Came across this open source web video caption platform called NekoCap a while ago that let's you create and use community captions across many different video platforms via browser extensions. I've always felt that translation tech like this is important to help break down the international barriers that exist between online communities and to be able to get people in the West out of our cultural bubble more at scale.

Anyways, I finally got around to trying to make subs for it and it was the highlight of my day. Being able to put the typically otherwise unproductive repetitive labor involved in learning a language to use creating something that enables the content I enjoy to be shared to others who would otherwise not be able to enjoy it was incredibly fulfilling. Gonna try to do this a lot more regularly now.

10/10 would recommend.

Also in case there are any Genshin Impact fans here, the video I made NekoCap subs for is here: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1wy4y1b7jz

  • ItGoesItGoes [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I’ve always felt that translation tech like this is important to help break down the international barriers that exist between online communities and to be able to get people in the West out of our cultural bubble more at scale.

    你的意见我同意，可是不管我们做什么，西方国家的人也需要做一个从自己的气泡出去的努力。

    Being able to put the typically otherwise unproductive repetitive labor involved in learning a language to use creating something that enables the content I enjoy to be shared to others who would otherwise not be able to enjoy it was incredibly fulfilling.

    对我来说，做这件事是最好的学习方法之一。最近我想把几首西班牙歌翻译成汉语，我希望很快我有足够的时间做这个。:P