VLC demoes AI-generated subtitles

VLC tops 6 billion downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles
VLC media player, the popular open source software developed by nonprofit VideoLAN, has topped 6 billion downloads worldwide and teased an AI-powered subtitle system.
VLC media player Gets Even Better With AI-Generated Subtitles
W hether you’re watching a home video, a movie, or a TV series, subtitles are useful to understand what’s going on on your screen. However, it can be difficult to find the rig
VLC hits 6 billion downloads and shows off AI-generated subtitles
The developers at VideoLAN showcased an early demo of real-time AI-generated subtitles for VLC media player at CES 2025
VLC media player will soon offer AI-generated subtitles in multiple languages
VLC is one of the most popular multiplatform media players, and VideoLAN – the company behind the app – has been working on a major update. Soon, users will have access to AI-generated subtitles in multiple languages, even offline.
VLC Media Player Gets Mulitlingual AI Subtitles Generated On-Device
VideoLAN has unveiled VLC's new AI-powered subtitle feature at CES 2025, enabling real-time multilingual translation and offline functionality.
VLC player demos real-time AI subtitling for videos
AI-powered subtitling has been under development for some time in the form of a plug-in using OpenAI’s speech recognition system Whisper, but this new demo appears to be built directly into the VLC app and generates translated subtitles in real time. There’s no word on when the feature will roll out.
VLC celebrates 6 billion downloads, announces AI-generated subtitles
In addition to the AI ​​innovation, the VLC team has another reason to celebrate: the media player recently surpassed the six billion download mark worldwide. This underlines the continued popularity and relevance of the software. Jean-Baptiste Kempf, President of VideoLAN, emphasized in one LinkedIn post:
VLC Player: Multilingual subtitles through local AI
The open source media player VLC is to be able to generate subtitles for videos locally using artificial intelligence with a new function.
VLC will create subtitles for you to keep things simple
VLC will actually create subtitles for you with some help from AI. The company actually demoed automatic AI subtitling and translation. Best of all, all of this has been generated
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Real-time AI subtitling is in the works for VLC, the phenomenally popular open-source media player. VideoLAN, the non-profit in charge of VLC development, ...