• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.deEnglish
      44·
      9 months ago

      They are transitioning to their .com domain, whose only bonus, other than the wait time and ads, is serving files directly rather than zipped. They could offer this feature on the original .org site with no downsides (the traffic won’t increase because 99% of devices will support gzip on the application layer anyway) but I wonder why they don’t.

  • datavoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1662·
    9 months ago

    OpenSubtitles is hot garbage, a viable alternative needs to exist. Pray for Subscene

      • thirteene@lemmy.worldEnglish
        252·
        9 months ago

        I’ve been watching a few projects that are attempting to live translate videos. We are very close

        • JasonDJ@lemmy.zipEnglish
          16·
          9 months ago

          Live is great but I don’t think it’d be feasible for most languages to be a real 1:1 translation in live.

          Even a 10s delay allows for the whole sentence/phrase to be captured and translated in entirety. A lot of languages can drastically change meaning due to a word on the other side of the sentence.

          • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukEnglish
            7·
            9 months ago

            The great thing about television, is that “live” is a flexible concept.
            The playback software could happily play 10 seconds ahead of what’s actually on the screen, and have plenty of time to translate like that.
            In the same way that we sometimes put delays into live events to allow the subtitling systems breathing room.

            • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
              4·
              9 months ago

              In the same way that we sometimes put delays into live events to allow the subtitling systems breathing room.

              I’ve always heard this was because of the infamous Superbowl Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction (where the malfunction was that only one nip was slipped and not both as was clearly intended)

          • azertyfun@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            It’s already a thing with near-zero delay. MS Teams does it (dunno about the translation) and the QSMP Minecraft server has a bunch of livestreamers from different countries who use it for realtime translation.

            [EDIT: Live demo from today. Shit’s impressive.]

            What actually happens is that the current sentence gets “corrected” several times as you keep speaking. It’s a bit jittery and if the word order differs significantly then the translated sentence might be a bit wonky for a few seconds, and there are a few misses but overall it works really well; at least well enough that people who don’t speak each others’ language can have a conversation in their native tongues with essentially no more delay than reading speed. I can easily follow a livestream in a foreign language with the live subtitles (which was not the case a mere 6 months ago for any language other than English).

            • parody@lemmings.worldEnglish
              2·
              2 months ago

              Amazing clip you posted seven months ago here. Doesn’t seem like it could even be any better now.

          • fatalError@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            21·
            9 months ago

            Live shouldn’t be used in a home setup anyway unless for something where interaction is required, like a teams call or twitch stream. Anything else can take a delay for the sake of preserving the meaning.

        • TwoCubed@feddit.deEnglish
          8·
          9 months ago

          I absolutely hate to watch subtitles appear word for word. So no, please no live captions.

          • RogueBanana@lemmy.zipEnglish
            3·
            9 months ago

            It doesn’t have to be live as in with the player but I imagine the audio could be loaded into the program simultaneously and have it produce cc for the entire movie as you watch it

        • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
          6·
          9 months ago

          How does that work for people with non US/UK accents? I ask because all of the transcription software I’ve seen will work absolutely fantastically on even the most garbled and redneck American accents, and the vast majority of British ones too, but as soon as you get to Scottish/Welsh/German/Australian/really anywhere elses accents, it has a complete breakdown and you can’t make sense of it at all

        • pacoboyd@lemm.eeEnglish
          4·
          9 months ago

          Whisper AI is pretty darn good. I’ve used it to make subtitles for MST3K vids where nothing good exists and maybe only had to spend 10 minutes doing some clean up. It even recognizes when different people are speaking and breaks up the subs accordingly.

        • YoorWeb@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          Imagine the next step though, soon AI will generate actors’ voices speaking in any language you want.

          • zygo_histo_morpheusEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            I don’t think I would use this actually, because I don’t see how an AI could capture the performance. I’m a sub over dub guy anyway, but at least someone making a dub has a sporting chance to make an interesting performance.

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
      111·
      9 months ago

      I typically grab the better quality rips and they almost always come with subtitles. Three hats ones are older or more obscure movies/shows that don’t have many options to choose from.

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zipEnglish
      128·
      9 months ago

      It looks like they really wanted to get both frames in one picture, so they did the obvious thing…load one frame on your phone, another frame on your partners, and then take your 2007 flip phone out of the drawer and use that to take a picture of both of them.

      • ilinamorato@lemmy.worldEnglish
        261·
        9 months ago

        Side note: why is it SO HARD to put two images together into one image file on a smartphone? There are multiple apps that want $1.99/mo for the privilege of making a collage, Instagram Layout has been broken for years now, and the first party solutions (particularly Google Photos) are overengineered in some big ways (like not allowing you to make a collage without some kind of border) and underengineered in others (like not allowing you to choose an image from a search, make a different search, and then choose another image). And as far as I can tell the only way to actually put one image on top of another is to use Double Exposure on Snapseed.

        We’ve had this problem solved on Windows for literally my entire life, and I’m pushing 40. So why can’t we figure out basic, no frills raster editing on mobile? I’m not even talking about layers (though, yes please). I’m talking about pretty much anything other than a filter.

        • ky56@aussie.zoneEnglish
          41·
          9 months ago

          The answer is that app stores are designed to rake users over the coals for all the money they can. Part of the reason I have never made my phone the center of my computing. It’s too expensive and crap of an experience. I have just always made a habit of carrying around my laptop almost everywhere. I have an old phone (now PinePhone) for calls, texts, music, basic web browsing and internet tethering for the laptop.

          • ilinamorato@lemmy.worldEnglish
            51·
            9 months ago

            Right, but you could say that about…anything. And there are FOSS solutions on FDroid and even the Play Store for a ton of other problems, so why not image editing?

            • ky56@aussie.zoneEnglish
              21·
              9 months ago

              I suppose I hadn’t considered nor know much about slideloaded solutions as my previous phone was an iPhone 5c. It was a handmedown from my parents.

              I don’t really like the lack of hardware support on the Android side (parts availability). Not exactly like it’s much better on the iPhone side either. So I went with the PinePhone. Linux on there is very barebones but at least the parts are available. If I am going to use my phone in a barebones manner then why buy in to an expensive fixed life device?

              Not exactly a knowledgeable user. Just another user frustrated by the subscription/throwaway economy. I realize this wasn’t really a relevant answer to your question but more how I adapted to the worthless app store.

              BTW, one of the few apps I did purchase was 1Password. $60 for the Mac app and $40 for the iOS app. So $100 all in all. Those ass hats switched to subscription only the very next version citing we need funds to further develop the security. That plus a couple other examples is why I gave up on paid proprietary software on both devices. I’m full force trying to find FOSS solutions instead. Not that many exist for mobile or even desktop as you have also discovered.

              • ilinamorato@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                9 months ago

                I don’t generally have a problem paying for an app, it’s the subscription model I hate. And because of business practices outside the FOSS world, it seems like FOSS is the only place to get anything reasonable.

        • QTpi@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          9 months ago

          My Samsung does it very easily with decent customization options in Gallery (and has for at least two phones). What phone are you using that can’t? I agree the collage feature in Google photos is lame.

        • Tankton@lemm.eeEnglish
          31·
          9 months ago

          Uuuh my cheap Android phone can do that from the gallery. Its called collage

          • ilinamorato@lemmy.worldEnglish
            41·
            9 months ago

            You say “gallery,” but do you mean “Google Photos?” And if so, did you miss the part where I said that exists but is weirdly both over- and underbuilt?

            • Grimpen@lemmy.caEnglish
              1·
              9 months ago

              I think Samsung subs in their own “Gallery” software on their phones. Other manufacturers may as well.

            • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              5·
              9 months ago

              As I said, it wasn’t updated in 10 years.

              HOWEVER, it doesn’t mean it wouldn’t actually work. Google Play store just started doing this crap based on target API version. Due to that I often search Google for apps, check results from Play Store, and try getting an APK somewhere if I find app that looks interesting. The risk of that is obvious, just like with mod apks.

              Edit: In case you trust me (which you really shouldn’t as I am just a stranger), I used this APK extractor: F-Droid link Github link
              And uploaded the APK here: https://d.kuku.lu/ss3xcf7fe
              VirusTotal report shows the hash matches already checked Joint Pics_1.2.0_Apkpure.apk so it seems unmodified by the APK extractor (well, that’s what it said before my checks anyway as it uses filename from last previous check). It also came out clean, but that’s not 100% to be trusted, as usual.

  • Magnetar@feddit.deEnglish
    861·
    9 months ago

    I’m telling you, there will be a streaming service that will deepfake ads into finished movies. Darth Vader will turn at the at the camera and say “No, I am your father… and you should buy the Elon Musk biography on audible dot com for free”

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26·
      9 months ago

      Slow down there, Satan. I kid you not, I had someone approach me to help develop technology like this a long time ago. The idea was to break into video streams at the ISP and insert advertising on the fly w/o prior approval.

      My reaction, after realizing this person wanted to turn the internet into an ad-encrusted wasteland*, was: “What happens when that video stream is something live with a LOT of money behind it, like the Superbowl?” The legal and professional ramifications didn’t even clock with this guy. It was squarely in the “not my problem” category.

      (* More-so than it is now. I’m not saying we’re getting off light, but this guy was a-okay with making everything look like the hallway bulletin board in a college dorm.)

      • Magnetar@feddit.deEnglish
        15·
        9 months ago

        That’s the kind of guy who invents the idea of selling a subscription to seat heating in your own car.

        • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldEnglish
          10·
          9 months ago

          Exactly. I tell this story to remind people that cynics aren’t just old cranks on internet forums. They’re also salespeople that decided to make some cash on our way to (consumer) hell, and they’re entitled to a turn at holding the pitchfork.

      • Zagorath@feddit.nlEnglish
        6·
        9 months ago

        The catch is that you’re signing up for a recurring subscription, and Audible plays the hard sell when you try to cancel your subscription.

        (If you’re determined though, this can be great for you. I think I’ve gotten a total of 5 or 6 audiobooks for free from Audible thanks to their free first month and “please don’t leave” unsubscribe flow and “please come back” emails.)

    • AtmaJnana@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      That’s been going on since Blockbuster was a growth company. Like 20 years ago, for the TV (or maybe DVD, I forget which) release of Get Shorty, they 'shopped in an Oldsmobile Sillouette minivan as a product placement, replacing the original vehicle.

      “Its the Cadillac of minivans.”

      edit: Actually, the Olds was the one in the theatrical release, which got replaced with another make/model for TV. All the releases I can find so far include the Sillouette.

      • III@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        I was at a Cracker Barrel last night and among the random shit on their walls was an old checker board. The border of the board, taking the majority of the space available, was covered in ads. I guess it never changes.

  • flubba86@lemmy.worldEnglish
    62·
    9 months ago

    Leslie I typed your symptoms into this box and it says you might have network connectivity issues?

  • xantoxis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    9 months ago

    Samwise was a fellow who was always there with a ready smile and a network security recommendation

  • casmael@lemm.eeEnglish
    37·
    9 months ago

    “One does not simply walk into Mordor…” Boromir turns to the camera and continues, “…unlike this video’s sponsor - nordvpn! With the code ‘flame of the west’ you can simply walk your way into an 85% discount off the price of a full years subscription! Thanks nordvpn, and now back to the council of Elrond”

  • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    9 months ago

    Nord VPN can protect you from 3rd parties* that spy on your activities and sell your data.

    *Disclaimer: The Eye of Sauron does not apply. Offer not valid in Mordor.

  • a baby duck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    9 months ago

    I occasionally see those types of ads in subs downloaded through the Plex UI, but usually it’s in an intro or at the end. Haven’t seen them in the middle of a dialogue yet.

    • Ranadok@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      I think they only put them in when there’s a long period with no captions. Usually at the beginning or end of a video, but I’ve had them during a silent/dialogue free scene in the middle of a movie before.

      • Chakravanti@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Bitcoin is a Snitchcoin. Everything is does everywhere it goes and everyone trading in its entire history is tracked and publicated %100 all the way down to the IP address.

        Closest thing you can get away with that is to swap Monero for the Bitcoin on Bisq.

        Monero is anonymous. %100. Regular upgrade to the shuffling of the anonymity is by design and happens between twice a year and every other year.

        Mullvad accept Monero directly. No third party snitch tracker doing the acceptance for them. They give the same discount for the payment method.

        • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          9 months ago

          I’m familiar with Bitcoin and Monero, it just wasn’t clear to me how they related to those VPNs.

          I’m all for privacy but if you feel the need to pay for a VPN with Monero, and get seemingly offended by ones that don’t accept it, then I really have to wonder what you need it for.

          Just an FYI, if I’m suspicious and I’ve only interacted with you once, I’m sure anyone who actually cares is also already suspicious of you. If you’re so big on Monero, then you should also know about OpSec.

          • Chakravanti@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            Nord is a snitch VPN. Nothing you do in it is private.

            I’m paranoid by choice. I’m choice of such because I’d rather have the skill before the need is the status and late to the party with any skill at all.

            • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              1·
              9 months ago

              Ok, and how are they a “snitch VPN”? Got any evidence to back up the claim? Or is it just run of the mill paranoia?

              I don’t have a horse in this race, and have no interest in defending Nord. I’ve just seen nothing that indicates what you said is true.

              • Chakravanti@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                1·
                9 months ago

                No. All my old shit is gone. I was in a coma for 3mo and 3 more in rehab. Came back to all my comps fried or stolen. I know enough never to fuck with them. Don’t take my word for it. Do your own gorramn research.

      • AtmaJnana@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        I assume because Bitcoin has a public ledger and Monero doesn’t. Its more than that, but that’s the gist. Monero literally exists to offer additional privacy over Bitcoin.

        No idea about those VPNs in particular, but I assume its a similar privacy issue, such as keeping logs…