Amazon Prime Video has fixed one of the biggest issues when viewing content with a sound mix in which background noise, such as music or explosions, is too loud and prevents you from clearly hearing the main conversation in a scene. The platform has started to activate an option called Dialogue Boos, which allows increase the dialogue in front of the background sounds of a series or movie.
Amazon claims that Dialogue Boos It has been developed “with the needs of hearing impaired customers in mind”. The company, however, claims that any Amazon Prime Video user can activate it. It is, therefore, an alternative to the use of subtitles, which can sometimes be somewhat annoying.
This new feature of Amazon Prime Video is found in the same button where it is possible to change the language or subtitles. Amazon, specifically, shows two options: “English Dialogue Boost: Medium”, to increase the dialogue slightly; and “English Dialogue Boost: High”, so that the dialogue is much higher than the background sound.
Dialogue Boos, curiously, works by artificial intelligence. The feature is capable of detecting those scenes in which the dialogue audio is at the same level —or even lower— than the background sound, such as music, an explosion, etc. Dialogue Boos automatically isolates dialogue from conversation to identify it against other sounds.
Dialogue Boos is compatible with all devices that support Amazon Prime Video
The new Amazon Prime Video feature is very similar to what some sound systems include, but with the difference that Dialogue Boos works on any device compatible with the platformincluding the smartphone.
At the moment, yes, it is only available in some original Amazon Prime Video titles. Among them, The Big Sick, Harlem either The wonderful Mrs. Maisel, among others. The company claims that the feature will be available in other titles throughout this year.
This AI-based approach offers targeted enhancement to parts of the spoken dialogue, rather than general amplification in the center channel of a home theater system. As a result, Dialogue Boost can be enjoyed anywhere the Prime Video experience is available.
Amazon says in a statement.