Microsoft applies for a new patent for a dubbing tool

YouTube will soon have a competitor for its Aloud tool

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Updated onFebruary 16, 2024

updated onFebruary 16, 2024

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A recently filed patent suggests that Microsoft is now dipping its toe in the realm ofdubbing toolsto revolutionize how users dub voices.

Contrary to YouTube’s Aloud dubbing tool, Microsoft’s patent proposes a different approach, allowing users to dub media content using their voices in their native language.

Thepatent application filedoutlines a system where voices from the original media content are extracted, and a model of the user’s voice is generated.

So, when you select a piece of media to play, the system will employ this model to create new voices that resemble your voice, replacing the original voice in the media.

As Microsoft’s approach centers on customization and language versatility, it differs from those in the market.

It will allow you to customize the voices in different tones and translate them into various languages, including French, Chinese, Japanese, and more.

Furthermore, the process can remove background noise and uses several audio channels in a surround sound system to separate speech from surrounding noises.

Microsoft states, “

In order to provide various versions of audio for specific media content, dubbing actors are hired to read different versions of scripts. This traditional dubbing process is very costly and time-consuming.

Thus can only be used for some media content having a high budget, and is not possible to provide dubbing for most of the media content which are rapidly updated nowadays.

The patent for Microsoft’s new dubbing tool signals a transformative leap toward user-driven and personalized content experiences.

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