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The AltaCross blog

Written as we build.Read it, then watch it.

Short, honest notes from Cédric on why AltaCross exists and what each day of testing taught us. The dated entries come with the real video episode in four languages.

Latest entry

Build journal3 min read

Four languages. One feed. The next problem.

1 November: the translated videos exist. Now I have to work out how people should find the version they understand—and how to keep the publishing manageable.

Start here

New to AltaCross? Begin with what we are building and why it started.

Introducing AltaCross3 min read

You have the content. Let someone else hear it.

AltaCross helps creators and educators adapt existing videos into another language, from the voice and subtitles to the lips. Here is what we are building, and how we are testing it.

The origin3 min read

It started with a yoga course my family couldn't follow.

I wanted my mother and sister to take a course I knew in Chiang Mai. They did not speak English. That small, personal frustration became the question behind AltaCross.

From the journal

Build journal3 min read

I stopped using language as an excuse

31 October: a camera, a French recording and a question. Could I speak naturally without giving up on an international audience? We put the idea to the test.