cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/40428037

even using FreeTube, i have to change audio track and subtitle settings almost non-stop…

it’s slightly less annoying to see wrong/unnecessary subtitles. but it’s pretty confusing/tiring when the algorithm interprets sound effects or music (instrumental even) as Hindi or Uzbek or something and i have to turn off subs even if there is no talking.

audio on the other hand 🤬👿👹

even if I watch a video not in either of my 2 fluent languages, i don’t ever want to hear any dubbed/ai-gen audio track.

any idea if this is in YouTube’s issue tracker?

regardless, in the absence of fix from YouTube side, any clue if this can be improved on the client side?

PS - any responses telling me to just watch peertube instead will be downvoted and user will be blocked. fyi i don’t reject watching peertube but my chosen antidote for the corporate streaming disease is 🏴‍☠️

  • quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
    9·
    11 days ago

    sorry to anyone if my grievance wasn’t clear.

    the problem is:

    1. auto translated video titles make many videos seem like they’re in my language (either of my 2 fluent languages) but in fact the video is not -> ai generated title fraud
    2. auto generated translated audio track -> don’t like dubs, from humans or not. if i watch a video in a language i don’t understand, i want the original audio and subtitles. always.
    3. auto generated subtitles appear even when there is no talking, i.e. during sound effects or music (even instrumental)

    root causes:

    • ai translation is incompetent thus far and for the foreseeable future. (please don’t mention “good” ai translation between western European languages. Compared to the rest of the world these may as well be slight accents of the same language, especially but not limited to Romance<-> Romance, Germanic<->Germanic, English<->Germanic/Romance)
    • YouTube corporation thinks multilingual audience don’t exist, i.e. thinks everyone only wants audio/subtitles in the settings’ selected 1 (one) language. no option to select multi languages.
    • ai translated audio track can only be disabled per video during playback. no option in settings screen to disable ai generated audio (on watcher side). maybe this is Freetube issue, not sure cuz i haven’t watched YouTube directly in years.
    • stuner@lemmy.world
      4·
      11 days ago

      Yeah, I also find it very annoying. I guess Youtube just can’t imagine that people exist who speak more than one language…

      Having the option of automatic translations is fine but at least let me (globallly) disable it!

      I think, currently, creators can disable it, so you can ask them to do that.