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Guide to use YouTube Summarize & Translation

Watch Live Demo of YouTube Summarize & Translation here.

What are the Summarize and Translate Features?



Summarize and Translate are two features of Maika Extension that operate on the YouTube platform.

As one of the world's most popular social media platforms, YouTube is not only an entertainment hub but also a repository of in-depth content, meticulously crafted through long-form videos. Therefore, learning, researching, or staying updated through YouTube is a common and daily practice for many users, especially when information is presented visually and vividly.

However, extracting knowledge from videos can be time-consuming, not to mention the language barriers that may hinder users when watching foreign-language videos. In this context, the duo of Summarize and Translate features for YouTube videos helps users minimize the time spent watching videos while still achieving the goal of absorbing essential content.

What benefits do the Summarize & Translate features bring?



The Summarize and Translate features operate as their names suggest:
Summarize: Generates a textual summary of the video content, recording video dialogues, and focusing on key content.
Translate: Converts the generated content into another language according to the user's preference.

However, these features offer significant benefits to users:
Efficient information gathering in minimum time: Whether you are watching a 30-minute, 1-hour, 2-hour, or 3-hour video or longer one..., Maika AI will help you summarize and synthesize the video content in less than a minute.
Elimination of language barriers: Maika AI opens the treasure trove of knowledge from many countries around the world, understanding multiple languages and converting them into a language suitable for you.
Detailed tracking of content presented in videos: With recorded dialogues and detailed time stamps, you can closely follow the content presented in the video, especially when following conversations involving multiple participants.
Highlighting important & key Information: Creates favorable conditions for grasping information, collecting necessary content for your purposes.

Guide to use the YouTube Summarize & Translate features



When watching a video, Maika Extension will appear above the recommended video list.



Summarize the currently watched video:

Before summarizing, you can choose the language of the content.



Then, click Summarize video to begin.



The video content will be displayed in the 'Summarize' tab.



Here, you can Copy content easily by clicking the button in the image.



Next to it is the Read button, allowing Maika to read the summary for you.



You can also switch the summary to another language using the Language button below the summary.



The 'Transcript' tab helps you create a script (transcript/dialogue) from the video.

The transcript will display time-stamped dialogues.



You can click on a time stamp to jump to that position in the video.



Note: The transcript will be generated based on the language in the video. However, you can switch the language for this transcript using the 'Language' button below.



The 'Insights' section helps you collect key content from the video.



To do this, click Take video key points.



The image below shows the result. The Language button under the Insights section also helps you switch to other languages.



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Updated on: 22/04/2024

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