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Creating a new project
Enter the project title.
Different clients have different requirements for captions and subtitles. Select a template for your Project Settings from the drop-down menu or define your own project settings later.
Click Create to initiate the project.
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Getting ready for work
Uploading source file
To import a source subtitle file from your computer, click Import source file (Ctrl+O) or just drag and drop it into the browser page.
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Source file timecodes will automatically appear in the target column.
Configuring project settings
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Here you can define settings for your subtitles or apply one of the Project Settings templates according to the language and video frame rate (fps).
If necessary, you can switch to the Edit source mode and change settings of the source subtitles.
Opening video file
To import a video, simply drag the file over the window or click the Open video/audio file button on the toolbar and choose one of the following options:
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OOONA supports the formats which can be played by the Google Chrome browser natively. We recommend working with MP4 files (h.264 video codec) due to their cross-platform compatibility.
Analyzing with OOONA Agent
When opening a video file from your computer, the OOONA Agent (if installed) will automatically generate audio waveform and shot-change data. Also, it will offer the user to change FPS settings on the project if they do not match the video's FPS.
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If you don't have OOONA Agent, you can download an installation file for your operating system here. Otherwise, make sure to uncheck Analyze with OOONA Agent box.
Creating the subtitles
Understanding the Subtitling Area
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A – Subtitle number.
B – Timecode indicating the beginning of the subtitle (HH:MM:SS:FF).
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H – Subtitle reading speed (16.3 cps) and the number of characters written (49) of a maximum of 51.
Basic Hotkeys
Hotkeys are keyboard shortcuts. Here’re the basic hotkeys of the default schema:
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You may learn more shortcuts or customize them in the Hotkeys menu.
Review Mode vs Work Mode
Once your subtitles are done, you can review your work by switching to Review Mode. It will update the visible subtitles on the video according to the current video time and will also automatically select the same subtitle row on the table. Work mode will show the currently selected subtitle on the video and will not change the selected subtitle when the current time changes.
Export
In order to download the subtitle file, go to the Export menu. Configure the export settings manually or use one of the preset templates (according to the desired file format, language, and video FPS).
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