Amazon is experimenting with AI dubs on anime and other projects, and what it has done with Banana Fish is downright disgraceful.
  • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 days ago

    How is “every anime has one season of 10 episodes running 25 minutes each” an overestimation? I’d call that an underestimation. Yeah, there are anime with much shorter runtimes, but there are also many anime with well over 100 episodes.

    Not to mention, are you really expecting this random person to write an interface for their API to get exact numbers for an off the cuff online discussion?

    • _‌_反いじめ戦隊@ani.socialEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      Because dub time doesn’t equate to run time. Most anime has PLENTY of no voice work, and openings and endings can be copy and pasted.

      are you really expecting this random person to write an interface for their API to get exact numbers for an off the cuff online discussion?

      I fear more you are not aware where in the internet you are. This is basic 101 scripting work that happens every second your application notifies you your new anime got updated. Basic scripting is what our /c/ and threadiverse do for most of us who actually moved on from fashit.

          • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            3 days ago

            But it’s simple basic 101 scripting, by your own words. If you expect the other user to do the work for a one off calculation instead of assumptions, I’m sure it should be trivial for you to throw something together?

            • _‌_反いじめ戦隊@ani.socialEnglish
              1·
              3 days ago

              It is a simple for loop, or a WHILE if I ask Jicetus nicely. I just don’t do threadiverse homework for free anymore.
              So, are trivially going to pay up, or do you need me to send a simple PM?

              • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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                3 days ago

                My dude, you’re missing the point. You expect them to give accurate numbers, but aren’t willing to do the same. Double standards are pretty lame.

                • _‌_反いじめ戦隊@ani.socialEnglish
                  1·
                  3 days ago

                  Nah: I said the overestimation was completely wrong. I also said runtimes ≠ voice times.
                  But you’re missing mines: How many N1 localizers are you gonna hire inorder to localize all the anime in MAL in order for you volunteers to voice act your dubs.

                  • Unboxious@ani.socialEnglish
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                    3 days ago

                    Honestly N1 is probably unnecessary. I think most people who’ve passed N2 could do a great job with most shounen stuff. It’s not like they need to do it in real time.