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# Generate multilingual alt text - an overview (video tutorial)

## Overview

When serving images to global audiences, providing alt text in the viewer's language is essential for accessibility, but translating every image description manually is time-consuming, especially when handling large amounts of content. This demo shows how to use Cloudinary MediaFlows to build a multilingual alt text automation that automatically generates accessible image descriptions in multiple languages the moment an image is uploaded. 

> **TIP**: :title=Prefer to read than watch?

You can read about the [Generate multilingual alt text PowerFlow](mediaflows_multilingual_alt_text_powerflow) in the [Sample PowerFlows](mediaflows_sample_powerflows) section.

## Video tutorial

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## Tutorial contents
This tutorial presents the following topics. Click a timestamp to jump to that part of the video.
### The accessibility challenge
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| | Managing alt text for images across multiple languages manually doesn't scale. Screen readers need meaningful descriptions, but translating every image description manually is time-consuming. You can use workflow automation in Cloudinary to automatically generate accessible descriptions in any language the moment an image is uploaded.
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### Understanding global accessibility needs
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| | When serving images to global audiences, providing alt text in the viewer's language is essential for accessibility. This automation addresses the challenge of creating localized, accessible content at scale.
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### The multilingual flow
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| | This workflow first generates an English description of the uploaded image, then uses Google Translate to create versions in multiple target languages, including French, Spanish, and German.
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### AI-powered image analysis in action
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| | The flow uses AI to analyze the image content and generate a contextual description. This description is saved as the primary alt text in English, providing a foundation for all translations.
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### Automatic translation process
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| | Google Translate automatically creates versions in French, Spanish, and German within seconds. This ensures consistent, high-quality translations across all target languages.
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### Final results and metadata
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| | The image now has contextual metadata with the original English description and translations in all target languages, making it perfect for serving localized, accessible content worldwide.

## Keep learning

> **READING**:
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> * Learn more about [MediaFlows](mediaflows) and how to create automated workflows for your media processing needs.

> * See other [sample PowerFlows](mediaflows_sample_powerflows).

> * Explore other capabilities of the [Cloudinary AI Content Analysis](cloudinary_ai_content_analysis_addon) add-on.

> * Discover how to use [structured metadata](structured_metadata) to organize and enhance your media assets with custom fields and descriptions.

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