American Sign Language on every hour of your programming
A photorealistic ASL signer, generated from your live audio in near real time and composited into your program. Built with Signapse, delivered in the SRT workflow you already run.
- Photorealistic AI signer
- Same SRT workflow
- No extra hardware
- Corner, lower third or PiP
- Runs alongside captions and dubs
Trusted by broadcasters, public agencies and universities
Why live ASL
ASL coverage for the hours no interpreter can be staffed
One workflow removes the second production chain: the signer is generated from the stream you already send us.
Photorealistic signer
A lifelike AI signer generated by Signapse and composited directly into your program.
Your existing workflow
Runs on the SRT stream you already send for captions. No second encoder, no separate production chain.
Around the clock
Covers overnight programming, 24/7 channels and unexpected live events.
Interpreters extended, not replaced
Human interpreters stay essential; automated ASL covers the hours they cannot.
One accessibility session
Captions, translated subtitles and AI dubs run from the same stream as the signer.
See the signer on your own program
Try on your contentHow it works
From your SRT stream to a signed program
The workflow starts with the stream you already send SyncWords for live captions or subtitles.
Send your SRT stream
The same contribution stream you already send SyncWords for live captions or subtitles.
We transcribe live
SyncWords runs live speech recognition on the program audio.
Signapse signs it
The transcript drives the Signapse Digital Signer, generating ASL in near real time.
Your stream comes back
The signer is composited into the video and the stream is handed back over SRT.
Fit to your production
The signer sits where your production wants it
Size and position adjust to your graphics package and the overall look of the program.
Corner overlay
The signer in a corner of the frame, clear of your graphics.
Lower third
A lower-third style layout along the bottom of the program.
Left or right panel
The signer beside the program on either side of the frame.
Picture-in-picture
A picture-in-picture window, or a larger area of the screen when signing is the point.
Built for your programming
One signer, every live use case
Live ASL for news programming
- Breaking news covered as it happens
- Overnight and 24/7 coverage
- Alongside your captions
Live ASL for broadcast & TV
- Linear TV and 24/7 channels
- Master control and cloud production
- No new hardware
Live ASL for public meetings
- Council and committee meetings
- Sign language beside captions
- Supports your accessibility obligations
Live ASL for universities
- Lectures, commencements and campus events
- Coverage when interpreters are booked out
Live ASL for worship services
- Sign language for every service, including the ones no interpreter covers
- Runs with captions and translations
Live ASL for corporate events
- Town halls and all-hands
- Accessibility without a second production
- Secure delivery
One accessibility workflow
ASL joins captions, subtitles and dubbing
Every output runs from the same live session, so adding ASL never means adding a workflow.
Closed captions
Live AI captions inserted into your stream, from the same speech recognition that drives the signer.
Translated subtitles
Translated subtitles in 163 languages, delivered in real time from the same session.
AI dubbing
Vocalics dubs your live audio in 86 languages, keeping the speaker's tone, pacing and emotion.
Frequently asked questions
What is SyncWords Live ASL?
Live ASL adds near real-time automatic American Sign Language to a live stream or broadcast. SyncWords transcribes the program audio with live speech recognition, the Signapse Digital Signer generates a photorealistic ASL translation from that transcript, and the signer is composited into the video and returned over SRT.
Does automated ASL replace human interpreters?
No. Human interpreters remain an essential part of accessibility, particularly for programming that requires interaction, context and human judgment. Automated ASL extends sign-language access to more programming and more hours than can reasonably be staffed: overnight blocks, 24/7 channels and unexpected live events.
What do we need to set up? Do we need new hardware?
An SRT stream is all the workflow needs. If you already send SyncWords an SRT stream for live captions or subtitles, ASL is added to that same stream: no additional encoder, no specialized hardware, and no separate production chain.
Where can the signer appear on screen?
The signer can be placed in a corner of the screen, in a lower-third style layout, on the left or right side, in picture-in-picture, or given a larger area of the screen. Size and position adjust to work with your existing graphics package and the overall look of the program.
How fast does the ASL appear?
The signer is generated in near real time from the live transcript of the program audio. Exact timing depends on your chain, so if delay budgets matter in your workflow, talk to our engineers and we will walk through it with you.
Does live ASL help with our accessibility obligations?
Adding sign language alongside captions gives Deaf viewers whose primary language is ASL a way to follow live programming in that language, and it helps you meet the accessibility obligations that apply to you, such as FCC or ADA Title II obligations. Compliance itself rests with your organization; our output is built to support it.
Can we run ASL together with captions, subtitles and dubbing?
Yes. ASL runs from the same live session as closed captions, translated subtitles in 163 languages, and Vocalics AI dubbing in 86 languages. One stream in, every accessibility and language output from the same workflow.
What workflows and environments are supported?
Live ASL works with SRT-based contribution workflows and supports cloud and remote production, master control, and OTT delivery environments. The signed program is returned over SRT into the chain you already run.
How is live ASL priced?
SyncWords pricing is usage-based, and ASL runs as an additional output on your live session. Contact us and we will scope pricing for your programming hours and workflow.
Put ASL on your next live broadcast.
Talk with our team about adding a photorealistic ASL signer to the live workflow you already run.