Live Captions (Early Access)
Thank you for participating in the early access testing of Vivi’s new Live Captions.
This feature is currently in early access testing and your feedback is crucial to shaping the final product. At the end of your test, please share feedback via the survey provided in your email.
Pre-requisites for Testing
Before you begin, please ensure your environment is set up correctly.
Room Enablement: Live Captions must be enabled for your specific rooms by the Vivi team, based on the details provided in your sign-up form.
Hardware & Software:
Vivi Box: Download Live Captions Firmware (200 Series Only).
Teacher / Student Device: Download Windows or macOS Live Captions Clients or use PWA https://app-beta.vivi.io/ .
Microphone: A microphone must be accessible by the teacher's device. We strongly recommend using a wireless or lapel microphone (e.g. wireless lavailer microphones, wireless mini microphone) for the best experience.
What is Live Captions?
Live Captions uses AI-powered speech-to-text technology to make classrooms more inclusive and accessible. It captures the teacher's audio and displays real-time captions on the classroom display and student devices.
Key Capabilities:
English live captions: Accurate, real-time captioning of spoken English.
Translation: Currently supports live translation into Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Vietnamese, and Portuguese.
Presenter View
Activation & Deactivation
In the Vivi client and enter your enabled room.
Locate Live Captions.
Use the purple Pause button to temporarily stop captions. To end the session completely, click the red Stop All button in the top right corner.
Settings
Audio Source: Select your preferred microphone from the dropdown menu.
English Caption: To show English captions only, stay on the Live Captions tab.
Translation: Toggle "Translation" if you wish to display a second language. Select your target language (e.g., Spanish) from the dropdown.
You have full control over where captions appear using the checkboxes:
Classroom Display: Check this to show captions on the main classroom screen.
Students: Check this to stream captions to the Student App. This is required for students to view captions on their personal devices.
Export: You can export the transcript as a PDF or DOCX file.
When Sharing Your Screen
Activate Share Screen as normal.
Live Captions will appear in at the bottom of the classroom display.
When NOT Sharing Screen
Captions will take over the entire display. This view provides large, focused captions, ideal for classroom discussions or instructions.
Font Size: You can adjust the font size (Small, Medium, Large) using the slider in the app.
Font size changes only apply to the non-screen sharing view. Future release will support font size adjustments during screen sharing.
Student View
Students can follow along on their own devices using the Student App.
Student App View: When "Students" is enabled, live captions appear at the bottom of the student app interface.
Stream to Students: When the teacher streams their screen to student devices, captions appear as an overlay at the bottom of the shared content, ensuring visibility of both visuals and text.
Language Selection: The language displayed on the student app is determined by the Teacher's choice. If the teacher selects Spanish, all students will see Spanish.
In the future release, students will be able to independently choose their preferred language. For example, a teacher may teach in English, while one student views captions in Chinese and another in Spanish simultaneously.