YouTube Captioning Service Amara Rolls Out Crowdsourcing Feature

Not everyone who likes "Gangnam Style" can sing in Korean. Translating videos into multiple languages can help bring people together, says Amara executive director Nicholas Reville. Today, Amara.org is speeding up the process with the launch of a crowdsourced translation and captioning system for YouTube videos that puts the translations in the hands of the viewers.

Not everyone who likes “Gangnam Style” can sing in Korean. Translating videos into multiple languages can help bring people together, says Amara executive director Nicholas Reville.  Today, Amara.org is speeding up the process with the launch of a crowdsourced translation and captioning system for YouTube videos that puts the translations in the hands of the viewers.

Previously, channel creators had to provide their own captions for their videos. With the new app, creators can sync their YouTube accounts with Amara and invite viewers to add their own captions, translate an existing caption, or suggest an edit without having to worry too much about formatting or the timing of the words.

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