Automated subtitle checks

1 Validation Errors
2 Run Checks (available for the Pro tool only)
3 Run Fixes (available in the Pro version only)
4 Spellcheck

Several features are allowing you to spot and fix different types of errors in a subtitles file.

Validation Errors

Validation Errors runs on the fly and checks the subtitles for the following problems:

Subtitle overlaps with a previous or following paragraph:

2. Lines that are longer than allowed in the project settings:

3. Subtitle duration is more or less than allowed in the project settings:

4. The number of lines in a subtitle exceeds the amount allowed in the project settings:

5. Subtitle is out of the timecode sequence.

To open the error log, click Validation Errors in the Subtitles drop-down menu.

Run Checks (available for the Pro tool only)

Run checks feature is created to look for various problems on demand. You may use one of the predefined sets or customize it for your specific needs.

Here are the available parameters:

Parameter	Description	Parameter	Description
Blank space	Check lines containing only spaces	Empty line	Check for empty lines
Leading/Trailing space	Check lines starting or ending with spaces	Multiple spaces	Check for multiple spaces
Empty subtitles	Check for subtitles with no text	One word on line	Check lines with only a single word
Profanity check	Check your text for bad and “dirty” words	Repeated word	Check for words repetition even if they are separated by punctuation
Repeated word without punctuation	Find repeated words only if they are not separated by punctuation	Spell Check	Check your text for spelling errors and typos based on the project language dictionary
Fit subtitles to one row	Check for short lines that can be merged (except dialogs)	Above reading speed	Check for subtitles that are above the reading speed defined in the project settings
Format glyph list	Check your text against a selected format’s glyph list	Graphical line length	Check for .890 graphical line length
Has remarks	Check if there are subtitles with remarks	Chain / Fix time gap	Checks if the gap between two consecutive subtitles is equal or greater than minimum, and less than the selected ‘chain’ value
Invalid duration	Check for subtitles with illegal duration	Too long text lines	Check for lines that are longer than allowed in the project settings
Too many lines	Check for subtitles with number of lines exceeding the amount allowed in the project settings	Too long time gap	Checks if two consecutive subtitles have time gap longer than ‘maximum' specified in project settings
Missing timecode	Check for subtitles with no start or end	Not aligned to top/bottom	Check for subtitles not aligned to top/bottom
Out of sequence	Check for subtitles out of timing sequence, or the subtitle indexes are not in the order of appearance	Raised subtitles	Check for subtitles not aligned to the bottom
Snap end to shot change	Check for subtitles with out cue close to shot change but not snapped	Snap to shot changes	Check for subtitles close to shot change but not snapped
Has bold	Check if line contains bold text	Box is	Check if subtitle is boxed (select the desired type in the drop-down menu)
Is uppercase	Check if entire line is uppercase	Color	Check if subtitle has a certain color (select the desired color in the drop-down menu)
Is font	Check if subtitle line is set to font 1 or 2	Is italic	Check if subtitle has an italic line(s)
Has partial italics	Check if line contents partial italic text	Has underline	Check if line contains underline text
Has underscore	Check if subtitle contains “_”	2 or 4+ dots	Check for 2, 4 or more successive dots
Uppercase after comma	Check for uppercase after a comma

You may import a template file to share it with your colleagues:

Clicking Run checks will open the log with detailed descriptions of the problems on the left side and error summary on the right side. Click Fix to mend the issue automatically when available.

Run Fixes (available in the Pro version only)

Run fixes feature looks for various problems on demand but, unlike Run checks, it also automatically fixes the issue when possible.

Spellcheck

After running the Spellcheck future, click on Fix next to the problem description to see the suggested corrections. Click Skip to go over the next issue: