Multilingual live captions

One Spoken Language. Up to Three Live Translations.

Pockitle captions one fixed spoken source language, then sends the original captions and selected translations to audience phones and venue screens.

Where multilingual live captions fit

  • - One-language performances and events with a multilingual audience.
  • - Audiences that need the original captions, translated captions, or both.
  • - Phone delivery where each viewer should choose a reading language.
  • - Venue displays that need one fixed caption language per screen.

Where this may not fit

  • - Events that need automatic source-language switching or code-switching support.
  • - Simultaneous speakers using different source languages.
  • - Translated speech, interpreting, dubbing, or speech synthesis.
  • - Human-reviewed translation, guaranteed terminology, or certified accuracy.

Language model

One source. Several reading languages.

The event uses one spoken source language. Pockitle creates captions in that original language and can add up to three translated caption outputs. It does not automatically switch source languages when different speakers begin talking.

Language workflow

  1. 1Set the one spoken source language.
  2. 2Add no more than three translation languages.
  3. 3Test the source audio and every selected output.
  4. 4Share one link so each audience member can choose a language.
  5. 5Monitor the original and translation lanes during the event.

Each audience member chooses one

The audience enters through one link, sees the available caption languages, and chooses the one they want to read. Each venue screen is assigned one selected output language.

Captions, not interpreted audio

Pockitle delivers written captions. It does not create translated speech, replace an interpreter, or turn machine translation into reviewed publication text.

Make the machine-generated promise clear

Names, numbers, specialised vocabulary, overlap, and poor sound can produce errors. Test every selected language and tell the audience that captions may be delayed or wrong.

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Common questions

How many live caption languages can Pockitle provide?

Every run includes the original-language captions and can add up to three translated caption languages.

Can speakers use different source languages in one event?

No. A Pockitle run uses one fixed spoken source language. Automatic source-language switching and code-switching are outside the current product boundary.

Can different venue screens show different languages?

Yes. Each screen is assigned one selected output language.

Are translations reviewed before the audience sees them?

No. They are machine-generated during the event and can be delayed or wrong. Use prepared, human-reviewed subtitles when the production requires approved wording.