Is there any way to translate foreign films not in English?
 

There are quite a few I want to see, but it's not possible to find an English language or English subtitled copy around for a lot of them. Any thoughts on this? Someone told me there was an app to do it, but didn't know what it was called, but is that app any good if there is any?

I watch a lot of foreign films, and I usually just learn the language beforehand.

Kudos to ya mon brave (or perhaps I should get someone else to say "Kudos kepada awak").

I'm far tooooo lazy for that, I simply change the au-pair to one that speaks both English and the language of the fillum I'm intending to watch and they then translate the film for me whilst feeding me grapes topless (I honestly have no idea why I find the tops of grapes so distasteful but I always have).

Sometimes I even pretend I can't understand English and do the same.

If it helps at all we exclusively use the Au Mai Wotterpair agency.

Re: Is there any way to translate foreign films not in English?
 

Serious answer:


Tell me the names of the films in question and I will see what I can do. I have an access to subtitles to many obscure films. However, many non-English language films still do not have English subtitles, and quite literally the only way for them to appear is to convince somebody who speaks both languages to make them.


A rough way and possibility in case you have subtitles in any other language that fit the film is to use Google Translate to translate those to English (don't do it manually, upload the entire file at once!). The effect might be far from perfect, but they should be understandable enough.

Re: Is there any way to translate foreign films not in English?
 

Or you can just learn the language, you schmuck!


Yes, all of them.

I interpreted this sentence completely differently at first.

It's easy to do, but it depends on how you are watching your movies? Online streaming? Downloaded? On a computer or a TV? Basically you need a .SRT file with subtitles in your lanuage, and there's often multiple files to choose from and you have to try and guess the source of the movie and match it to the .SRT file. If you get a bad match, your sub title won't be synced with the voices on the movie. Some obscure films might not have sub title files available.

I read this thread from the last post first, starting with your topless quote down there. I totally imagined the top half of your grapes being peeled back. Then I read your actual post commentary and smiled.

I think the chypmunk must be my forum spirit animal.

Said spirit being gin I assume? ;)

Re: Is there any way to translate foreign films not in English?
 

You know me well.

It really all depends as there are a lot of them. One movie I want to translate at the moment was Savana - Sesso e diamanti, which I can find online, but no SRT files. Sometimes there are just no SRT files and what do you do then?

I tried using google translate, but when I plug a mic into my computer, and put the mic up to the speaker so it can record the dialogue spoken in the movie, google translate cannot pick it up.

I've done tests. Google translate can recognize my own voice when I speak into it, and it can transcribe what I say into words. But when I select a movie's language on google translate, and put the mic to the speaker to record the movie's dialogue, nothing picks up on google translate.

There are no English subs for this one. Sorry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2R8eHhkvSs

Re: Is there any way to translate foreign films not in English?
 

I tried to help Ironpony subtitle episodes of a Peruvian Softcore Porn show behind the scenes a few days ago. Definitely my proudest moment here even though we failed.

Re: Is there any way to translate foreign films not in English?
 

Yeah I gave up on that one and now trying to translate other movies. However, if there is no SRT files, and I have to use an online translator, how do you get an online translator to actually recognize the dialogue and transcribe it?

Re: Is there any way to translate foreign films not in English?
 

No clue mate, sorry.

Re: Is there any way to translate foreign films not in English?
 

How the world has changed. Back in my day you neither needed nor cared about subtitles for softcore porn :D

Re: Is there any way to translate foreign films not in English?
 

Have you tried searching or ask ai?

OP is from 2018. What AI would they have had available back then?

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I'm tracking threads directly, by cse and alerts. You are correct in 2018 there weren't none.