VLC tops 6 billion downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles | TechCrunch
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VLC media player, the popular open source software developed by nonprofit VideoLAN, has topped 6 billion downloads worldwide and teased an AI-powered VLC media player, the open-source video software developed by nonprofit VideoLan, has topped 6 billion downloads.
  • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    I know people are gonna freak out about the AI part in this.

    But as a person with hearing difficulties this would be revolutionary. So much shit I usually just can’t watch because open subtitles doesn’t have any subtitles for it.

    • kautau@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      The most important part is that it’s a local LLM model running on your machine. The problem with AI is less about LLMs themselves, and more about their control and application by unethical companies and governments in a world driven by profit and power. And it’s none of those things, it’s just some open source code running on your device. So that’s cool and good.

        • Sixty@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Curious how resource intensive AI subtitle generation will be. Probably fine on some setups.

          Trying to use madVR (tweaker’s video postprocessing) in the summer in my small office with an RTX 3090 was turning my office into a sauna. Next time I buy a video card it’ll be a lower tier deliberately to avoid the higher power draw lol.