Live streams

myDubber dubs YouTube live streams as well as recordings. You turn it on the same way: open the stream, click the icon and turn on Dub this tab.

Why the dub runs behind live

A live dub can’t exist before the speech does. myDubber has to hear a whole phrase, then translate and voice it. So the dub plays about 14 seconds behind the live edge of the stream.

If you are watching closer to live than that, myDubber moves the video back once to make room. After that the video and the dub stay together. The status line shows Live.

Ads before the stream

Many live streams start with ads. myDubber waits for the ad to end before it starts the dub.

What is different from recordings

• With a recording, myDubber prepares the dub ahead of where you are watching. With a live stream there is nothing ahead to prepare: the dub follows the stream.
• The backend has to keep up with real time. If it can’t, the popup says The backend is slower than the stream: the dub falls behind and suggests a fix.
• When the stream ends, the dub ends with it.

Choosing a profile for live

On the local backend, live streams need a profile that keeps up:

• Medium is the best choice for live. Its smaller translation model is fast enough.
• Full translates best but is slower, and on a GPU shared with other apps it may fall behind on live.
• Light keeps up on smaller cards.

If the dub keeps falling behind, pick a lighter profile or use the Server backend. See Profiles.

Live on the Server

On the Server backend, live streams are part of Pro. The Free plan covers recordings only. See Minutes and limits.