. And we're hearing from more and more video … Continue reading Universal Subtitles is now 'Amara'
Translate the State of the Union
Today we were very proud to launch the PBS NewsHour translation team, part of their Open Election 2012 project. The first video we're working on together is the State of the Union speech-- help us translate it! Translate the State of the Union Here ( {"video_url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD_wUNb0cw8"} )
Now hiring django developer for Universal Subtitles
Universal Subtitles is a collaborative and award-winning platform for subtitling and translating online video. We've created an elegant subtitling tool that you can embed into any webpage, for almost any video. And we're building an online community to subtitle and translate the world's most popular and significant videos. We're looking for a web developer who … Continue reading Now hiring django developer for Universal Subtitles
Universal Subtitles wins 3 awards in 4 months!
I almost can't believe it, but Universal Subtitles has won three separate awards in the past 4 months! I am just so proud of our team, especially since some of the best stuff that we're working on hasn't even been released yet (January is going to be very exciting). I'm also very pleased that each … Continue reading Universal Subtitles wins 3 awards in 4 months!
Best Practices for Subtitling Videos
We've looked to the BBC and WGBH to find some of the best practices for creating captions and subtitles. These should help you as you start captioning and translating. 7 Top Tips for Subtitling Timing - captions should be timed to appear and disappear exactly when the words are spoken. Translate meaning not words - … Continue reading Best Practices for Subtitling Videos
Translating the Impact of Nuclear Disasters
When the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe occurred in March 2011, many people looked for a precedent that could give them an understanding of what this tragedy might mean in the long run. They soon found one - this year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Since March, the Universal Subtitles community has been … Continue reading Translating the Impact of Nuclear Disasters
Using Universal Subtitles To Track Libyan Conflict
The Libyan conflict has made international headlines this year and the Universal Subtitles community has absolutely taken notice. Our great volunteers have been translating videos into multiple languages, and Universal Subtitles is now being used as a medium through which world news can be shared with everyone. This particular video is extremely popular among people … Continue reading Using Universal Subtitles To Track Libyan Conflict
