Some Observations on Skype Translator Preview Impressive Translation But Don’t Miss Transcription
Some Observations on Skype Translator Preview Impressive Translation But Don’t Miss Transcription There are other Skype Translator reviews (Mashable, etc) but I�ll just point out some things I noticed from my perspective that might be interesting to my audience. Only Skype (Skype4C) contacts can be enabled for �Write� and �Speak� translation (in the Preview at least). (sorry, no Lync/Skype4B) You enable translation by going to the Skype contact card and designating the �Write� and �Speak� languages of the contact. (Skype doesn�t auto-detect language) currently the Preview only supports Spanish <-> English translation English <-> English transcription (transcription in the IM pane) �Speak� on has Spanish at this time; �Write� has many common languages. (~40?) With �Speak� translation, you hear the actual voice of the other Skype user, then in a moment the translation. (also, there is a text based transcript in the IM panel) You can start talking before the translat...