AI4Bharat Invites Contributors to Chitralekha Open-Source Project

AI4Bharat is seeking contributors for Chitralekha, an open-source Video Transcreation platform supported by the EkStep Foundation. The platform, initially developed for video annotation, allows users to auto-generate and edit audio transcripts in Indic languages.

“We’re thrilled to invite you to contribute to Chitralekha, an innovative open-source video transcreation platform built by AI4Bhārat and funded by the EkStep Foundation,” said Ishvinder Sethi, Project Officer at AI4Bhārat.

Chitralekha’s features include subtitle generation and download, audio/video dubbing, and video translation across various Indic languages. The project, built on AI models developed in-house by AI4Bhārat, is open to enhancements and new feature integrations.

The initiative offers contributors the chance to gain experience in a live project environment, build their portfolios, and contribute to the Indian Language AI landscape. AI4Bhārat encourages participation in community discussions on the platform’s GitHub page, focusing on potential use cases and desired features.

This is an unpaid opportunity for open-source enthusiasts to help expand Chitralekha’s capabilities.

Chitralekha is an open-source platform designed for video transcreation across various Indic languages, leveraging machine learning models for ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) for transcription, NMT (Neural Machine Translation) for translation, and TTS (Text-to-Speech) for voice-over.

The platform supports multiple input sources, such as YouTube and local files, and offers various options for transcription generation, including models, source captions, custom subtitle files, and manual creation.

For translation and voice-over generation, users can utilise models or manually created content. Currently, Chitralekha supports voice-over for single-speaker videos, with multi-speaker support under development.For more details or to contribute, visit the GitHub page here or try out the platform here.