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This amazing feature will translate and replace the spoken audio in a video to the selected language. There are certain processor and memory requirements. Click here to learn more about this feature.
How to use this feature on CT-N's video content:

1. Make sure your version of Microsoft Edge browser is up-to-date
2. CT-N's Video Library (on-demand) content:
   • Start playing the video of your choice from our website
   • Hover your mouse pointer over the video and look for the following icon menu to appear at the top of the video window:
   • Look for the translate icon on the right-hand side: (If it's missing, your equipment or browser may not meet the requirements)
   • Click the icon and choose your source language (usually English on CT-N) and your desired target language
     
   • The first time you choose a language, MS Edge will have to download the language library. This should be brief depending on your Internet connection.
   • After a few seconds, the original audio should be replaced by the generated translation audio.
3. CT-N's Live Streams:
   • Watching CT-N's Live streams is similar to above except you must first choose one of these options to reveal the MS Edge icon menu
   • Before starting the live stream of your choice on CT-N's website click the Watch on Youtube button in the lower-left corner of the video 
   • OR before starting the live stream of your choice on CT-N's website click the link to Watch on CT-N's Server below the video player 
   • Then follow the instructions above, same as watching On-demand content

For some years now, Google Chrome has had the ability to create Live Captions while playing a video. Now they've added the ability to translate these generated captions at the same time! Click here to learn more about this feature.
How to use this feature on CT-N's video content:

1. Make sure your version of Google Chrome browser is up-to-date
2. In your Chrome browser, go to Settings > Accessibility OR cut-and-paste this address into the address bar: chrome://settings/accessibility
3. Turn Live Caption on
4. To enable translation of live captions:
• Next to “Manage languages,” select Add languages and check one or more language
• This will automatically download language packs
• Next to “Preferred caption language,” select Down arrow Down arrow and then your preferred language.
• Now when you play videos in your Chrome browser, a Live Caption window like this should show:
5. If you close the caption window, you can quickly re-open it from the address bar by toggling the "Live Caption" button off-and-on again: