Feature
Broadcast rooms: share live captions by link or code
Host a broadcast room, share a link or six-character code, and let viewers choose an audience language while caption text updates live.
A broadcast room turns one live session into a readable page for an audience. Viewers open the link or enter the six-character code, choose one of the languages the host enabled, and read the captions as they update. Rooms are available on the Max and Team plans and share caption text with viewers rather than audio.
01How a room is set up
Start a live caption session first, then create a room linked to that session. Give the room a title, choose the audience languages, and share the viewer link or the code. Viewers do not need the extension to read along; the room is a web page that carries caption text, not the audio. Keep the host session running for as long as the room should stay live. When the host stops, the room stops updating, so plan the end of the session around the end of the event.
02Where rooms fit
Rooms are useful whenever the people reading are not the people running the session. A church can put the translation on the congregation’s own devices, a conference can offer a second language in a breakout room, and a webinar can give remote attendees a readable view without changing the main stream. Because each viewer picks a language, the host does not need a separate link for every audience. The room shows captions only; the service, talk or webinar audio still comes from your existing stream or PA system.
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