Configuring Project Settings

Users may choose if their file is going to be used for Open subtitles, Line 21 Closed Captioning, or Teletext

Allows users to define primary and secondary languages that will be used for creating Bi-lingual files.

This field lets translators choose primary and secondary fonts that will be used for creating Bi-lingual files.

These boxes will be automatically checked when using right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew.

Defines the default horizontal alignment of new subtitles.

Defines the default justification within the selected alignment.

Defines the default color of the text of new subtitles.

Defines the default background color of new subtitles.

Defines the default box (background type) to present in new subtitles.

Defines the different outlines for new subtitles.

Users may choose between three options:

1. Don’t replace - Ellipsis won’t be replaced in the project

2. Replace 3 dots with ellipsis - 3 dots will always be replaced with ellipsis in the project

3. Replace ellipsis with 3 dots - Ellipsis will always be replaced with 3 dots in the project

With this box checked, horizontal alignment rules will be applied to all the lines in a subtitle.

Checking this box will display a “Split block” button in your tool panel.

This feature allows you to simultaneously display text lines with different vertical alignment.

Allows users to set the font size for the subtitle preview in the video player.

Allows users to force a different color of the subtitle text when exporting

Allows to set the subtitle text export in bold.

Users can use this option to set the color for the reduction of distortion artifacts, such as subtitle pixelization, for the image-based exports.

Allows users to define the method used to carry out the Anti-Aliasing process.

Users can use this option to choose what type of outline they want to surround each character in the exported subtitles IF it’s supported in the file format.

The available options are:

1. No change - The outline chosen during the subtitling process will be the one exported

2. No Outline - The subtitles will be exported with no outline

3. Outline - All subtitles will be exported with Outline

4. Drop Shadow - All subtitles will be exported with Drop Shadow

5. Outline Drop Shadow - All subtitles will be exported with Outline Drop Shadow

Keep in mind that not all file formats support the outline or drop-shadow property.

Allows users to choose the color of the shadow of each of the characters that compose the exported subtitles.

Keep in mind that not all file formats support color information.

Allows users to define the color of the outline.

Defines the width of the outline. The higher the width, the "thicker" the subtitle outline will be.

Sets the shadows of the font along the x and y axes for image-based export.

Allows users to apply different kinds of letterboxes to the video (4:3, 16:9, etc.).

Allows users to choose the type of subtitle box background.

Allows users to choose the color of box background (if set).

Enables users to choose the opacity of the ghost box / ghost stripe background.

Defines the margins of the box background, in percentage

The number of text rows (lines), which also sets virtual bottom position for formats such as PAC or EBU STL.

For example, if Screen lines = 11, a top aligned row will have index 1, a bottom aligned row will have index 11.

Maximum number of text lines expected in each subtitle.

Maximum number of characters allowed in each text line.

Sets the gap between the lines on the screen as a percentage or pixel of the screen height.

Allows the user to choose if they want Line spacing to be set as a percentage or as pixels.

With this box checked, the line length will be calculated in pixels according to the chosen font (for .890 format only).

Sets the subtitles preview area (top, bottom, left, right) for the in-app player and image exports.

It can be set as a percentage or pixels, depending on what the user selects in the Units field (see above).

Video format

Allows you to set expected video frame size.

Framerate

Allows you to set the number of frames that appear on the screen in one second. 

Timecode format

Allows you to set the proper format for your timecode in compliance with the chosen framerate.

Aspect ratio

The aspect ratio of video material is related to the shape of the screen used to display the video, i.e. the relation between the height of the projected image and its width. Old Standard Definition TV sets are 4x3, which is the ratio of the screen width to the screen height. Widescreen televisions are most frequent now and their aspect ratio is 16x9. To convert from widescreen to 4x3 aspect ratio the audiovisual material must be letterboxed, which means adding black bars to the top and bottom of the wide screen video so that it fits into a 4x3 screen.

Shift timeline

This feature allows you to move the generated waveform and shot changes on the timeline either forward or backward in case you notice a discrepancy with the actual video.

Enable audio scrubbing

Checking this box will turn on the audio scrubbing, which allows you to spot the exact frames for in/out subtitle cues.

Auto populate framerate from video metadata

With this box checked, the framerate for the project can be automatically adjusted after opening a video, if the corresponding metadata file (.dat) is provided.
The file contains video/audio analysis which can be done in the application if you open the video from your computer.
It can also be generated by OOONA Parser and sent to the application via API.

Keep in mind that videos opened from websites using the URL option will not be analyzed by the application and will not have that metadata.

Auto populate start TC from video metadata

With this box checked, the start TC for the video will be automatically adjusted after opening a video file from Media > Open a video/audio file or drag and drop in the Toolkit.

The start TC will also be automatically adjusted if the corresponding data is provided over API.

Keep in mind that videos opened from websites using the URL option will not have Start TC metadata.

Count spaces

With this box checked, Toolkit will count spaces as separate characters.

Don’t count punctuations

With this box checked, the app will not consider punctuations when calculating reading speed.

Don’t count composition characters

With this box checked, the app will count composition (vertical growing) characters as one symbol.

Allows users to set the minimum subtitle duration of all the subtitles in the current project. According to most scholars, the duration of a single subtitle should never be less than one second, otherwise, it will seem to flicker, and viewers won't be able to read it. However, it is always crucial to check with your client and follow the given parameters.

Allows users to set the maximum subtitle duration. The default value is 7 seconds.

Defines the minimum interval between consecutive subtitles.

With this option checked, when timing the in-cue of a subtitle, and depending on the value entered in the ‘Snap gaps up to’ field, the app will automatically snap the out-cue of the previous subtitle to the in-cue the user just timed, maintaining the minimum time gap set.

With this option checked, when timing the out-cue, and depending on the value entered in the 'Snap gaps up to' field, the app will automatically snap the in-cue of the next subtitle to the out-cue the user just timed, maintaining the minimum time gap set.

The value entered here will determine if a subtitle will be snapped to the previous/next subtitle or not (granted that the Snap subtitles on set in-cues/out-cues is checked), chaining them.

Note that the value entered here is the threshold. If the user entered “7” in the ‘Snap gaps up to’ and then timed the in-cue of the next subtitle 7 frames away from the previous subtitle, the app would not chain the subtitles.

Defines the number of frames before a shot change to which the out-cue of a subtitle will be snapped (granted that Auto snap to shot change is active, see below).

Defines the number of frames after a shot change to which the in-cue of a subtitle will be snapped (granted that Auto snap to shot change is active, see below).

Defines the threshold of frames before or after a shot change that the software will consider. If the in/out cue of a given subtitle falls within that area, it will automatically be snapped to the proper location (granted that Auto snap to shot change is active, see below).

With this option checked, the app will use the value entered in the Cut-off threshold field and the value entered in the Shot change snap area field to determine if a subtitle should be snapped to the shot change or not.

Keep in mind that the ‘Auto snap to shot change’ box should be checked for this to be done automatically. See below.

The value entered here will determine if a subtitle will be snapped to the shot change or not.

For example, if the user sets “7” as their cut-off threshold and “12” as their shot change snap area and the in-cue of a subtitle is timed 9 frames away from the shot change, the app will automatically snap the in-cue to 12 frames before the shot change. If the in-cue is timed to 6 frames away from the shot change, the app will snap it to the shot change.

Also note that the value entered here is the threshold. Using the example above, if the user timed the in-cue 7 frames away from the shot change, the app would snap the in-cue to 12 frames before the shot change.

Keep in mind that the Auto snap to shot change box should be checked for this to be done automatically. See below.

As opposed to 'Auto-comply timing', this option will enforce minimum time gap but allow too long or too short duration during spotting.

With this option checked, the program will automatically prevent setting timecodes that don't comply with the project settings.

With this option checked, during the spotting process, the app will automatically force gaps that are below the defined threshold, as well as not allow timing below minimum duration and over maximum duration

[Available only in Translate and Review apps] If checked, the app will not allow any timecode editing. Split/Merge/Add/Delete subtitles will also be disabled.