News: YouTube Closed Captions

by JohnOfJordan on March 16, 2010

YouTube are very insistent that their closed caption audio transcription service is in beta and when you stop to test it out for yourself, you quickly realise why. It leaves a lot to be desired. But, on the upside, the gap between what is actually said and what is ‘transcribed’ lends itself to much hilarity.

YouTube Closed Captions: Twish1999 Is Payment For The Well?

Take, for example, this offering from Twish1999.

What she actually says:

I’d repair you in a flash.

What YouTube ‘transcribes’:

I’m payment for the well.

Have you encountered any other examples of YouTube Closed Caption hilarity? Let me know in the comments…

{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

Robert L Williams Jr May 20, 2011 at 9:42 am

I want add C C into. YouTube every vido

Robert L Williams Jr May 20, 2011 at 9:50 am

I’m hard of hearing myself it is good have closed capital on you tube every vide and read what they said..

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