Simultaneous Interpretation (SI)

Step by step guide

Note: The arrows below are dropdowns, click to open them.

1. Go to your dahsboard

You can type the URL rsi.akkadu.com/dashboard or click Login

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2. Generate an API Key

Click API Keys

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Click + Create New

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Insert the App Name and Domain, then click Save

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You will see your API Key in your dashboard

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⬇️ For the next steps you can use the Dashboard or the REST API. We will be using the dashboard:

3. Create an Event

Click + Create Event

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Insert all the relevant information

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⚠️ For original stream please use flv, m3u8 or rtmp

4. Assign Languages

Click on Languages

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Click + Add Languages

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5. Assign Interpreters

⚠️ The interpreters accounts must have already been registered in www.akkadu.com

Insert the interpreters accounts

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6. Select Output Type

Choose between: None, RTMP (only audio) or RTMP (video+audio)

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  • If you select RTMP (only audio) we'll send you only the interpreted audio. You will have to sync it with your video on your end.
  • If you select RTMP (video+audio) we'll send you the original stream with the interpreted audio already synchronized.

7. Insert Output URL

⚠️ For each language must insert a push RTMP URL

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  • For the Spanish channel you'll receive only the interpreted audio. You will have to sync it with your video on your end.
  • For the Korean channel you'll receive the original stream with the Korean interpreted audio already synchronized.

8. Test

1. Go to www.akkadu.com and enter with your interpreter account

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2. Once inside the interpreter dashboard find the event you just created in rsi.akkadu.com/dahsboard:

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3. Click interpret

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4. You should be able to see the original stream

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⚠️ If cannot see the Original Stream, make sure:
  • The interpreter is in the right room:

    Check the name of the event is the same as the one you created in rsi.akkadu.com/dashboard

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    Check the roomName is the same as the one showing in rsi.akkadu.com/dashboard

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  • The original stream has started to stream

5. Click Start Turn and start interpreting

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6. Check the push RTMP URL you provided for this language For this case (Spanish language) the push RTMP URL should be receiving only the interpreted audio.

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