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Microsoft Patents an AI That Can Literally Put Words in People’s Mouths in Real Time: Talk about a new kind of filter. (futurism.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 week ago* (5 children)

I can see how this would be neat in places that dub a lot of their foreign media so lip/mouth movement actually fits the words spoken. It has always been a complete deal breaker for me with dubbed media because it instantly shatters my suspension of disbelief and makes it all feel like the shittiest amateur theater performance.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago* (4 children)

    I'd still prefer subtitles, since verbal is half the acting. And even tone can convey emotion that turning it into simply a visual one leads to missing half the actor's performance.

    At that point it is better to watch dubbed animation.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago* (3 children)

    I prefer subtiles as well. But there are many countries that dub almost everything to their native language, and I think having the mouth actually follow the dubbed audio would definitely improve the experience. The dubbed versions in e.g. Germany have loads of voice acting in it so it fits the emotion and vibe of the scenes, so this would just improve that.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    I refuse to watch live action dubs. That is what piracy is for if a country refuses to provide the original source material.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I mean, I agree I don't watch them either because of the reason mentioned in my original comment. But I can still see the value this offers to all the people that do actually watch them.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago*

    I'd personally put more value in pushing people out of their comfort zone towards watching entire performances done by the actors and learning to read subtitles quicker.

    Kind of funny that I watched Dark in German, but if it were an english production German people would be watching it dubbed.

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