Live captions & AI translation

AI live translation
for events & meetings.

Deliver real-time multilingual captions for conferences, meetings, and live events. Lingua Live combines hotwords, custom glossaries, and Script Mode for approved speeches, with captions on audience phones and customisable venue screens. Run your own event or provide translation services for clients.

Hotwords · Translation glossary · Script Mode · Customisable projection

LIVE · Cantonese
/projector
Today we talk about how translation is changing live events.
今日我哋傾下翻譯點樣改變緊現場活動
The industry problem

Why traditional translation costs are killing your events

Anyone who's organized a multilingual event knows the math: the cost of human interpretation turns "letting the audience understand" into a luxury most events can't afford.

HK$3,000–5,000 per hour

Professional simultaneous interpreters charge a 2-hour minimum, before equipment or prep time.

Each language = another interpreter

Three languages means three interpreters. Triple the cost, plus coordination overhead.

HK$2,000+ in equipment rental

Interpreter booth, wireless receivers, mics, mixer. Basic gear alone runs into thousands.

Two-week booking lead time

Good interpreters book out weeks ahead. Last-minute options are limited and quality varies.

Audience size capped by hardware

Receiver count limits who can listen. Over 100 attendees and you pay another tier.

Nothing to take away

Interpretation is ephemeral. No transcript, no replay, no shareable artifact for absent stakeholders.

A 3-hour bilingual conference runs HK$15,000–30,000 in interpretation alone. Most organizers just cut it — and half the room only catches half the message.
Offering a service to clients?

Build a service around your language expertise.

As an individual translator or a translation company, you can offer live caption translation alongside your existing services. Prepare client terminology, translate approved speeches, rehearse the programme, and operate the captions during the event. Set your own fee for the work you deliver.

How it works

AI live translation in six steps.

01
Prepare your event vocabulary

Choose speaker and audience languages. Enter hotwords and preferred translations, or import event material to draft them. Review and save before going live.

02
Add approved speeches

Have a prepared speech? Fill in the Script Mode template with the script and checked translations, then upload it. Unscripted events can use live AI translation without a script.

03
Set the screen. Rehearse.

Choose your background and caption size. Connect the audio, then test names, specialist terms, and scripted passages on the actual venue setup.

04
Speaker talks normally

One ordinary mic is enough. 14 speaker languages including Chinese, English, Japanese, Spanish, French. Switch languages mid-event when speakers change.

05
AI translates instantly

Live speech becomes multilingual captions, guided by your event vocabulary. In Script Mode, confidently matched lines use saved wording; unscripted speech uses live AI translation.

06
Audience reads live

Audience scans a QR code, picks their language. They read on their phone, tablet, or the main screen. After the event, one click generates an AI-formatted meeting summary.

Works on every device

iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows — one browser, done

Runs entirely in the browser. Audience, operator, and speaker install nothing. Equally smooth on iOS Safari, Android Chrome, macOS, and Windows.

Audience
EN · live
Today we talk about how translation is changing live events.
The audience reads instantly on their own phone.
iPhone / Android

Scan a QR code, pick a language. Captions scroll on the audience's own phone. Adjustable font size. No app required.

Operator
Recording · 14:32
Cantonese
今日我哋傾下翻譯點樣改變緊現場活動...
STOP
SWITCH
iPad / Laptop

Run the whole event from an iPad. Upload your PPT for auto-glossary extraction. One-click start. Switch source language live.

Room display
Today we talk about translation
今日我哋傾下翻譯
Projector / TV

Show up to two language bands on the room’s main screen. Connect a projector or TV, add your event background, and adjust caption size and position.

No app · Works worldwide · iOS 15+ / Android 10+

Have reference material? Import Word documents, PowerPoint slides, spreadsheets, or text files to draft hotwords and a glossary. Review and save the suggestions. Script Mode uses a separate completed .xlsx or .csv template.

Script Mode

You approve the words. Your audience reads them live.

For keynote speeches, ceremonies, and prepared announcements, the translation can be checked before anyone takes the stage. Script Mode uses the speaker’s voice to find their place in your script, then displays the saved wording for a confidently matched line.

01

Prepare the wording

Download the template and add your script with its reviewed translations, one caption line per row. Upload the completed .xlsx or .csv file and enable Script Mode.

02

Follow the speaker

During the event, Lingua Live listens and matches the speech to your prepared lines. A confident match uses the text you saved, rather than generating a new translation for that filled language.

03

Handle unscripted moments

If the speaker adds a comment or a match is uncertain, live AI translation takes over. Prepared wording resumes when the speech confidently matches the script again.

Illustrative example · opening speech

Prepared English line

Today we launch Project Aurora, our new community programme.

Chinese wording you approved

今天,我們正式推出全新社區項目「曙光計劃」。

When this line is confidently matched, the saved Chinese wording appears in the audience captions. Your chosen name,「曙光計劃」, stays as approved.

A spontaneous thank-you or audience question?

That passage uses live AI translation, guided by your glossary. It is not presented as an approved script translation.

The template requires Chinese and English text on every row. Add prepared translations for other configured languages where needed; blank optional language cells use live translation. Clear audio and rehearsal still matter: script matching and live AI output can contain errors.

Use cases

For the events you organise or deliver.

Corporate meetings & training

Give colleagues and guests multilingual captions for meetings, training, and product launches. Prepare company terminology before the session.

For individuals, translators & agencies

What you can offer your clients.

Service
Your work
Lingua Live’s role
Event terminology preparation
Review names, specialist terms, and preferred translations with the client.
Use saved hotwords and glossary guidance during the session.
Prepared speech captions
Translate the script, obtain client approval, and rehearse.
Display prepared wording for matched lines; use live translation for unscripted speech.
Live caption operation
Set up audio, monitor the session, and manage speaker-language changes.
Generate and deliver captions to the room display and audience phones.
Event screen setup
Prepare background artwork and check readability in the venue.
Apply projector background, caption size, position, and contrast settings.

Include platform usage, preparation, and operator time when costing your service.

Platform cost

Plan the cost of your event.

Choose languages and hours for your own event or client work. If you’re providing a service, include your preparation and delivery fees in the client quote. No subscriptions or auto-renewal.

20hr
32060200300
A 2-hour event = 2 hours. Buy 20+ hours for an automatic volume discount (−10% / −20% / −30%).

Languages your speakers will use. Pick multiple — switch live.

Chinese & dialects
Asian
European
Other
2 languages

Languages your audience will read. The count doesn't affect price.

For stability and low latency, each session supports up to 6 output languages at once. Need more? Contact us.
Popular
Audio translation (AI voice)Coming soon

Renders translations as audio. Audience can listen on earphones.

Live quote
Hours20 hrVolume discount −10%
Per-hour rateHK$1,000/hr
List priceHK$20,000
Volume discount (−10%)HK$2,000
Total
HK$18,000
Effective per hourHK$900/hr
Need parallel sessions? One account can run any number of sessions at once — no special quote needed. Note: every running session draws down hours in parallel, so 3 sessions live for 1 hour uses 3 hours of credit.
FAQ

Before your first event

Both. Individuals and event organisers can run their own captions. Translators and agencies can build a service around preparation and event operation. For client work, you agree the scope and fee with the client; Lingua Live does not provide bookings or guarantee earnings.
Start your trial

Make your next event multilingual.

Give your audience live translated captions on their phones and the room’s screen. Start a free trial, or talk to us about your event.