Google adds new features to Live Transcribe
CAPE TOWN – Google announced that it has added new updates to Live Transcribe aimed to bring new capabilities to those with disabilities to help them perform everyday tasks.
Live transcribed is used to help hearing impaired by translating real-time audio into text, will soon be able to interpret “sound events”.
This means that Live Transcribe can translate sounds such as “knocking” for users.
Google said in a statement: "You can see, for example, when a dog is barking or when someone is knocking on your door. Seeing sound events allows you to be more immersed in the non-conversation realm of audio and helps you understand what is happening in the world."
Google added that users will also be able to copy and save transcripts, stored locally on their device for three days.
"This is useful not only for those with deafness or hearing loss—it also helps those who might be using real-time transcriptions in other ways, such as those learning a language for the first time or even, secondarily, journalists capturing interviews or students taking lecture notes. We’ve also made the audio visualization indicator bigger so that users can more easily see the background audio around them," said Google.
Written by: Gabriella Steyn.
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