Project description DEENESFRITPL Breaking barriers to empower the Deaf community In a world where content remains largely inaccessible to the Deaf community, the EU-funded Content4All project emerges as a game-changer, revolutionising the landscape of media content. Governments and broadcast regulators have long struggled to provide sign-language programming without alienating hearing viewers. Late-night slots and a limited number of sign-presented programmes have been the unfortunate norm. But now, Content4All steps up to the plate with a ground breaking solution. By leveraging innovative technologies and a cost-effective approach, it aims to create personalised, lifelike sign-interpreted content. This game changing project not only promises greater accessibility for Deaf users but will also open doors to automated sign-translation capabilities and foster long-term advancements in the industry. Get ready for a transformative revolution in media accessibility. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Improving the accessibility of content for the Deaf community is an important goal for both EU governments and broadcast industry regulators. Although legislation is being used to coerce content producers and broadcasters to do so, the cost of producing sign-language content and the negative impact of having a sign-interpreter appearing on the content for hearing individuals has relegated sign-language programming to late nights or a small number of sign-presented programs. A low-cost solution for personalized sign-interpreted content creation can address both of these problems, leading to greater accessibility to media content for Deaf users. CONTENT4ALL proposes such a solution to the problem in the short-term, which is also commericalizable, and proposes innovations to technologies that can lead to automated sign-translation capabilities in long-term. To this end, it builds upon the technologies demonstrated by the consortium partners in previous EU projects. As a first development a remote signing apparatus (located off-premises of the broadcaster) will be produced to capture a human sign-interpreter’s signs, pose and facial expressions and to parameterize this information. Then, it will be rendered photo-realistically as a 3D representation of the human sign-interpreter at the broadcaster for production of the personalized stream for Deaf users. While this solution can be used commercially, resulting datasets will provide a vast source of information for learning how to parameterize sign information for translation purposes. The second development of CONTENT4ALL will focus on advancing the algorithms/models used to do so, with the intent to create an open dataset for further research into automated signing. Finally, CONTENT4ALL will demonstrate automated sign-translation applied to a real-world TV broadcasting scenario, which is envisaged to lead to new approaches and innovations in the area in the long-run. Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Main Programme Topic(s) ICT-19-2017 - Media and content convergence Call for proposal H2020-ICT-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-ICT-2016-2 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator FINCONS GROUP AG Net EU contribution € 671 212,50 Address Bahnhofstrasse 57 6403 Kussnacht Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zentralschweiz Schwyz Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 287 662,50 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF SURREY United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 983 750,00 Address Stag hill GU2 7XH Guildford See on map Region South East (England) Surrey, East and West Sussex West Surrey Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany Net EU contribution € 651 377,50 Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 HFC HUMAN-FACTORS-CONSULT GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 278 600,00 Address Köpenicker straße 325 12555 Berlin See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 119 400,00 SWISS TXT AG Switzerland Net EU contribution € 578 287,50 Address Alexander schoni strasse 40 2501 Biel bienne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Espace Mittelland Bern / Berne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 247 837,50 DE VLAAMSE RADIO EN TELEVISIEOMROEPORGANISATIE NV Belgium Net EU contribution € 336 629,13 Address Auguste reyerslaan 52 1043 Brussels / bruxelles See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 18 370,87