AI-Media iCap Translate

Name: AI-Media iCap Translate
Author: AI-Media

by AI-Media

Real-time caption translation overlay for the iCap broadcast caption network.

TL;DR

Real-time caption translation overlay for the iCap broadcast caption network.

Best for stations adding Spanish/French alternate-audio caption tracks without hiring bilingual stenocaptioners. Pricing: enterprise · contact sales.

What it is

iCap Translate consumes the primary caption stream and emits one or more translated caption streams in parallel, delivered over the iCap network to the same encoder. Used by US broadcasters to satisfy FCC second-language captioning expectations.

Best for: Stations adding Spanish/French alternate-audio caption tracks without hiring bilingual stenocaptioners.
Watch out for: Translation quality on idioms is best-effort; depends on the source caption stream from LEXI or a human captioner.

Install / use

ai-media.tv/icap — broadcast contract

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	No
Streaming / real-time	Yes
Languages supported	None
HIPAA eligible	No

AI-Media iCap Translate vs Whipscribe

Feature	AI-Media iCap Translate	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	enterprise · contact sales	free beta
Speaker diarization	—	Yes
Word timestamps	—	Yes
Streaming	Yes	No
Languages	—	99
Platforms	Web	Web, API, MCP

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