Anybody watched Maxton Hall with lip-sync English dub on Amazon Prime?
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Anybody watched Maxton Hall with lip-sync English dub on Amazon Prime? It's interesting that they offer such a level of transparency (apparently it's an option). They also say that voice actors are human. Translators too?
Here's part of the article by NYT:
"Amazon Prime Video is using artificial intelligence to change actors’ lip movements in alternate-language versions of its shows.
As of Wednesday, subscribers have the option to view “Lip sync for English Dub” versions of Seasons 1 and 2 of “Maxton Hall,” a popular German soap opera. Viewers who choose this option are shown a version of the show in which the original German dialogue has been dubbed into English — and in which the actors’ lips have been digitally altered to approximate the appropriate movements.
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Soltanovich’s statement said that Amazon hoped A.I. lip-syncing would allow creators to reach a broader audience, and that it would work with them to “ensure the integrity of their artistic vision is preserved.”
Amazon has previously experimented with using A.I. to translate its film and television properties.
It began offering versions of some titles with A.I.-generated audio tracks last year. After users complained about the quality of the voices created by A.I., the company removed the feature from some titles, although it remains available on others.
While A.I. was used to create the lip-syncing effect in “Maxton Hall,” Amazon said the dubbed audio was created using human performers.
#AIdubbing #lipsync
16 September 2026