respeaking based real-time subtitling

real-time subtitling erasmus summerschool university of bologna 2007 bart van der veer

real-time subtitling
definition
speech recognition
respeaking
terminology
challenges
genres
practical exercises

rts: a definition
real-time transcription using speaker-dependent speech recognition of the voice of a trained narrating interpreter in order to provide near simultaneous subtitles with the minimum of errors (lambourne 2007)

cognitive process
similar to simultaneous interpreting:
listen
decipher
analyse
reformulate
decorate
monitor

speech recognition
language
voice model
vocabulary
statistics

respeaking
continuum:
verbatim < > reduction
subtitling technique
scrolling < > block
split attention

terminology (1)
6 variables (lambourne, remael & van der veer)
production approach: real-time, offline, semi-live
editing policy: verbatim / reduced
transcription method: respoken / steno / dual kbd / velo / cued
correction method: self / parallel / downstream
display mode: block / scrolling
programme type: live / pre-recorded / as-live / time-delayed

terminology (2)
“ (1) (2) (3) subtitles with (4) correction, displayed in (5) mode, for a (6) programme”
for example: “(real-time) (verbatim) (re-spoken) subtitles with (self) correction, displayed in (scrolling) mode for a (live) programme.”

challenges
speak clearly and precisely
constant volume
punctuation
colour/place
homophones
errors & delay

genres
sports
news
talkshows
public events

exercises
news clip
dragon voice model
speech recognition for dummies
respeaking step-by-step
creating live subtitles

respeaking based real-time subtitling

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