COPLA step-by-step technical guides

Learn how to get the most out of COPLA and provide 100% accessible communication at your events (COPLA LIVE) and performing arts productions (COPLA ARTS). These step-by-step guides explain how to configure each session and implement services such as subtitling, audio description and translation.

💡 Remember: You can combine and activate multiple features simultaneously in the same session.

Select and download the technical PDF guide you need:

COPLA LIVE

1. Professional subtitling guide with COPLA LIVE

With Professional Subtitling, one or more subtitlers transcribe the event in real time using stenotyping, typing, velotyping or respeaking. Easily organise shifts in every language.

2. Automatic subtitling guide with COPLA LIVE

Automatic Subtitling uses artificial intelligence to convert your event's audio into text in real time. Available in more than 100 languages.

3. Automatic translation guide with COPLA LIVE

Automatic Subtitling and Translation uses artificial intelligence to convert and translate your event's audio into text in real time. Available in more than 100 languages.

4. Professional audio description guide with COPLA LIVE

In Professional Audio Description, a professional narrates information about scenery, costumes, facial expressions, movements and other relevant visual elements in real time.

COPLA ARTS

5. Multilingual opera subtitling guide with STARTIT and COPLA ARTS

Multilingual subtitling with STARTIT uses existing transcriptions of the productions to provide subtitles in different languages.

6. Theatre subtitling and audio description guide with STARTIT and COPLA ARTS

For the performing arts, STARTIT is recommended for editing subtitles and audio description in accordance with the applicable standards and synchronising them under expert supervision.

7. Automatic accessibility synchronisation guide with STARTIT and COPLA ARTS

Automatic Synchronisation automates the delivery of subtitles and audio description from a project prepared in STARTIT.

COPLA User Manual

Download the COPLA User Manual: a complete step-by-step guide to using the web platform.

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