Windows 10: Live captions and subtitles available for PowerPoint in January 2019

Brink · Dec 3, 2018

Live presentations can be thought-provoking, inspirational, and powerful. A great presentation can inspire us to think about something in an entirely different way or bring a group together around a common idea or project. But not everyone experiences presentations in the same way. We may speak a different language from the presenter, or be a native speaker in another language, and some of us are deaf and hard of hearing. So, what if speakers could make their presentations better understood by everyone in the room? Now they can with live captions & subtitles in PowerPoint.

In honor of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we’re announcing this new feature—powered by artificial intelligence (AI)—which provides captions and subtitles for presentations in real-time. Live captions & subtitles in PowerPoint supports the deaf and hard of hearing community by giving them the ability to read what is being spoken in real-time. In addition, captions and subtitles can be displayed in the same language or in a different one, allowing non-native speakers to get a translation of a presentation. At launch, live captions & subtitles will support 12 spoken languages and display on-screen captions or subtitles in one of 60+ languages.

Live captions & subtitles in PowerPoint brings:

The power of AI to presenters, so they can convey simple and complex information across subjects and topics.

Speech recognition that automatically adapts based on the presented content for more accurate recognition of names and specialized terminology.

The ability for presenters to easily customize the size, position, and appearance of subtitles. Customizations may vary by platform.

A peace of mind with security and compliance knowing that the feature meets many industry standards for compliance certifications.

The feature joins other accessible features in Office 365, like automatic suggestions for alt-text in Word and PowerPoint, expanded availability of automatic closed captions and searchable transcripts for videos in Microsoft Stream, enhancements to the Office 365Accessibility Checker, and more.

Here’s what one of our customers had to say:
“We are constantly looking for new ways of ensuring that the Government of Canada sets the highest possible standards as an accessible and inclusive workplace. We welcome such positive advances in technology, like this feature, that allows everyone, and notably those with disabilities, to better communicate ideas. They help break down barriers and lead to greater inclusiveness to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.”

—Yazmine Laroche, deputy minister responsible for Public Service Accessibility
Live captions & subtitles in PowerPoint will begin rolling out in late January 2019 and will be available for Office 365 subscribers worldwide for PowerPoint on Windows 10, PowerPoint for Mac, and PowerPoint Online.
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Source: Present more inclusively with live captions subtitles in PowerPoint - Microsoft 365 Blog

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Nachappa C K · Dec 3, 2018

How to activate subtitles/closed captions in Windows DVD Player on Windows 10 Home

Hi Keith,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the issue that you are currently facing, we will try the best we can to resolve your issue.

As of now, I suggest you to follow the below steps to
Show captions or subtitles in Windows Media Player.

1. Open Windows media player. Select Library.

2. Click the Play menu, point to Lyrics, Captions, and Subtitles, and then click
On if Available.

If the Play menu isn't visible, you'll need to show the menu bar. To do so, click Organize, point to Layout, and then select Show menu bar.

3. Begin playing a file or DVD that contains captions or subtitles. Subtitles appear on top of DVD videos, while captions appear below the video portion of Windows Media Video (WMV) files.

For more clarification you may refer to the discussion thread mentioned below and hope you will get answer for all of your queries.

Getting the Windows DVD Player app

Also refer this link, mentioned below and check if that helps:

DVD playback options for Windows.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/dvd-playback-help

Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.

Gino Des · Dec 3, 2018

subtitles on flash

Hello,

If you are using the Movies & TV app to watch videos, you can customize the font and color of the closed captions or subtitles. For steps on how to customize the way subtitles appear on Windows 10, you can refer to the following link:

Closed captions in Movies & TV content on Windows 10.

If you are using a different app, please note that each app or program has an option to change or customize how the subtitles look.

If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to post a reply.

Brink · Dec 3, 2018

New Presentation Translator offers live translations and subtitles

Today, Microsoft Translator launches Presentation Translator, a Microsoft Garage project.

This PowerPoint add-in translates and subtitles live presentations, displaying subtitles directly on a presentation in any one of more than 60 supported text languages.

In addition to translated subtitles, audience members in the room can follow along with the presentation in their chosen language using their own phone, tablet, or computer.

Key Features:

Live subtitling: Speak in any of the 10 supported speech languages – Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish – and subtitle into any one of the 60+ text translation languages.

Customized speech recognition: Presenters have the option to customize the speech recognition engine using the vocabulary within the slides and slide notes to adapt to jargon, technical terms, product or place names, etc.

Translate the slide deck: Translate the text of the PowerPoint slide deck while preserving the original formatting, including translation between left-to-right and right-to-left languages

Audience Participation: Share the QR- or five letter conversation code and your audience can follow along with your presentation, on their own device, in their chosen language.

Open the mic to multi-lingual Q&A: Unmute the audience to allow questions in any of the supported languages (10 for spoken questions, 60+ for written ones)

Inclusivity through Accessibility: Help audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing follow the presentation, and participate in the discussion.

Check out this video on how to get started with Presentation Translator.

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Presentation Translator is powered by the Microsoft Translator live feature, built on Microsoft Translator APIs. Part of the Microsoft Cognitive Services collection, Microsoft Translator enables businesses to add end-to-end, real-time speech translations to their applications or services.

To download Presentation Translator for PowerPoint (Windows only), visit aka.ms/presentationtranslator.
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Source: Presentation Translator, a Microsoft Garage project, Translates and Subtitles Live Presentations Translator

See also: Microsoft Garage: Presentation Translator - an Office add-in for PowerPoint

Windows 10: Live captions and subtitles available for PowerPoint in January 2019

Live captions and subtitles available for PowerPoint in January 2019

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