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In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)<\/a>, Audinate Group Limited, developer of the industry-leading Dante\u00ae AV-over-IP solution, is pleased to announce a collaboration with the Netherlands\u2019 Het Nationale Theater and XRAI to implement AI-enabled smart glasses with real-time subtitles for theater-goers. GAAD promotes digital access and inclusion for more than one billion people with disabilities or impairments.<\/p>\n

Starting this fall, attendees at select performances by Het Nationale Theater in The Hague and on tour, including those who speak little or no Dutch or have hearing loss, can wear smart glasses for free that display subtitles in different colors to indicate which actor is speaking. Affectionately dubbed \u201cLiveText,\u201d the official launch is scheduled to take place at the end of June during the Holland Festival, the largest international performing arts festival in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

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While subtitling is not new to theater performances, previous implementations were labor-intensive, involving back-of-house staff manually advancing through pre-translated scripts. This new implementation, created from an idea and concept of Het Nationale Theater and using the Dante solution, is unique because the subtitles are based on the actors’ voices, not on a preloaded script. The audio from each actor is transmitted via Dante to an Avid VENUE | S6L audio desk and then sent to XRAI’s AI-enabled software, XRAI Stream<\/a>. The software converts speech to text in real-time, translates it if necessary, and transmits high-quality subtitles to the XREAL Air 2 Pro AR glasses in the theater auditorium. Dante\u2019s ultra-low latency and reliable multi-channel audio timing are a linchpin to the solution\u2019s robustness. Having the subtitles appear almost simultaneously \u2014 correctly labeled with the character speaking \u2014 is critical for the audience’s understanding and enjoyment of the performance.<\/p>\n

With LiveText\u2019s breakthrough innovation, powered by XRAI, 223 languages are accessible for users to choose from, including those with double-byte glyphs and those that read from right to left. Now, non-Dutch speakers and many individuals with hearing loss can enjoy theater performances in their preferred language at Het Nationale Theater beginning in the fall. The translation glasses can also benefit international conference attendees and other live events.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re always excited to see Dante being used in innovative ways, especially when it involves enriching or expanding people\u2019s experiences,\u201d said Joshua Rush, Chief Marketing Officer at Audinate. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be part of such a ground-breaking undertaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Het Nationale Theater has long championed making theater accessible for people with disabilities<\/a>, and the LiveText project complements the theater\u2019s existing services. The glasses will undergo extensive testing and refinement over the summer in collaboration with target user groups. This project is developed with support from Cultuurloket DigitALL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud to be the first in the world to offer this innovative service for non-Dutch speakers and the deaf and hard of hearing,\u201d said Cees Debets, Director of Het Nationale Theater. \u201cThis marks a major step in making theater accessible to all. We\u2019re working hard to share this innovation with other theaters and producers so that more people in the Netherlands and around the world can enjoy theater without barriers or limitations.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about Het Nationale Theater, visit https:\/\/www.hnt.nl\/<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information about Dante, visit https:\/\/www.getdante.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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