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1. Enabling MMC cueing MIDI Locate of Pro Tools To enable MMC cueing of Pro Tools from VoiceQ you will also need to check the MIDI Machine Control Remote Slave option in Peripherals gt Machine Control in Pro Tools Set the MMC ID to 127 Peripherals Synchronization l Machine Control MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Mic Preamps Satellites MIDI Machine Control Master ID Enable AC Driver VQ amp PT HA 120 Preroll 90 frames MIDI Machine Control Remote Slave ID M Enable 127 9 Pin Machine Control Deck Control Port Machine Type _ Enable US28122 H Preroll 150 frames Use Serial Time Code For Positional Reference Serial Time Code Requires SYNC With Video Clock Reference 9 Pin Remote Deck Emulation Port Machine Type Enable US28122 75 L Chase ttc 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 26 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL In VoiceQ check the Output MMC and select Preferences gt General gt MIDI Locate gt Output MMC gt VQ to PT to activate the MIDI locate option 9 3 es m General Display Cues Timeline View Projects fa Window follows playhead Autosave every 30 minutes No follow Script View Text Editor Width ee x1 0 Height A 1 rows Movie Play movie audio Preroll
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3. sese nena 68 Actions Menu 68 ACTIONS MENU COMMANDS TABE 68 Window Menu 69 WINDOW MENU COMMANDS TABLE 69 Help Menu 69 Chapter 16 CREATING 22 2 70 Creating a project by importing a script 70 Creating a project by inputting a script 70 Creating a project for use with QML 70 How to manually create a project 70 How to Create Scenes 70 ADD A NEW BLANK SCENE TO THE PROJECT censent nnn 70 How to Create Lines 71 INSERT A NEW LINE INTO THE SCENE 71 How to Create Characters 71 ADD CHARACTERS 71 How to Create Languages 71 TO SELECT THE PRIMARY DEFAULT 21 1 71 TO SELECT ADDITIONAL _ 71 Chapter 17 OUTPUT VIEW AND WORKFLOWS 72 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 5 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Chapter 18 USING A LIVE FEED AS THE VIDEO SOURCE TT Chapte
4. 49 DELETE A LINE 50 CHANGE THE CHARACTER ASSOCIATION FOR THE LINE OPTION 1 50 MANUALLY EDIT THE START TIMECODE 50 MANUALLY EDIT THE END TIMECODE ceeceeceececceccecceccuceusenceccescuseuseuseuseesenseeeuees 50 MANUALLY EDIT THE 50 FORCE RESCAN OF THE WAVEFORM FROM THE 50 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 4 VOICEQ USER MANUAL SCRIPT EDITOR WINDOW COLUMN PESCRIPTIONS 51 User Interface VoiceQ DUB 51 CHOOSE THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH LINES WILL BE 51 SET THE ZOOM SIZE OF THE TIMELINE VIEW eere nennen nnne nnne nnn 52 PREVIEW A LINE BEFORE RECORDING 52 DISPLAY TIMECODE IN PICTURES 52 DISPLAY SCROLLING RULER FOR 52 DISPLAY SCROLLING 52 SHOW DONE LINES 53 DISPLAY SCROLLING TEXT IN PICTURES eese ener nnne nenne hern nne 53 AUDIBLE BEEP COUNTDOWN 53 STR
5. 34 REMOVING A CHARACTER FROM A PROECT 34 Lines 35 E IR 35 DELETE A LINE e pe Mor 36 CHANGING THE START TIME OF A LINE IN THE TIMELINE 36 CHANGING THE END TIME OF A LINE IN THE 37 CHANGING THE START TIME A WORD IN A LINE IN THE TIMELINE 37 CHANGING THE CHARACTER ASSOCIATION FOR THE 38 Comments 38 Done 39 Undo and Redo 39 Controlling VoiceQ 39 TRANSPORT 5 40 START AND STOP THE QUICKTIME nennen nnns 40 REWIND THE QUICKTIME MOVIE ccecceceecceceececcecceccuccuceuseueeecescuseuseuscuseesesseeeeees 40 ADVANCE THE QUICKTIME MOVIE e eene nnnm nennen nenne nnne rennen nnn 40 RETURN TO THE START OF THE QUICKTIME FILE eere 40 SET THE DESTINATION FOR THE OUTPUT WINDOW 41 SET THE FRAME RATE OF THE VOICEQ 41 FOLDON M T 41 UPLOADING DOWNLOADING WITH 42 TO UPLOAD A PROJECT FROM VOICEQ DUB TO
6. 3000ms MIDI Locate M Output MMC Port VQ to PT rs Preroll e 5000ms Character Colour Use external character colour table VoiceQ will now chase the incoming MIDI timecode from ProTools VoiceQ will also scrub the video and scroll text in response to the MIDI machine control MIDI Beat clock is used for additional synchronization accuracy The transport controls in VoiceQ can also be used even when VoiceQ is waiting for ex ternal To have VoiceQ chase incoming MTC from Pro Tools click on the Chase External Timecode button in the transport section or use the Quick Key 35 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 27 Overview of Application This chapter summarizes the VoiceQ application developed by KIWA International Ltd to assist filmmakers and production companies with processing sub titles audio dialogue replacement ADR and dubbing of movies for the purpose of broadcasting and theatrical release VoiceQ provides an automated cueing system for ADR and Dubbing It scrolls the script across the screen superimposed over the video and the actor or voice over artist reads the words when they hit the target line The artist will be in sync with the lip movements of the actor on screen VoiceQ also provides static text audio beeps and visual steamers as other cueing options VoiceQ DUB manages scripts in multiple languages acting as an electronic script with the ability to view all line translations
7. SOUNDS SUITE TM KIWA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED VoiceQ ADR amp VoiceQ DUB User Manual VoiceQ ADR version 1 8 5 VoiceQ DUB version 1 8 5 gle Mac Universal 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 2 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Table of Contents Chapter 1 OVERVIEW OF THE USER MANUAL 2 Chapter 2 WHAT S INCLUDED IN YOUR 2 Chapter 3 REQUIREMENT S 3 Hardware requirements 3 Software requirements 4 Chapter 4 INSTALLAT ION 6 USB smartkey 7 Interlok license file 7 Challenge Response 7 Chapter 5 VOICEQ AND DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS 9 Chapter 6 VOICEQ CONFIGURATIONS 10 Standalone Configuration 10 Single Computer Configuration 10 Dual Computer Configuration Recommended 10 Chapter 7 STANDALONE 11 Chapter 8 SINGLE COMPUTER CONFIGURATION 12 Setting up the IAC Bus 13 Chapter9 DUAL COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MIDI OVER NETWORK 15 Setting up a Network MIDI Session 15 Chapter 10 DUAL COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MIDI VIA HARDWARE 18 Chapter 11 PRO TOOLS 7 2 SETTINGS cis quu iu cua x aieo Rar d lw o GU 19 Time Code Settings 19 MIDI Machine Control 19 MIDI Beat Clo
8. 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 42 IMPORTING SCRIPTS KIWA has now developed the Script Import Manager SIM to handle preprocessing of scripts correcting timecode and formatting This will ensure easy importing of scripts into VoiceQ Please see the Script Import Manager manual for instructions on creating a file ready for importing to VoiceQ There is a strict structure in which a script must be imported or input into VoiceQ in order for the application to read the file SIM will create this file from any text word or excel file INPUT DIRECTLY INTO VOICEQ It is possible to input data directly into the VoiceQ application if you only have a printed copy of your export script or if you prefer to enter it directly into VoiceQ This process will be covered under Creating a Project IMPORT TEXT FILE INTO VOICEQ It is possible to import a text file of the script directly into the VoiceQ application The file being imported must be in a tab delimited plain text file using UTF8 text encoding 1 Select File gt Open Project 2 Navigate to the desired text file and choose Open V Note VoiceQ requires that the text file is formatted in a specific way to ensure the correct values are imported to the correct fields For instance we want the Character name to be in the Character column and not for example in the time code column Therefore VoiceQ will ignore lines that do not comply with the formatting standards VoiceQ will
9. 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 86 VoiceQ End User License Agreement Annual This chapter explains the End User License Agreement you are agreeing to by purchas ing the VoiceQ application license and the Support and Maintenance terms and condi tions VOICEQ END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This is a legal agreement between you and KIWA International Ltd a New Zealand regis tered company covering your use of VoiceQ and related products and materials the Software Be sure to read the following agreement before installing or using the Soft ware BY INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE REGARDLESS IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED THE SOFTWARE OR NOT YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE AND DESTROY ALL COPIES IN YOUR POSSESSION All Software licenses expire annually Software licenses are renewable licenses that re quire payment of an annual renewal fee in order to be eligible to receive complimentary in version updates bug fixes patches and a replacement license file License holders are notified in advance of the annual expiry date as a reminder to renew the Software license before expiry If you choose not to renew the license the Software will stop func tioning Subject to full payment of the initial Software license and subsequent renewal fee and your compliance with the terms of this Agreement you are hereby licensed to use t
10. Step 6 After the service has been delivered the Customer Engineer will confirm with you that the problem is resolved and close the case 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 92 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Acknowledgements Special thanks go to Atomic Droplet Ltd David Preece and Paolo Manna for their technical expertise and fortitude in the initial development and support of VoiceQ Our Software Development team who continue to surprise us with their ingenuity and commitment To our testing and support teams in New Zealand UK France Germany Canada amp US for their commitment and valuable input into the VoiceQ products To our VoiceQ Users Special thanks to all our VoiceQ Users world wide and colleagues at KIWA Media Group for unselfishly giving us your time energy and expertise in support of these products Native Audio www nativeaudio co nz Native Post www nativepost co nz KIWA Media Group www kiwamedia com BREAKING SOUND BARRIERS KEEPING SOUND ON TRACK David Kite Vice President amp General Manager VoiceQ A Division of KIWA International Ltd A Member of the KIWA Media Group 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 93
11. Time output window Closes the current file but does not quit the pro gram Copies highlighted sections of text and lines Cuts highlighted sections of text and lines Decrease the speed of the scrolling text Drag following X drag Dragging a word in the timeline view will affect all words before and after the one selected in the current line words in line Drag previous words in line Monitor GoToTineade Mere Dragging a word in the timeline view will affect all words before the one selected in the current line drag Outputs movie to internal or external monitor Moves playhead to timecode location as entered Play back QuickTime movie in high quality Imports QuickTime movie 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 84 Increase Scroll Locate to Start Open All Lines Play with Pre roll Quickspot line end Quickspot line start Redo Rewind 1 second Rewind 10 seconds crolling Ruler Scrolling Waveform Select next line Select previous line Special Characters ol onl 7 vl o gt S 0 p O lt lt 2 a2 ow T C S lt lt lt 9 gt 2 D gt 5 5 0 O U Q 5 c T i o D lt s 5 A 5 5 3 3 s 2 gt Increases the speed of the scrolling
12. anywhere in the world Script Director Figure 12 1 The QML system anagram for Queue My Lips is a web enabled translation manage ment system that enables script translation and validation from any language into multi ple other languages while providing essential management and workflow tools to make the process as efficient and effective as possible Once you have subscribed to QML you will be issued with a user ID and password This access enables you to use and interact with the QML system and allows scripts to be translated and adapted into multiple languages under your management QML has an interface with VoiceQ DUB and both systems work collaboratively to syn chronize translated dialogue ready for studio recording In addition QML provides accurate Export Scripts in primary and translated languages as well as a set of management reports to enhance the overall efficiency and effective ness of the process eg loop reports by project by scene by character and by line with timecode and summary information to aid in voice recording and talent scheduling Script administrators translators adapters and editors can be anywhere in the world and only need Internet and email access to complete their responsibilities The project or production manager has full visibility of the projects with management information pro vided real time to track and measure the status of the project and keep it on track 2004 2009 KIWA Internatio
13. 10 50 Address 10 0 1 191 5004 Connect Live Who may connect to me routings Hj am Anyone HJ 5 On the VoiceQ Machine repeat steps 1 4 above When you have added your ses sion and enabled the checkbox it is important that you name the sessions the same name the default is Session 1 6 Under Directory you will see the Pro Tools Machine select it and click Connect to connect to this machine 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 16 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Note If you do not see the Pro Tools computer listed in the directory your LAN may not be set up correctly Consult your System Administrator and make sure the 2 computers are on the same local network and can see each other using Bonjour MIDI Network Setup My Sessions Session Session 1 m Enabled Port 5004 Local name Session 1 Bonjour name LT MacBook Pro Latency adj Participants FX Suite 0 ms Directory 2 FX Suite Disconnect EEDE 1 1 1 1 1 ms 1000 500 100 SO 10 1 1 1 1 7 3 0 3 10 50 Address 10 0 1 196 5004 Connect HH gt Live Who may connect to me routings 21 Anyone HA 7 On the ProTools Computer the Live Routings section select the session you previously named in the top menu as the destination a Es Network Session 1 HH routings _ n a Now continue with the setup u
14. IAC Driver VQ amp PT Q Setthe MMC ID to 110 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 19 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Refer example below Peripherals Synchronization l Machine Control MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Preamps MIDI Machine Control Send to ID Enable IAC Driver VQ amp PT HA 110 Preroll 24 frames 9 Pin Serial Port Machine Type Enable USA28111 100 frames v Use Serial Time Code For Positional Reference Requires SYNC 1 Using Video Clock Reference 9 Pin Remote Port Machine Type Enable 1 5282211 VW 75 2 ChaseLTC MIDI Beat Clock In the Pro Tools gt MIDI Beat Clock window check Enable MIDI Beat Clock for Enable the destination port IAC Driver VQ amp PT Refer example below MIDI Beat Clock Enable MIDI Beat Clock for Port 1 AAT E 33 a a 92 Driver Bus 1 IAC Driver VQ amp PT MK 249C USB MIDI keyboard Plug Ins that self configure to receive MIDI Beat Clock will not be listed in this dialog 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 20 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Video Scrubbing Open the Pro Tools Preferences and select the Synchronization tab Check the Machine Chases Memory Location and the Machine Follows Edit Insertion ocrub as in the example below Pro Tools Preferences Display Operat
15. X38 to rewind by a second Q Use control option and command plus X38 to rewind by 10 seconds ADVANCE THE QUICKTIME MOVIE Q advance the QuickTime movie frame by frame click on the frame advance button shown on the right hand side Figure 7 17 Quick Key command plus key Use option and command plus 3 to advance by a second Q Use control option and command plus lt to advance by 10 seconds RETURN TO THE START OF THE QUICKTIME FILE To return to the start of the QuickTime movie click on the return to start button EN as shown in Figure 7 17 Q to the end of the QuickTime movie click on the go to end button E as shown in Figure 7 17 Q Quick Key Beginning of movie return key 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 40 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL 7 Note To go to any parts of the movie enter the appropriate timecode in the timecode field and press enter or click on the appropriate scene or line Or simply click on the desired location in the timeline window V Note VoiceQ also supports the ShuttleXpress and Shuttle Pro Jog Wheel that can be configured to perform the above functions SET THE DESTINATION FOR THE OUTPUT WINDOW Q To instruct VoiceQ where to display the output window with the quicktime movie and scrolling text select VoiceQ Preferences from the main menu There are two destinations available 1 Preview window on main screen 2 Preview window on secondary screen Q
16. amp PT Machine Contro Controllers Ethernet Controllers Preamps Satellites MTC Reader And Generator MTC Reader Port Any Generator Port IAC Driver VQ amp PT H Digidesign Synchronization Device Enable SYNC Peripheral Current Firmware Version VITC Insertion Enabled LTC Output Level Pitch Memory Enabled VITC Read Lines Idle MTC Enabled VITC Generate Lines Bi Phase Tach Wiring Bi Phase Tach Pulses Frame 2 Reset Bi Phase Enable Dub Window Vertical Position Horizontal Position Cane OD MIDI Machine Control In the Pro Tools Peripherals window Machine Control tab set MIDI Machine Control to Q Select Enable Send To Select the destination IAC Driver amp PT Set the MMC Master ID to 120 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 24 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Peripherals Synchronization Machine Control MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Preamps Satellites MIDI Machine Control Master ID M Enable IAC Driver VQ amp PT HJ 120 Preroll 90 frames MIDI Machine Contro Remote Slave ID M Enable 127 9 Pin Machine Control Deck Control Port Machine Type _ Enable US28122 Preroll 150 frames Use Serial Time Code For Positional Reference Serial Time Code Requires SYNC With Video Clock Reference 9 Pin Remote Deck Emulation Port Machine Type Enable US28122 1 75 22 Chase
17. 26 15 00 00 29 17 00 00 34 03 00 00 41 19 00 00 46 00 00 00 51 11 00 00 55 11 00 00 59 10 00 01 05 20 00 01 08 10 00 01 10 01 Duration 00 00 00 16 00 00 01 13 00 00 01 12 00 00 01 05 00 00 00 18 00 00 02 16 00 00 02 12 00 00 01 00 00 00 02 13 00 00 00 19 00 00 01 15 00 00 05 01 00 00 02 23 00 00 02 23 00 00 05 21 00 00 02 13 00 00 00 21 Words gt inhale exhale gt Well somebody who is going to lead our people out of the darkness and he ll make everything alright again Only problem is you can t just decide who those people are just because you want them to be ay like my brother gt inhale yeah inhale gt Your Koro he made himself believe so strongly that he was gonna be the one Cliff Curtis t 00 01 10 23 00 01 13 11 00 00 02 13 Cliff Curtis E 00 01 14 05 00 01 19 24 00 00 05 19 Cliff Curtis E 00 01 26 12 00 00 05 07 Kiesha Castle Hughes 00 01 29 07 00 00 01 01 Cliff Curtis 01 30 00 01 35 24 00 00 05 11 Cliff Curtis 00 01 40 21 00 01 41 18 00 00 00 22 Cliff Curtis 00 01 42 12 00 01 46 12 00 00 04 01 Kiesha Castle Hughes 00 01 48 10 00 01 49 16 00 00 01 07 Cliff Curtis 1 00 01 51 24 00 01 53 22 00 00 01 23 j3O0O0O0O00O02O00O02O00O02O00O042O00O0 0O0O040O0 O O OO O O OC LI Figure 7 6 Q In the Timeline View Window as seen in Figure 7 7 lun Will you please pick up your steps 00 00 36 19 Figure 7 7 DELETE A LINE Q Selec
18. 42 TO DOWNLOAD A PROJECT INTO VOICEQ DUB FROM 42 Importing Scripts 43 Input Directly into VoiceQ 43 Import Text File into VoiceQ 43 FORMAT WHERE TIME CODE IS nnn ranis 43 FORMAT WHERE TIME CODE IS NOT INCLUDED eene nnns 45 EXPORT SCRIPT FORMAT COMMAND 5 46 Link to movie files 47 TO LINK VOICEQ TO A QUICKTIME MOVIE FILE eene nnn 47 TO USE VOICEQ WITH A LIVE VIDEO FEED eene nnne nnne 47 Script Editor Window 47 SAVE AN EXISTING PROJECT 48 SAVE AN EXISTING PROJECT WITH A DIFFERENT 48 OPEN AN EXISTING PRDJIEDT 22 ver eu DERE Dl 48 REVERT THE PROJECT TO THE PRE EDITED 5 48 EXPAND VIEW TO SHOW PRIMARY AND OTHER LANGUAGES 48 ADD A NEW BLANK SCENE TO THE PROJECT eese nnne nennen nnn 1 49 ADD INSERT A NEW LINE INTO THE 49 CHANGE THE WIDTH OF THE COLUMNS rhe r ane nana 49 EDIT THE LINE S TEXT IN THE CURRENT PRIMARY
19. VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Single Computer Configuration VoiceQ and Pro Tools applications running on the same computer using Apple IAC bus for MIDI DAW computer Pro Tools and VoiceQ Pro Tools sends MTC MMC and MBC via Apple IAC bus to VoiceQ VoiceQ video output via 2nd DVI port directly to monitor or use adaptor for VGA or composite video VoiceQ Output Monitor Input via DVI VGA or composite video Single Computer Configuration 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 12 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Setting up the IAC Bus The Apple Inter Application Communication IAC Bus is used to send all MIDI informa tion when VoiceQ and Pro Tools are on the same computer a Single Computer Con figuration Note A MIDI interface or Network Session is used when the DAW and VoiceQ are on separate machines dual computer configuration If you are using a Dual Computer Configuration you do not need the IAC Bus and can skip directly to the next chapter To enable Inter Application Communication between VoiceQ and Pro Tools 1 Open the Audio MIDI Setup utility on your Mac HD Macintosh HD gt Applications gt Utilities gt Audio MIDI Setup ANDO Audio MIDI Setup Audio Devices MIDI Devices Default HH cM aad I I Icon Size Configuration Add Device Remove Device Show Info Rescan MIDI Test Setup IAC Driver 2 Double click the red IAC Driver icon 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 1
20. alert you to lines that were ignored during the import process V Note The two formats for importing data are 1 where there is no time code and 2 where the time code is included in the script Where a time code is not part of the imported data VoiceQ will insert time codes based on pre programmed estimates It is possible to combine the two format options when occasional time code information is available or just start timecode values You can format text files for VoiceQ in Apple s Text edit Microsoft Word or a similar text editing program Please ensure the file is simple text not rich text or any other proprie tary format and encoded using Unicode UTF 8 If your text editing application has an option to view invisible characters tabs and carriage returns turn it on to help in the for matting process Note tab denotes a tab and should not be typed return and cr denote a carriage re turn also called return new line and line feed FORMAT WHERE TIME CODE IS INCLUDED A code is required at the head of the text file to indicate that it has been formatted for VoiceQ VoiceQd This may optionally include the timecode format of the script in this example 29 97 and the language s where there are multiple language translations in the one file In this example tab en tab de ie en English de German etc 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 43 The first line of the file should read Voiceo 29 97 tab en tab
21. and milestones 5 Allocate each project or episode to appropriate translators 6 Allocate each project or episode to be translated to the appropriate script director 7 Review translation and edit as required 8 Once all translation has been completed generate reports as appropriate The translation is now complete 9 For VoiceQ DUB users select Import Project from the main menu to import the translated scripts Synchronize other language s by word against the movie ready for dubbing Set up your project team AC Allocate translation tasks m Review secondary language 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 76 Using a Live Feed as the video source If you are not using QuickTime as your video source then it is possible to send the output of your current video card eg AVID Mojo into a common DV converter attached to the firewire port To activate the Live Feed Q SelectFile Use Live Feed VoiceQ will now render the synchronized scrolling text over the incoming live video signal and output it via the DVI port of your computer When using the Avid Mojo and AVID video you will need to offset the video by 4 frames in ProTools 7 2 This gives you the added flexibility to remain with your current video playback set up and save on formatting issues within your facility maximizing your previous investments 4 Pro Tools HD 7 2 File Edit View Track Region Event AudioSuite Op
22. codes word count of the scene and lines together with the color coded characters and their lines for that scene The window immediately below this screen is the Comments Field where comments can be added and associated with each scene and line From the Script Editor Window we able to SAVE AN EXISTING PROJECT Q SelectFile Save Q Alternatively use 38S Note if you choose to save your project you will not be able to revert back to a prior version Hint Use Save As to save iterations of your project should you wish to revert back to any project versions SAVE AN EXISTING PROJECT WITH A DIFFERENT NAME Q Select File gt Save As Alternatively use 8325 V Note This is useful if you want to retain each iteration of your project as you are editing OPEN AN EXISTING PROJECT 2 Save the current VoiceQ project Select File gt Open and select a file previously saved Q Alternatively use 2 Select File gt New to create a new file Q Alternatively use 38N Note If you already have a project open and ask VoiceQ to load a new project or open an existing project VoiceQ will close the current project after asking you if you want to save it ensure you save your current open project before opening a new one REVERT THE PROJECT TO THE PRE EDITED STATE Q Select File gt Revert Note You cannot revert back to a pre edited project if that project has been saved Revert will only tak
23. etc DONE You are able to measure and monitor progress of a production at any time by utilizing the Done check box It can be toggled on or off as desired When selected the VoiceQ application will automatically place a Tick in the Script Edi tor Window Done column next to the corresponding line To delete the tick merely click the check box Note When all lines in a scene are ticked the scene check box will automati cally update as being done Hint Use the check box in any and all phases of production as appro priate Eg progress status of translation adaptation synching detection re cording editing mixing foley etc Hint Lines checked as done can be hidden by selecting Preferences gt Cues gt Show done lines UNDO AND REDO VoiceQ features multiple levels of undo and redo which allows you to Undo the previous action VoiceQ stores 64 levels of Undo If you make a mistake at any time for example deleting the wrong line then use the undo command 2 Select Undo 88Z from the edit menu Edit gt Undo to undo the previous action 2 Select Redo 2 from the edit menu Edit gt Redo to redo the previous action CONTROLLING VOICEQ When in standalone mode VoiceQ will function like a VTR Video Tape Recorder or DAW Digital Audio Workstation Simply click in the timeline where you wish to play and press the space bar VoiceQ will begin playing from the selected point You may also t
24. or Q For US Only Standard Business Hours 09 00am 17 00pm NZST week days excluding NZ statutory and regional public holidays at 1 800 371 2792 All responses from KIWA will be by email or by posting releases on the Website Ex tended support beyond these hours can be provided if required at KIWA s standard rate applicable at the time Step 2 Be prepared to give the following information you a maintenance customer KIWA maintenance contract number for the site with the problem is required Also provide your company name contact name telephone number e mail address product name and product version of the software that is experiencing the problem Q If you a non maintenance customer a purchase order number is re quired Also provide your company name contact name telephone number e mail address product name and product version of the software that is experi encing the problem Step 3 Provide an accurate description of the problem in your email or support ticket on our Website Please take note of the KIWA Problem Priority Definition included in this guide Step 4 The Customer Service Agent will acknowledge receipt of your support request by return email Please record this acknowledgement for any future reference to this case Step 5 Depending on the type of problem and priority level Support Maintenance End User only your problem will be assigned to a Customer Engineer for resolution
25. text or whole line if selected Paste V Inserts cut or copied sections of text or whole line if selected Deletes highlighted sections of text Locked Line Numbers Enables disables automatic line numbering Spelling Spelling 8 Check Spelling 3 Check Spelling as you type Special Characters Inserts special characters symbols etc Table 8 6 ACTIONS MENU AcTIONS MENU COMMANDS TABLE Add Scene db Y Allows you to manually insert a scene at the se lected point Delete Scene Allows you to delete a scene Split Scene Allows you to split an existing scene into two scenes at the selected point Add Line Allows you to manually insert a line at the selected point Delete Line TL Allows you to delete a line Spot Line Start Spots the start of a line Spot Line End i Spots the end of a line Goes back to the previous line for spotting Next Line Goes to the next line for spotting ncrease Scroll Speed 3 Increase the scrolling speed of the text Decrease Scroll Speed 35 Decrease the scrolling speed of the text Go To Timecode G Locate to the timecode point as entered in the transport Table 8 7 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 68 VOICEQ USER MANUAL WINDOW MENU WiNDOW MENU COMMANDS TABLE Enlarges the window to fill the screen Project Setup 9 Reveals or hides the Project Settings drawer at the bottom or top of the main window Characters Setup 358 Reveals or hides th
26. to edit the name CHANGING THE ASSOCIATED COLOR Q Select the character from the list of Project Characters Q Click the colored box on the right of the filter popup menu and the color of the character will change Q The color associated with the character determines the color of the band the text shows up on on the video REVEALING CHARACTER LINES default lines the character speaks will appear on the video make the lines invisible click the check box next to the character s name Use the filter popup menu to hide all spoken lines other than the ones associated with a particular character v Note All lines associated with the selected character will appear in the Script Editor Window When in a character filtered state you are not able to change the character association of a line hence the character drop down list will not be visible Hint To increase the speed when recording one character at a time use the Character Filter Hint Try creating a character specifically for audio mixing foley and or other special effects and use the filter to cue accordingly 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 33 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Project Characters Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes n MIXER ARAA No Filter in Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes MIXER Kies Grandma 8 g0 2 ox Qm T Drag characters from project to scene or from either onto spo
27. you a list of the possible characters in this scene that may be saying the line Select a character by clicking on the character name Release the mouse button when you have a tick beside the character you wish to use and you will return to the expanded Script Editor Window Note You can set the character associated with a line by dragging the charac ters name from the list on the left and dropping it on the line Make sure you really want to change the character name before proceeding with this action Note You can undo this by typing command Z Undo MANUALLY EDIT THE START TIMECODE Expand the Script Editor Window to include characters and lines Click on the Start Time box Edit the Start Time as required MANUALLY EDIT THE END TIMECODE Expand the Script Editor Window to include characters and lines Click on the End Time box Edit the End Time as required MANUALLY EDIT THE DURATION Expand the Script Editor Window to include characters and lines Click on the Duration box Edit the Duration Time as required Note Changing the duration will change the End Time of the line FORCE A RESCAN OF THE WAVEFORM FROM THE QUICKTIME Select File Reload QuickTime Audio This will re establish the link between VoiceQ and your QuickTime movie file 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 50 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL V Note This is helpful if you get out of synch between the scrolling text and the video
28. 0 00 00 gt you alright gt got to watch that koro sometimes gt big mouth of his gets away on him aye M cliff Curtis 00 00 05 22 00 00 06 13 00 00 00 16 M Curtis 00 00 10 20 00 00 12 07 00 00 01 13 8 cliff Curtis 00 00 13 02 00 00 14 15 00 00 01 12 MIXER E 00 00 17 17 00 00 18 10 00 00 00 18 Grandma 00 00 20 19 00 00 23 09 00 00 02 16 Cliff Curtis 00 00 24 03 00 00 26 15 00 00 02 12 gt about me gt well you know gt inhale maybe we should think about it 1 2 3 he didn t mean it 4 fv Kiesha Castle Hughes 00 00 15 14 00 00 16 19 00 00 01 05 5 6 7 Figure 7 11 COMMENTS You are able to assign comments to each scene and line of dialogue The VoiceQ application will automatically place a Comment Bubble Icon in the Script Editor Window comment column It will automatically update the comment column when you add or delete comments J norder to add edit or delete comments click on a scene or line The comments window is between the script editor and the timeline You may add the comments here 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 38 d Press enter or click away from the comments field to save your comments or changes V Note When you delete a comment the Comment Bubble Icon will automati cally disappear Hint Use the Comments field in all phases of production eg description of a scene delivery of a line adding Director Engineer or Actor notes
29. 0 21 00 00 02 13 00 00 05 19 00 00 05 07 00 00 01 01 00 00 05 11 00 00 00 22 00 00 04 01 00 00 01 07 00 00 01 23 Figure 7 1 Q On the Timeline Editor Window shown in Figure 7 2 00 01 10 10 rmm SS oe 11 Figure 7 2 The script editor allows us to ADD A SCENE Toadd a scene select Action gt Add Scene Q Alternatively use 38Y DELETE A SCENE Q Q Q Q Select the scene to delete Select Action Delete Scene Alternatively right click on the scene and select Delete Scene Alternatively use 47 35 EDIT THE SCENE TITLE AND DESCRIPTION Double click on the scene title and description Q Edit the text as desired 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 31 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Q The width and height of this text box can be adjusted in Preferences Gen eral Script View Push return or click outside the text box when finished MANUALLY EDIT THE SCENE START TIME Double click on the start time under the heading Start Edit the time as desired V Note scenes are listed in chronological order If you change the start time of the scene so that it comes later than a scene further into the script then the scene you have edited will be moved into a position following the earlier timed scene MANUALLY EDIT THE SCENE END TIME The end time of the scene is dependent on the last end time of the lines inside the scene CHARACTERS For the pur
30. 09 KIWA International Ltd 55 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL PREFERENCES gt GENERAL Timeline View Projects Window follows playhead Autosave every 30 8 minutes Script View LET E EE E GE LLEE E EE E E E GE Gg Text Editor Width y x1 0 Height 2 rows Movie Play movie audio Preroll 3000 5 MIDI Locate Output MMC Port Preroll a 5000ms Character Color f Use external character color table Users davidkite Desktop CharacterColourTable2 t Default Language Figure 8 2 The preference window allows you to change various settings within the VoiceQ application 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 56 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL PREFERENCES COMMANDS TABLE Timeline View Window follows play You are given four options head 1 No Follow the display in the Timeline Editor will remain static 2 On scrub and stop messages the display in the Timeline Editor will correlate to the ap propriate line where you stop and start that line frame by frame Constant the display in the Timeline Editor will scroll from the end of one scene to the beginning of the next scene Constant with scrolling will scroll the Time line Editor view and follow each line for the duration of the film Autosave When checking this tick box VoiceQ will automati cally save the project in the folder indicated You can configure how often you want VoiceQ t
31. 3 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL 200 IAC Driver Properties Device Name AC Driver Manufacturer Apple Computer Inc Model IAC Driver EN Device is online Less Information 4 You can set up the MIDI device s port structure here First set the number of ports on the device then indicate the number of MIDI in and out connectors for each port Connectors for VQ amp PT MIDI In 1 MIDI Out 1 Add and Remove Ports Apply 3 Check the Device is Online check box 4 Rename the Bus to VQ amp PT 5 Apply the changes 6 Quit Audio MIDI setup 7 Reboot for the changes to take affect Note In some versions of the Audio MIDI setup application you may need to create a new port rather than editing the existing port to force the Apply button to become avail able This is due to a bug in Apples Audio MIDI setup Now continue with the setup using the appropriate chapter for your version of Pro Tools 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 14 Dual Computer Configuration MIDI over network Using separate computers for Pro Tools and VoiceQ with MIDI information sent via the Local Area Network LAN DAW computer Pro Tools VoiceQ Output Monitor Input DVI VGA or composite video Outputs and MMC via Apple Network MIDI over LAN 7 MIDI received VoiceQ video output via DVI port Local Area Network LAN o directly to monitor or use adaptor Ethernet Wireless or Fir
32. BLUR GRIT SOAR FLIT CAIN ZEST Copy Challenge Save Challenge Response Back Next Cancel 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 7 Call VoiceQ Support and indicate you wish to authorize your software using the challenge response method When instructed read the challenge to the KIWA support member They will then give you the appropriate response which you should enter into the Response field Press the next button to authorize your software V Note Please check the website for the latest technical and hardware require ments 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 8 VoiceQ and Digital Audio Workstations This chapter describes the configurations and procedures used within VoiceQ and Digital Audio Workstations and are intended for use by Audio Engineers to understand the op eration and configuration of both systems During the recording process VoiceQ takes over the role of playing back the quicktime movie file from Pro Tools You can leave the quicktime file loaded in your Pro Tools ses sion but the track should be disabled to avoid competing with the VoiceQ Application VoiceQ superimposes the scrolling text on the quicktime movie and outputs it via the second DVI port of your Apple Mac video card or the external DVI port on laptops VoiceQ uses the Graphics Processing Unit GPU and the Memory on the video card to process the video which reduces the load on the CPU of your computer VoiceQ w
33. EAMEBIR E 53 DISPLAY ON EXTERNAL MONITOR 53 Project Settings VoiceQ DUB 54 TO SELECT THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE 54 TO SELECT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES ccecececeeeceecucecucececeseeeceeeeeueusueueenaneneeeeenens 54 TO REMOVE ADDITIONAL LANGUVAGES 54 Chapter 15 MAIN MENU ITEMS eee eo er ee 55 VoiceQ Menu Tab 55 PEUT iv ec ET UNT 55 PREFERENCES gt 56 PREFERENCES COMMANDS nnn nnnm nnne kann serene renun 57 PREFERENCES gt DISPLAY 59 PREFERENCES gt DISPLAY COMMANDS TABLE 60 PREFERENCES gt 5 62 PREFERENCES gt CUES COMMANDS TABLE 63 VOICEQ MENU COMMANDS 64 File Menu 64 FILE MENU COMMANDS TABLE 64 Edit Menu 68 EDIT MENU COMMANDS
34. LTC OD MIDI Beat Clock In the Pro Tools Setup gt MIDI gt Midi Beat Clock window check Enable MIDI Beat Clock for Enable the destination port IAC Driver VQ amp PT Refer example below MIDI Beat Clock Enable MIDI Beat Clock for Port 1 Commands Port 2 Commands 3 l Driver Bus 1 IAC Driver VQ amp PT MK 249C USB MIDI keyboard 1 1 Plug Ins that self configure to receive MIDI Beat Clock will not be listed in this dialog 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 25 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Video Scrubbing Open the Pro Tools Preferences and select the Synchronization tab Check the Machine Chases Memory Location and the Machine Follows Edit Insertion Scrub as in the example below Pro Tools Preferences Display Operation Editing Mixing Processing MIDI Machine Control Remote Mode Machine Chases Memory Location l Ignore Track Arming Machine Follows Edit Insertion Scrub Set Servo Lock Bit at Play Tamura Support Machine Cues Intelligently Allow Track Arm Commands in Local Mode Stop at Shuttle Speed Zero Punch In Frame Offset 0 frames Non Linear Transport Error Suppression sels hai is aa 0 Delay before Locking to Time Code O frames Delay after Play Command 0 frames Synchronization Stable LTC Source
35. NGUAGE Q With the Project Setup Window open click on the language you would like to select as your primary language from the list in the Global Tab in Figure 7 25 Click on the e symbol to set as your primary language Your selection will be displayed as the first language listed in the Project Win dow V Note You can also set the Default Language in Preference gt General TO SELECT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES Q With the Project Setup Window open click on the language you would like to select as your additional language from the list in the Global Tab in Figure Q Click on the symbol to select your additional language Q Your selection will be displayed in the Project Window V Note It is possible to have any number of additional languages but they must be selected one at a time 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 71 V Note Languages added in the Languages Screen will also appear as a se lectable item in the Language selection drop down box as in Figure 7 24 Output view and Workflows This chapter explains the output view of VoiceQ and generic workflows The video output of the VoiceQ application is the quicktime movie with optional cueing symbols superimposed The VoiceQ scrolling text scrolls from the right hand side of the screen towards the target line on the left Actors read the dialogue when it hits this line to achieve lip sync Other cueing methods such as streamers also called wipes and a vis
36. V Note When reopening the VoiceQ project VoiceQ will prompt the user to either rescan the QuickTime movie or maintain it as is ScRIPT EDITOR WINDOW COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Scene Description Dialogue primary language v Dialogue secondary language v Dialogue third language And so on Script A unique number associated with the line Cmts A comments icon indicating a comment exists for that scene or line A checkbox M used to track progress of the user Character of the script character that is associated with the line Char acter will also be color coded To view the color coding of the characters use the Window menu Characters command or 8 Shows the start time of the dialogue in HH MM SS FF frames Shows the end time of the dialogue in HH MM SS FF frames Duration Shows the duration of the entire dialogue in HH MM SS FF frames Shows the number of words in the line or scene Table 7 3 USER INTERFACE VoICEQ DUB ELO 00 01 29 renct 77 Figure 7 17 The screen shown in Figure 7 17 gives the option to change the primary language shown in the Script Editor Window From the Main User Interface we are able to CHOOSE THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH LINES WILL BE DISPLAYED Click in the language box as seen in Figure 7 17 This will show you a list of all available languages for display Select the language you wish to display on the screen Note It is
37. You can also switch between output modes using the External Monitor button or the quick key F8 V Note You must have a secondary screen connected to your machines DVI port before this option is available VoiceQ will output the QuickTime movie to your main screen by default SET THE FRAME RATE OF THE VOICEQ PROJECT Tosetthe frame rate of the VoiceQ project ensure the Project Settings drawer is open by typing command 9 359 Movie Browse 25fps 2 LAs feet frames 10 196 pull up Start 00 00 00 00 70 1 pull down Figure 7 12 Select your desired frame rate from the drop down menu Movie 23 976 fps J Browse 24 fps 25 fps As feet frames 29 97 fps 10 136 pull up 29 97 fps drop 10 1 pull down 30 fps 30 fps drop Figure 7 13 PULL UP PULL DOWN When the timing of cues doesn t match the video due to changing frame rates in the conversion process use the pull up and pull down options Pull up will add 0 196 of the time to the start end and duration of all the lines This effectively moves all lines forward 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 41 and accordingly reduces the duration timing of the lines Pull down will subtract 0 196 of the time to the start end and duration of all the lines This effectively moves all lines backward and accordingly increases the duration timing of the lines UPLOADING DOWNLOADING WITH QML Uploading sending or Downloading receivin
38. ame rate at 25fps tab en Will instruct VoiceQ to set the Primary Language as English scene description Creates a scene in VoiceQ under the new project Character tab Will insert the character s name in the character field tab tab Will instruct VoiceQ there is no time code available for that line of dialogue spoken line in primary Will insert the spoken line of dialogue language tab time tab time Will insert the start and end time code into the time code fields Will insert a comment or note associated to that line Or scene Will instruct VoiceQ it is the end of the spoken line Table 7 2 Q Lines without a time code will have their times estimated based on a set of al gorithms in the VoiceQ application It is possible to change the time codes later Scenes without time codes are assumed to start at the end of the previous scene Again timings will be estimated based on a set of algorithms in the VoiceQ application Q Times are assumed to be chronological and where a time is listed out of se quential order it is regarded as a non compliant line and will be flagged as an error Q VoiceQ will produce a visible post import report on any lines that were missed during the process and display them for appropriate action Hint Make sure VoiceQ FPS is set correctly before importing the text file if the frame rate is not specified in the text file Hint Many database style software applications eg F
39. an exchange predefined rule sets with other users to build a complete library of rule sets readily available at anytime The SIM extracts the required data and outputs a correctly formatted text file ready for importing into VoiceQ SIM has been developed in Java and will run on Mac OS X Linux and Windows meaning script preparation can be performed on any operating system and platform SIM has been designed to handle multiple languages and character sets and uses sav able rulesets to parse the files for quick workflow This simple process involves Importing a file Selecting a default ruleset or creating a new ruleset Converting the file into the VoiceQ file format Correcting any errors that are displayed Exporting the file ready for VoiceQ 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 80 VOICEQ USER MANUAL 191 ALE ip j RuleSet Autosaved Import Script Import Excel File Export i i Script Data View 01 39 31 05 D you remember Tai s grandfather 02 04 09 09 33 thought you shot it 01 13 23 10 Dinner s ready new line 01 19 28 09 GIGGLE 01 30 16 20 Yeah I ll get her dressed 01 36 54 13 075 Hey was watching that 01 39 01 16 I ll have something later 01 39 33 00 Yeah man old Hemi 01 39 36 14 was always to scared to look at him Though he n 01 39 36 14 was too freaked to look at him Thought he migh 02 04 06 10 Gene it s your
40. and treaties Therefore you must treat the Software like any other copyrighted ma terial e g a book or musical recording The Software is licensed not sold Paying the Software registration fee allows you the right to use one copy of the Software on a single computer You may not network the Software or otherwise use it or make it available for use on more than one computer at the same time You may not rent lease or lend the Software nor may you modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile or disas semble the Software nor may you assist or allow any other party to do any of these things You are responsible for all use of the Software whether or not authorized by you 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 87 If you violate any part of this agreement your right to use the Software terminates auto matically you must immediately destroy all copies of the Software and Documentation in your possession KIWA International reserves the right to take action for damages or other remedies should it consider that appropriate and you agree to indemnify KIWA International for any liabilities costs and or expenses including legal costs KIWA International directly or indirectly incurs as a result of your breach The Software and its related documentation are provided AS IS and without warranty of any kind and KIWA International expressly disclaims all other warranties expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied war
41. any additional foley notes detection symbols etc and synchronize as appropriate Produce Reports and schedule ADR studio cast and crew 6 Produce ADR and any other reports as required for the ADR session 7 Lock VoiceQ to Pro Tools or any other Digital Work Station being the MTC source Filter VoiceQ by Actor s whose lines are to be replaced Cue and record ADR lines Select takes as appropriate 8 Edit mix and layback as appropriate Produce Export Script 9 Produce Export Script and other reports as required 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 74 VOICEQ USER MANUAL VoiceQ DUB Generic Workflow Pre Production Enter or Import Script Add symbols notes detections etc synchronize and Translate Adapt Produce Reports and schedule dubbing studio voice talent and crew Production 1 Either input ADR script manually or import script in tab delimited text format 2 Associate relevant QuickTime movie or other video formats via DV Converter 3 Set up VoiceQ preferences as appropriate including movie offset and other project wide parameters 4 Check script against movie and update as appropriate 5 Add any notes detection symbols etc synchronize the original script translate adapt 6 Validate and synchronize translated text by word the line will already be in sync 7 Produce reports as required for scheduling of resources Script reports are a
42. by selecting the language version from a menu Whale 0 dema Mur Pipe NTC lutei woceg com tom ONCE 7 Hughes 3 hopes 5 de ev Case Hughes 1 Of 1 ttm 0 2 itm o o CG 3 3w 3 ade 10 CIT Oft 1 at eae ES 5 Desha Cave Hughes wae ues m E iur a t gt e d velum Irec 4 un ct D a pe MTM Feet frames ene AC Cunt List ADR Cue List Report Whale Rider demo Multi 30fps 5 aoe they exist a C Figure 6 1 VoiceQ Windows 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 28 VoiceQ provides an abundance of reports including export script reports character script reports ADR cue lists and many other useful reports such as character line progress and summaries VoiceQ works with the following timecode formats 23 976 24 25 29 97 drop 29 97 non drop 30 drop and 30 non drop frames per second It also displays time in 35mm film length feet and frames It is possible to alter a number of preferences for the application the scrol
43. c tion Delete Scene ADD A NEW BLANK SCENE TO THE PROJECT Expand the Scene view to include the characters by clicking on the symbol beside the scene description Q9 Click in the white area on the screen Select Action gt Add Scene Q Alternatively use Y 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 70 How TO CREATE LINES Create a line by clicking on a Scene Header in the Script Editor Window then select Ac tion Add Line You can also delete a line by using Action Delete Line INSERT A NEW LINE INTO THE SCENE Select the scene to insert a line into Q Click in the timeline where you want the line created Q Action Add Line Q Alternatively use 1 Note Lines will not appear on screen until they have been assigned a Character How TO CREATE CHARACTERS ADD CHARACTERS Ensure the Character screen is showing by clicking on Window from the main menu and selecting Characters or use 3 8 Click on the Add Character button the centre of the Character screen as shown in Figure 7 13 This will open a colored box in the upper half of the screen Double click in the box and enter your character name here Q When you have completed editing click outside the box V Note If you press return when you have completed editing the character name the cursor will move to the next character in the list or insert a new one How TO CREATE LANGUAGES TO SELECT THE PRIMARY DEFAULT LA
44. ceQ for your translation However you will need to input the script manually in the VoiceQ application using the directions in the following pages CREATING A PROJECT FOR USE WITH QML To access the features of QML you must first create the primary language project in VoiceQ DUB by either importing from a script or manually entering the dialogue in VoiceQ Once the primary language project has been created it may be uploaded to QML This initial upload creates a unique link between the VoiceQ project file and the QML project This project file is required to download any additional languages added via QML Additional languages may be added via the QML web interface for translation Once these translations are completed the project may be downloaded and the additional lan guages will be available in VoiceQ DUB To upload a project to QML you will need to be registered with the QML language transla tion service and have a connection to the Internet HOW TO MANUALLY CREATE A PROJECT Create a project manually by opening the VoiceQ application you will be presented with a new project Select Save As from the file menu and save your project in the desired location The following sub chapters explain how to create scenes etc in your new project How TO CREATE SCENES Create a scene by clicking in the Script Editor Window and go to Action Add Scene You can also delete a scene by selecting the scene in the script view and then using A
45. ck 20 Video Scrubbing 21 Enabling MMC cueing MIDI Locate of Pro Tools 21 Chapter 12 PRO TOOLS 7 3 AND 7 4 SETTINGS 23 Time Code Settings 23 MIDI Machine Control 24 MIDI Beat Clock 25 Video Scrubbing 26 Enabling MMC cueing MIDI Locate of Pro Tools 26 Chapter 13 OVERVIEW OF 28 Chapter 14 COMMANDS AND 30 Projects 30 Scenes 30 ADDA HN RN 31 DELETE A SCENE 31 EDIT THE SCENE TITLE AND DESCRIPTIONMN eese nne nnne reru nena 31 MANUALLY EDIT THE SCENE START TIME eere 32 MANUALLY EDIT THE SCENE END TIME 32 Characters 32 ADDING A NEW CHARACTER cceececcececcuceecuscucuscueaesuseeeueeusueusaseuseusueeusueeuseneusess 33 CHANGING THE CHARACTER 4 2 2 2 2 2 33 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 3 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL CHANGING THE ASSOCIATED COLOR 33 REVEALING CHARACTER LINES 33 ASSOCIATING CHARACTERS WITH A SCENE 34 CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE LINES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHARACTER 34 REMOVING A CHARACTER FROM A SCENE
46. cript Editor Window click the disclosure triangle next to a scene as shown in Figure 7 6 All parameters can be seen and edited in the Script Editor Window 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 35 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Script gt got to watch that koro sometimes big mouth of his gets away on him aye gt he didn t mean it gt about me gt well you know gt inhale maybe we should think about it gt think about what You coming to live with for awhile gt what do ya think gt why doesn t he want me oh pae Its not you its not even about you in a way koro he s just gt inhale he s just looking for something that doesn t exist anymore gt a new leader they exist gt yeah they except think it s become even more than that b his head your he needs a prophet b what s that m Character Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes Kiesha Castle Hughes Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes Start 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 22 00 00 10 20 00 00 13 02 I 00 00 15 14 00 00 17 17 00 00 20 19 00 00 41 00 00 00 44 10 00 00 56 12 00 00 59 24 00 01 05 22 00 01 09 05 00 00 06 13 00 00 12 07 00 00 14 15 00 00 16 19 00 00 18 10 00 00 23 09 00 00
47. de return Scene description tab Start time code return 7 insert scene comments here return Character tab Start time tab End time tab spoken line in pri mary language return insert line comments here return Character tab Start time tab End time tab spoken line in pri mary language return 7 insert line comments here return Scene description tab turn Start time code tab End time code re insert scene comments here return Character tab Start time tab End time tab spoken line in pri mary language return insert line comments here return etc etc etc Example VoiceQ 25 Page telling bad jokes scene comments Page 00 00 21 15 about Vince line comment Jack 00 00 26 00 more line comments Page 00 00 32 11 00 00 33 04 line comment for Sound mixer 00 00 01 00 00 00 56 02 00 00 24 10 Hey Jack I m I m really sorry 00 00 26 08 Ta SFX lip smack Page 00 00 33 19 00 00 36 10 What s long brown and sticky Jack 00 00 36 16 00 00 37 00 A stick Page 00 00 40 10 00 00 42 21 This horse walks into bar and the barman says Jack 00 00 43 10 00 00 44 19 Why the long face Page 00 00 46 23 00 00 48 11 This guy walks into the bar and Jack 00 00 48 15 00 00 50 00 And then he dies Page 00 00 54 06 00 00 56 02 Don t think I ve heard that one 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 44 FORMAT WHERE TIME CODE IS NOT INCLUDED A code is required at th
48. dog 02 08 53 14 How could you let him do a thing like this 02 08 57 15 Where s your self respect 02 09 01 05 Things re gonna change round here 02 09 12 09 Where d ya think you re gonna go 02 09 18 09 Who s gonna look after you 02 09 28 09 That s whatcha mother said They reckonec 02 09 32 02 Is that what you think 02 09 37 08 For those first few weeks all you wat 02 09 39 13 The desire nearly took yer life 02 09 43 08 075 paid every cent had to make them leave yc 02 09 55 17 They took money from me right up until they died 01 02 16 04 Shut 01 02 36 22 These ones here Gibby 01 02 41 13 Ah yep BREATHS amp VOX TO END OF SCENE 01 27 51 20 Haere atu e hoa 01 27 52 18 Go inside bro go inside Your mum needs 01 22 51 01 There s a dog 01 23 16 19 Get here you mutt Check wild alternatives 01 27 07 03 BREATHS 01 27 09 19 Option for additional line 01 27 19 10 Option for additional line 4 hk Output Messages Script file TestExcelFileD01 xls is loaded successfully Exporting Excel File Succesfully Script file StrengthOfWaterVoiceQlImport txt is loaded successfully 387 lines processed 0 lines contain errors Fails Script file Strength Of Water script txt is loaded successfully 387 lines processed 0 lines contain errors Figure 13 1 SIM Main Script View SIM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SIM is compatible with any system that can run a ja
49. dow size Set the size of the quicktime preview window 25 of Quicktime size 50 of Quicktime size Same as Quicktime size Twice as large as Quicktime size Forced window size maintaining aspect ratio Manual Video sizes Only available when Forced window size maintaining aspect ratio is selected as the Preview window size Provides various preset window sizes for selection and a custom size option Custom Size When using custom size the text field on the left de termines the width and the text field on the right de termines the height Click apply to apply the new size of the output Display latency Sets the display latency compensation in millisec onds Upper picture mask Toggles the display of a mask above the movie Lower picture mask Toggles the display of a mask below the movie Altitude Sets the percentage of the window the mask will cover Sets the transparency of the mask Preview Text Preview Text Off No preview lines On current line Activates preview text on the cur rently highlighted line only On Every Line Activates preview text on every line Preview Line Appear Sets the time in seconds for the preview line to ap ance Offset pear Sets the width of the preview line box Sets the height of the preview line box Sets the transparency of the preview line box Sets the maximum size of the font Sets the minimum size of the font Displays the character name with the preview text Horizontal Sets
50. e End User is provided with a VoiceQ License Documentation means all instruction manuals user guides training material and other information relating to the Software made available with the Software or through other communication media VoiceQ License means a unique software registry key that allows the End User to enable open or otherwise access the Software Renewal Fee means an amount equal to 1596 of the then current License Fee which is payable by the End User annually in advance in order to be eligible to receive enhanced Support Software means the VoiceQ ADR and VoiceQ DUB software Support means the provi sion of updates to the Software and general support and maintenance services in re spect of the Software as set out in the Schedule Support Fee means an amount equal to 15 of the then current License Fee which is payable by the End User annually in ad vance in order to be eligible to receive enhanced Support Warranty Period means 90 days from the Commencement Date Website means voiceq com Subscription End Users may subscribe to an annual Technical Support and Software Maintenance service Support for KIWA International Products in accordance with the technical support and software maintenance services policies in effect on the date such services are ordered If the End User wishes to receive Support the End User must a register with KIWA International either directly or through the Website and sup ply an email addres
51. e Project Characters drawer either side of the main window Clean Display 3 1 Removes all information displayed on output win dow toggles ON OFF High Quality 2 Enhances picture quality toggles ON OFF NB This should only be enabled when VoiceQ is in standalone mode otherwise it will severely impact playback ie when PT amp VQ are interfaced Bring All to Front Brings all the VoiceQ windows to the front of the screen Table 8 8 HELP MENU Will take you to the Support Facility on the VoiceQ Website by default This VoiceQ User Manual in pdf format is located under the Downloads section Please refer to the FAQ and User Forum sections which contain up to date user information If you still require assistance you may log a support ticket from the Support Contact section V Note You must have a connection to the Internet to access the Support Facility and download the VoiceQ User Manual 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 69 Creating a Project This chapter will give an overview of starting a project in VoiceQ CREATING A PROJECT BY IMPORTING A SCRIPT To create a project by importing a script it is necessary to have the script available on your computer in the prescribed format Use the Script Import Manager SIM to pre process script documents into the required format for VoiceQ CREATING A PROJECT BY INPUTTING A SCRIPT If you don t have access to a text file of your script it is still possible to use Voi
52. e head of the text file to indicate that it has been formatted for VoiceQ The first line of the file should read VoiceQ return Then a Scene heading and scene start timecode Scene description tab Start time code return Then a Character name and line Character tab tab Line return Comment return The following file format must be adhered to in all cases Format VoiceQ return Scene description tab Start time code return insert scene comments here return Character tab tab spoken line in primary language return insert line comments here return Character tab tab spoken line in primary language return 7 insert line comments here return Scene description tab Start time code return insert scene comments here return Character tab tab spoken line in primary language return insert line comments here return etc etc etc Example VoiceQ return Page telling bad jokes 00 00 01 00 Page Hey Jack I m I m really sorry about Vince Jack Ta Page SFX lip smack Page What s long brown and sticky Jack A stick Page This horse walks into a bar and the barman says Jack Why the long face Page This guy walks into a bar and Jack And then he dies Page Don t think I ve heard that one 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 45 EXPORT SCRIPT FORMAT COMMAND DETAILS De Creates a project in VoiceQ Will instruct VoiceQ to set the fr
53. e price For End Users who have declined maintenance cover major upgrades will be offered at the applicable base price Technical Support Technical Support Services entitle End User to unlimited techni cal Website and email support incidents per year The service is provided for single site installations multi sites in the same country or over several country boundaries Author ized personnel of the client are entitled to technical Website and email support for an unlimited number of incidents Technical support will include assistance in the use of the Software Such assistance may include configuration identification of Software problems and work arounds when possible KIWA International will provide quality technical sup port in accordance with generally recognized business practices and standards Techni cal support excludes hardware system design applications development project man agement facilities management and support for incompatible products or third party products No on site assistance is provided 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 90 Termination of Support KIWA International shall have no obligation to provide Techni cal Support or Software maintenance services as set forth in this Section a if End User does not elect to order such services or fails to renew such services or fails to pay for such services b if End User modifies the Products or Software without authorization or c in the event of problems d
54. e you back to the last save action EXPAND VIEW TO SHOW PRIMARY AND OTHER LANGUAGES Q expand the Scene view click the symbol beside the scene descrip tion This will show the characters in the scene together with their lines of dialogue as shown in Figure 7 15 expand the view further click the symbol beside the primary language line 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 48 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Q This will show both the primary and secondary languages as shown in Figure 7 15 V Note Use the option mouse click method to open all dialogue and languages ADD A NEW BLANK SCENE TO THE PROJECT Expand the Scene view to include the characters by clicking on the gt symbol beside the scene description Click in the white area on the screen Select Action gt Add Scene Q Alternatively use 38Y ADD INSERT A NEW LINE INTO THE SCENE Expand the Scene view to include the characters by clicking on the symbol beside the scene description Click on a scene description where you want the line inserted Q Select Action Add Line Alternatively use 38L CHANGE THE WIDTH OF THE COLUMNS Whale Rider demo Multi 25fps PAL vqproj Num Cmts Done Character Start End Duration Words Y REEL 18 12 Scene 17 00 00 00 00 ou alright 1 i Cliff Curtis gt 00 00 05 22 00 00 06 13 00 00 00 16 2 7 got to watch that koro sometimes Cliff Curtis 00 00 10 20 00 00 12 07 00 00 01 13 g
55. ed VoiceQ will not output via these devices VoiceQ outputs via the built DVI port of the Mac video card only MIDI Devices VoiceQ uses Apples Core MIDI functionality and accordingly is expected to work with most MIDI interfaces supported under OS X VoiceQ has been successfully tested with the following MIDI devices Mbox Series 002 series Q Sport Q Unitor8 Jog Wheel The recommended Jog Wheel hardware is the ShuttleXpress and ShuttlePro provided by Contour Design Inc and is available in most countries Other configurable jog wheel hardware products for Macintosh may also be appropriate SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS OSX Operating Systems In conjunction with running VoiceQ on the specific recommended hardware platforms VoiceQ requires Mac OSX Check our website for the latest OSX compatibility OSX 10 5 series release or later Leopard 2 OSX 10 4 series release or later Tiger 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 4 ProTools Software versions VoiceQ works with any external Pro Tools system via a MIDI Interface irrespective of whether it s on a Windows or MAC based platform The minimum recommended ProTools versions when interfaced with VoiceQ on the same machine are ProTools 6 9 with VoiceQ running on OS X 10 4 series ProTools 7 1 1 with VoiceQ running on OS X 10 4 series ProTools 7 2 with VoiceQ running on OS X 10 4 series w ProTools 7 3 with VoiceQ running on OS X 10 4 se
56. ed by char acter based on the order as it appears in the charac ter project window Character Script Report produces an HTML report with the following attributes Character line number line in all languages comments and start and end timecode It is sorted by character with page break between each character based on the order as it appears in the character project window Export Script Report produces an HTML report as above with the following additional attributes scene comments line comments and duration time codes It is sorted numerically by line number Script Report produces an HTML report with the following attributes Scene description line number character line in all languages start and end time code It is sorted numerically by line number 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 66 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Report Builder Produce customized reports Ability to add report Header Logo or Image and Footer Ability to define file data attributes fields and to sort the data in the chosen order Ability to export reports in Text CSV and HTML for mats Ability to save report templates Table 8 5 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 67 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL MENU MENU COMMANDS TABLE Undo 2 Undo the previous action Redo 1952 Redo the previous action Cut 8X Cuts highlighted sections of text or whole line if selected Copy Copies highlighted sections of
57. ent containing scene descriptions characters dialogue lines and time codes for each completed film project ps Frames per second A measure of the film or video display rates NTSC 30 fps 30 d fps PAL 25 fps Film 24 fps rm Frames Hardware Computer equipment and accessories rs Hours ISO 77 Standard Organization Lines 7 Dialogue speech of character line of dialogue Film and Television terminology for a spoken line MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface National Television Standards Committee The group that established the color television transmission system used in the Untied States The standard calls for 525 lines of information scanned at a rate o approximately 30 fps AL Phase Alternating Line A color television standard used in many countries PAL consists of 625 lines scanned at a rate of 25 fps A set of scenes containing script data and an associated movie project maybe anything from feature or short film television series episode or special to a commercial or advertisement cH 7 NTSC 5 B AS a ML Que My Lips web enabled language translation management sys tem with an interface to VoiceQ DUB Provides accurate translation and adaptation tools for producing multiple language scripts Multimedia architecture to view create import and export media Used with VoiceQ to display scrolling dialogue on video QuickTi
58. ewire for VGA or composite video VoiceQ computer Dual Computer Configuration MIDI over network Setting up a Network MIDI Session With a Dual Computer Configuration we can use Apples MIDI network feature to send MIDI via the Local Area Network This setup does not require any additional MIDI hard ware First configure your LAN so the 2 machines can communicate and see each other on the local network Contact your Systems Administrator for assistance Then on your ProTools machine 1 Open Audio Midi Setup in your Utilities folder Macintosh HD gt Applications gt Utilities gt Audio MIDI Setup 2 Inthe MIDI Devices tab double click the Network Icon to open the MIDI Network Setup window 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 15 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL eoo Audio MIDI Setup _ M Default HH mc TA 2 icon Size Configuration Add Device Remove Device Show Info Rescan MIDI Test Setup Driver Driver 2 B MI Digi 002 3 In the MIDI Network Setup window Click the sign under My Sessions to create a Network MIDI session The default name is Session 1 and check the Enabled box 4 Under Who may connect to me select Anyone eo MIDI Network Setup My Sessions Session session 1 2 Enabled Port 5004 Local name Session 1 Bonjour name FX Suite de Name Latency adj Participants Directory Disconnect c C 1 ms 1000 500 100 50 10 0 3
59. existing VoiceQ project file You can also use this to open a text file in the correct script format to import into VoiceQ Open Recent Will show current file open recent files opened and give you the option to clear the menu Close W Closes the current file and quits the application Make sure you save your work before closing the project Save 4S Saves the current file this will write any changes you have made to the file since it was opened Save TES Saves the current file with a new name will not change the original file Revert to saved Reverts back to the last time you saved your project 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 64 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Import QuickTime 7961 Use this command to associate your VoiceQ project with a QuickTime Movie Export TXT Exports a Text formatted file of the project Export XML Exports an XML formatted file of the project Reload QuickTime Audio Use this command to reload the waveform from the QuickTime Movie you have already associated with your VoiceQ project Play QuickTime Audio When checked the quicktime movies audio will play 1 48M Use Audio Scrubbing Drag the playhead to scrub the audio Use Video Live Feed Use this command to associate your VoiceQ project with an external Movie VoiceQ will run with whatever video signal is being fed into your DV converter Upload to QML Project allows you to upload a project to the QML system Scene allows yo
60. g is the action of sending or receiving VoiceQ DUB files to and from QML The upload download commands are found in the file menu V Note This facility is only available to users subscribed to QML and using VoiceQ DUB TO UPLOAD A PROJECT FROM VoICEQ DUB To QML 1 Select File gt Upload to QML gt Project 2 Orselect File gt Upload to QML gt Scene 3 This will automatically open an internet connection to QML and upload the pro ject or scene from VoiceQ DUB into QML V Note language translated scripts will be exported along with the primary language TO DOWNLOAD A PROJECT INTO VOICEQ DUB FROM QML Open a new VoiceQ project and create the required languages Select File gt Download from QML gt Project Or select File Download from QML Scene BR WO N This will automatically open an internet connection to QML and download the project or scene into VoiceQ DUB V Note all language translated scripts will be imported into VoiceQ DUB along with the primary language V Note In order to download a QML project you must first have uploaded it to QML It is possible to download a full script from the QML system once you have registered there as a QML user This interface will automatically format the export script in order for it to be received by the VoiceQ DUB application More information on the QML product and interface can be obtained from KIWA International Ltd Email info voiceq com Website www voiceg com
61. hapter lets you know what items are included with your purchase of the license to use VoiceQ With the purchase of your license to use this application you will receive the following items VoiceQ Application and Manual VoiceQ Annual License Script Import Manager SIM Application and Manual Each VoiceQ license is a single seat license that enables you to run VoiceQ on an Apple Mac computer KIWA will also retain a record of your license for support and additional licenses should you require them This license will cover you for the current version as purchased patches and minor version updates will be made available as part of this li cense fee however major version updates will be available via license renewal All Software licenses expire annually Software licenses are renewable licenses that re quires payment of an annual renewal fee in order to be eligible to receive complimentary in version updates bug fixes patches and a replacement license file License holders are notified in advance of the annual expiry date as a reminder to renew the Software license before expiry If you choose not to renew the license the Software will stop func tioning Contact information for upgrades and information is listed in Support 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 2 Requirements This chapter lists the hardware and software requirements needed to run VoiceQ and instructions on how to install your application V Note Th
62. harge separately for any services resulting from Misuse of the Software or failure to use the Software in accordance with the Documentation or Attempts to repair replace modify or maintain the Software by anyone other than KIWA International or t9 Have elected not to install the latest releases or versions of the Software after 6 months from the date KIWA International offered an update to the End User New Releases New releases of the Software will be provided via Email or the Web site as they become generally available Release notes will be provided identifying sig nificant changes and new features in the release as well as procurement procedures 3 REQUESTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM KIWA The following procedures should be used when requesting warranty contracted and bil lable services from KIWA Step 1 If you have a problem with your KIWA Product you must send an email to support voiceg com or log a support ticket on our Website in the first instance For a quick response please complete the appropriate Support Form accessible on the Website under Support These forms are specifically designed to allow KIWA to capture all the information required for a quick response Follow up calls maybe made during standard business week days to 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 91 Standard Business Hours 09 00am 17 00pm NZST week days excluding statutory and regional public holidays at 64 0 9 375 2865
63. he Software KIWA International reserves the right to terminate this license at any time for any reason The renewal payment is due annually on the anniversary date of the original license pur chase Payments received after the expiry date but within six months will incur an addi tional late payment fee applicable at the time Licenses that have not been renewed after six months from the anniversary date will lapse Reselling of the Software without the prior written consent of KIWA International is strictly prohibited If you wish to incorporate the Software into your own commercial products you must first contact KIWA International for written permission You may not distribute any copies of the Software whatsoever By using the Software you acknowledge that the Software and all related products con stitute valuable property of KIWA International and that all title and ownership rights to the Software remain exclusively with KIWA International under license KIWA International reserves all rights with respect to the Software under all applicable laws for the protection of proprietary information including but not limited to trade secrets copy rights trademarks and patents The Software is owned by KIWA International Ltd and has the sole right to use produce market distribute and sell the Software The Software is protected by New Zealand copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws
64. ications are synchronized for the purpose of recording This setup uses the Apple Inter Application Communication IAC bus to send all MIDI between the two apps It is not recommended to use VoiceQ s High Quality mode on this configuration as Pro Tools requires to much CPU for correct operation Dual Computer Configuration Recommended A Dual Computer Configuration is when VoiceQ is on a separate computer to that of ProTools or the DAW but the two applications are synchronized for the purpose of re cording This is now the preferred configuration when using VoiceQ in a recording session as it provides superior picture playback and access to the VoiceQ app without disturbing the engineer and it also provides the added advantage of reducing the system load on the Pro Tools machine Use the new High Quality mode for best picture quality and smooth text scrolling There are two types of Dual Computer configurations MIDI over network and MIDI via hardware interfaces 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 10 Standalone Configuration VoiceQ operates on its own Macintosh computer for the purpose of preparing VoiceQ projects VoiceQ computer VoiceQ operates in standalone mode for preparation VoiceQ video output via 2nd DVI port directly to monitor or use adaptor for VGA or composite video VoiceQ Output Monitor Input via DVI VGA or composite video Standalone Configuration 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 11
65. iceQ pro ject is saved it will save the newly created color table in the directory stipulated for reuse on other related projects Default Language 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 58 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL PREFERENCES gt DISPLAY Display output as Preview window main screen Preview window size Manual 2 4 640 480 Apply gt Display latency pM Oms Picture Mask Upper picture mask Altitude 2096 Transparency Qe 0 Lower picture mask Altitude 15 Transparency O 0X Preview Line Appearance Offset 2 05 Width 80 2 Horizontal 20 0 8 Height 20 8 Altitude 90 0 8 Transparency 66 0 Background Color Q From Character Maximum Font Scale 100 8 Custom Minimum Font Scale 100 0 8 Show Character Retain Whole Words Timecode in Picture f Show timecode Altitude 9096 8 Horizontal position 2596 8 Scrolling Ruler Show ruler Altitude 20 10 8 Scrolling Waveform f Show waveform Altitude 10 8 Size 15 B Waveform Transparency Figure 8 3 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 59 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL PREFERENCES gt DISPLAY COMMANDS TABLE Display output as Output the movie on the local computer screen or an external display This option is only available when Preview window size is not set to Forced window size maintaining aspect ratio Preview win
66. iceQ to run A version of these extensions is included in the VoiceQ Folder PACE installer 5 6 2 dmg Press the Try button to use VoiceQ s 7 day free demo If you wish to authorize your copy of VoiceQ press the Buy button and choose from the following authorization methods VoiceQ DUB 1 8 0 2004 2008 KIWA International Ltd All Rights Reserved Welcome to the trial edition of Voice DUB You have been granted a license to use this fully functional product for evaluation To purchase YoiceQ DUB select the Buy button and you will be quided through the process This trial will expire in 7 days 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 6 pm fN Cccp N A A NI JAI V JIVE IVIAI NU FAL ILOK USB SMARTKEY The preferred and best method for authorizing VoiceQ is via an Interlok USB Smartkey The USB Smartkey is widely used to authorize many other products including Pro Tools Smartkeys are portable and secure allowing users to control and manage their authoriza tions If you already have an iLok USB smartkey and an iLok com user account please indicate at the time of purchase that you want your license authorization credited to your iLok com account When you receive confirmation simply authorize your USB smartkey using the iLok com interface Complete instructions can be found on the iLok com web site If you do not already have a USB smartkey you can p
67. ilemaker Pro can output the required tab delimited txt files to aid in this proc ess In Filemaker Pro select the records you wish to output Select File Ex port Records and save the file as a tab delimited text file Hint A spreadsheet application eg Excel will also export as a tab delimited txt file Just move the columns so they are in the correct order Name timecode start timecode stop dialogue line V Note Microsoft Word is not recommended for the creation of import txt files It is known to add many hidden styles and formatting that impedes the data con version process We recommend Apple s Text Edit or BBedits Text Wrangler which are available free although any other simple text editor maybe appro priate 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 46 USER MANUAL LINK TO MOVIE FILES VoiceQ must have a script and an associated Movie in order to process the pertinent in formation therefore all VoiceQ projects must be associated with a QuickTime Movie file unless using live feed mode TO LINK VOICEQ TO A QUICKTIME MOVIE FILE Select File gt Import Quicktime Alternatively use 041 This will open up your explorer window Navigate to the QuickTime mowvie file you wish to associate with the VoiceQ project Click on the file name Select Open or double click on the file OOO Your QuickTime Movie file will be opened TO USE VOICEQ WITH A LIVE VIDEO FEED Ensure your DV con
68. ill chase and scrub with Pro Tools while you work in Pro Tools VoiceQ also has an option to cue Pro Tools when you select a line in VoiceQ This will locate the Pro Tools session to the record location for the selected line with an adjustable preroll value VoiceQ does not control Pro Tools in any other way at this time Actual recording of audio and management of playlists still takes place in Pro Tools using your normal process Note In a single computer configuration VoiceQ will work with many other re cording applications including Logic Pro Soundtrack and others Check our website for the correct set up instructions and screen shots for these applica tions V Note In a dual computer configuration the Digital Audio Workstation may be any device that will output MIDI Time Code MTC and or MIDI Machine Con trol 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 9 VoiceQ Configurations Standalone Configuration Standalone Configuration is defined as VoiceQ being operated on a single Macintosh computer without interaction with Pro Tools or any other external device or machine VoiceQ is typically used in standalone mode for the purpose of preparing a VoiceQ Pro ject ready for recording in a studio Once the VoiceQ Project has been created and syn chronized it can then be loaded onto the Studio Machine Single Computer Configuration A Single Computer Configuration is when VoiceQ is on the same computer as Pro Tools and the two appl
69. ing to affect all the words in the line Hold down the command key while dragging to affect all the word after the word being dragged V Note You will not be able to change the order of the words Note In all three of these operations a blue time code appears underneath the line to assist the process 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 37 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Hint Use the audio waveform to help determine the start of the line You can also use the left and right arrow keys to nudge words left or right for fine tuning he won t let you do it 00 01 40 05 Figure 7 10 CHANGING THE CHARACTER ASSOCIATION FOR THE LINE Assuming that there exists a character associated with the scene this can be done in one of two ways Inthe script editor select the character parameter A popup menu will appear with the list of all characters associated with the scene Shown in Figure 7 11 Q Selecta character and the line will be associated with them Q Alternatively if the character window is open you may drag a character from the Scene Characters onto the character parameter in the script editor v Note You may also drag a character from the list of Project Characters if that character is not associated with the scene then it will be Whale Rider demo Multi 25fps PAL vqproj Script Num Cmts Done Character Start End Duration Words Y REEL 18 12 Scene 17 B 00 0
70. ion Editing Mixing Processing MIDI Synchronization atio Machine Control Remote Mode Machine Chases Memory Location Machine Follows Edit Insertion Scrub Set Servo Lock Bit at Play Tamura Support Machine Cues Intelligently Allow Track Arm Commands in Local Mode Stop at Shuttle Speed Zero JO I Punch In Frame Offset 0 frames Non Linear Transport Error Suppression sels hai is aa 0 Delay before Locking to Time Code 0 frames Delay after Play Command 0 frames Synchronization Stable LTC Source Enabling MMC cueing MIDI Locate of Pro Tools To enable MMC cueing of Pro Tools from VoiceQ you will also need to check the Enable Control Of Pro Tools Via MMC option in Peripherals Synchronization in Pro Tools Change the MMC ID to 120 Peripherals Synchronization Machine Control MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Mic Preamps Device Port SYNC HJ DigiSerial Port Minimum Sync Delay 40 Frames Enable Control Of Pro Tools Via MMC ID 120 SYNC Setup Enable SYNC Setup Enable Dub Window Current Firmware Version 1 1 1 Size Large 2 Vertical Position 20 FrmBtm HA Horizontal Position Center Update SYNC Firmware Color WhtnBickBk B In VoiceQ check the Output MMC and select Preferences gt General gt MIDI Locate gt Output MMC gt VQ to PT to activate the MIDI locate opti
71. is program will operate under Apples OSX environment only versions 10 4 and 10 5 are supported HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Recommended hardware platforms MacPro Two 2 0 GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors 1GB of RAM or more and OS X version 10 4 or later Dual 1 8 GHz G5 Power Macintosh 1GB of RAM or more and OS X version 10 4 or later Q PowerPC G4 Dual Processor 1 25 GHz 1GB of RAM or more and OS X oper ating system version 10 4 or later Q iMac PowerPC G5 1 8 GHz 1GB of RAM or more and running the OS X ver sion 10 4 or later Q iMac 1 83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 1GB of RAM or more and OS X version 10 4 or later PowerBook G4 1 25 GHz Macintosh 1GB of RAM or more and OS X version 10 4 or later Intel MacMini 2 0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 1GB of RAM or more and OS X version 10 4 or later Provides secondary display connection Q Intel MacBook 1 83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor 1GB of RAM or more and OS X version 10 4 or later Intel MacBook Pro 2 0 GHz Intel Core Duo processor 1GB of RAM or more and OS X version 10 4 or later Standalone VoiceQ Standalone mode is defined as VoiceQ being operated on a single Macintosh machine without interaction with ProTools or any other external device or machine Typically VoiceQ will be used in standalone mode for the purpose of creating a synchro nized VoiceQ Project ready for recording in a studio VoiceQ requires no additional hard ware which a
72. ken lines Figure 7 5 ASSOCIATING CHARACTERS WITH A SCENE Q By default a newly added character is added to the currently selected scene associate a character with a particular scene select the scene and then the character in the Project Characters Q Drag the character from Project Characters down to Scene Characters or drag the character onto the scene in the script editor CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE LINES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHARACTER Q Select the character in Scene Characters Q Double click the 96 value under the Alt heading Altitude Q Alternatively use the stepper next to the value Note This altitude measurement will affect all lines for that character in the pro ject and not just the current scene It is important therefore to check that char acters whose lines in the same scene are interactive don t have the same alti tude percentage otherwise their lines may overlap Note While it is possible to position the lines of two or more characters at the same altitude in the same scene this is not advisable As a rule all characters should have different altitudes to differentiate between characters and enhance the recording session process REMOVING A CHARACTER FROM A SCENE Q Select the character from the list of Scene Characters Click the button REMOVING A CHARACTER FROM A PROJECT Q Select the character from the list of Project Characters Click the button 2004 2009 KIWA International L
73. l speed of the text the trigger point of the text display a preview of the line whether or not the text is displayed in the Movie window and whether the output is displayed in a window or on an external display These preferences are discussed in Main Menu ltems An offset can be applied to the session This is applicable for different specifications held by various international film industries For instance if the first frame of the quicktime file is 01 00 00 00 then enter this value in the offset field and also in the scene start time These parameters may change for each project and VoiceQ allows the values to be set accordingly A negative offset can also be applied by entering a negative symbol preced ing the offset time code To change the movie offset click in the offset box in the Project Settings drawer and change as appropriate V Note any changes in the Script Editor Window are automatically updated in the Timeline Editor Window in real time A help facility is integrated into the application in the form of this manual as a pdf file To access the manual select Help from the main menu and select Downloads Section on the Support web page 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 29 Commands and Terminology This chapter describes the commands and terminology used within VoiceQ and is to be used as a reference for new users to understand the operation of the application PROJECTS Q AVoiceQ project file struct
74. lative A collection of characters associated with the scene A collection of spoken lines in the scene A scene is viewed two places 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 30 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Q On the Script Editor Window shown in Figure 7 1 Script Num Cmts Done WREEL 18 12 Scene 17 Character Start Duration Words 00 00 00 00 you alright gt got to watch that koro sometimes gt big mouth of his gets away on him aye gt he didn t mean it gt about me gt well you know gt inhale maybe we should think about it gt think about what You coming to live with for awhile gt what do ya think gt why doesn t he want me oh pae Its not you its not even about you in a way he s just gt inhale he s just looking for something that doesn t exist anymore gt a new leader they exist gt yeah they do except think it s become even more than that gt his head your Koro he needs a prophet gt what s that gt inhale exhale gt Well somebody who is going to lead our people out of the darkness and he ll make everything alright again Only problem is you can t just decide who those people are just because you want them to be gt like my brother gt inhale yeah gt inhale gt Your Koro he made himself believe so strongly that he was gonna be the one gt But what if he was NI
75. llows all preparation work to be completed outside the Recording Studio if required Once the VoiceQ Project has been created synchronized and checked it can then be loaded onto the Studio Machine Single Computer Configuration A single computer configuration is when VoiceQ is on the same machine as ProTools Dual System Studio Configuration Recommended A dual computer configuration is when VoiceQ is on a separate machine to that of Pro Tools The VoiceQ and ProTools machines will communicate with MTC and MMC via a MIDI interface device Both machines can be synchronized using MIDI Interfaces or via MIDI over a Local Area Network LAN This is the preferred configuration when a sepa 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 3 rate operator will be using VoiceQ in a recording session It also provides the added ad vantage of reducing the system load on the Pro Tools machine Video Cards VoiceQ has been successfully tested on Quartz Extreme NVIDIA GeForce Series and other standard video cards delivered with Apple machines VoiceQ will not operate on the Rage 128 video card Video Grabber DV Converter Devices VoiceQ has been successfully tested using live feed with the following Video DV devices and ProTools 7 2 and later 2 Canopus ADVC55 2 Canopus ADVC110 Q DAC 100 Q DAC 200 Note VoiceQ can use these devices to digitize video in real time from patible source and add the cueing options over that fe
76. mation to VoiceQ In this example we are using the IAC Driver VQ and PT port as our destination For Dual Computer configurations simply replace ALL menu selections of IAC Driver VQ amp PT with the Network Session 1 or hardware MIDI interface port eg Command 8 Port 1 There are five areas within Pro Tools that need to be configured to enable VoiceQ to chase correctly Time Code Settings In the window below set Timecode Settings from the Session Set Up window to Time Code Settings Generator enable MTC To Port Select the destination port IAC Driver VQ amp PT Sample Rate 48 kHz Audio Format BWF WAV Session Start 00 59 00 00 Bit Depth 24 bit Incoming Time 00 00 00 00 Clock Source SYNC 1 0 B Time Code Rate 25 System Delay Feet Frames Rate 24 SYNC Setup amp Time Code Offsets SYNC Setup External Time Code Offsets Clock Reference Video Reference r 00 00 00 00 Positional Reference LTC Link v 9 Pin 00 00 00 0 Video Format PAL L Syne 00 00 00 00 O Locked 3 Speed Cal v Time Code Settings Generator Freewheel Pull Up Down None B M MTC To Port 73 022 frames Video Rate Pull Up Down IAC Driver VQ amp PT 2 Jam Sync None 3 Time Code Reader Offset 0 samples MIDI Machine Control In the Pro Tools Peripherals window Machine Control tab set MIDI Machine Control to Q Select Enable Select the destination port Send gt
77. me Player is available to download free from the internet at ww apple com Scene logical segment of a script SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers One of the prin i o D CD cipal standards organizations for the film and video industry Computer programme User Interface aka GUI nicode A two alpha code that differentiates international languages Graphic representation of sound S lt 58 5 T 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 83 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Quick Keys Reference Guide Add line 38L Allows you to manually insert a line at the se lected point Add Scene Allows you to manually insert a scene the db selected point Advance 1 frame Advance 1 second X Advance 10 AX H seconds Audible Beeps F6 Characters Setup 388 Chase Ext Time gJ code Clean Display 38 1 un Decrease Scroll Speed Delete Line t HL Deletes a line Delete Scene Kt 3 Y Deletes a scene Drag all words in 36 drag Dragging a word in the timeline view will affect line all words after the one selected in the current line Forward one frame Forward one second Forward ten seconds Play audible beeps countdown on a highlighted line or all lines Reveals or hides the Project Characters box either side of the main window Enables VoiceQ to chase external MTC Toggles On and Off Removes all information displayed in the Quick
78. mporting the application will import as many translations as are provided More than one scene may be sent at once but only one root object i e the vqproject will exist To subscribe to QML or for further information about QML contact KIWA International 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 79 Script Import Manager SIM This chapter provides an overview of the Script Import Manager SIM application Please refer to the Script Import Manager User Manual for full details WHAT IS SIM VoiceQ s Script Import Manager or SIM for short is the first ever software tool for im porting and managing film and television scripts for ADR and dubbing VoiceQ s SIM uses leading edge technology to extract dialogue information from scripts ready for im porting into VoiceQ The Script Import Manager SIM has been designed to make im porting information into VoiceQ quick accurate and easy This software is a world first and uses advanced pattern recognition and rule sets to extract the data from scripts re quired for VoiceQ The module also fixes errors in Character names and timecodes pre venting these errors from getting into your ADR or Dubbing session In addition SIM can import Pro Tools session text files for Foley sessions and convert them ready for import into VoiceQ SIM provides the ability to define and save rule sets for specific file formats that can be used over and over again Rule sets can be imported and exported meaning you c
79. nal Ltd 78 The interface with QML works only one way in that files can be imported from and ex ported to QML but cannot be sent by QML to VoiceQ DUB This business rule has been built into both products on the premise that VoiceQ DUB is the Master and is the most accurate repository of recorded dialogue V Note You must create a VoiceQ Project in VoiceQ DUB first before interacting with QML This ensures that there is an established link between the two sys tems and allows correct operation QML upload sending from VoiceQ to QML and download retrieving from QML to VoiceQ operations take place across an https session to the QML server Four functions are supported Verification of a valid username and password Q Placing work to be translated export from VoiceQ project to QML To retrieve an entire project and its translated scripts import file into VoiceQ from QML To retrieve just a single scene and its translation s import scene into VoiceQ from QML When exporting the application will provide as many translations as has been requested marking each with an ISO 639 1 two character code The first line provided will always be in the primary language In most cases this will be the only language but the web application is expected to deal with the case where there are translations already there and where we are re exporting due to additional languages being added or edits remov ing already translated lines On i
80. o save the project The save interval varies from 5 minutes up to 60 in five minute intervals Text Editor Width Adjusts the width of the editable text field of spoken lines in the script editor or view window A higher number will make the width of the line be come wider This affects all lines in the script editor window Text Editor Height Adjusts the number of rows of the editable text field of spoken lines in the script editor window This is useful if you want to see the lines below dur ing translations or want to display a spoken line on more than one line This affects all lines in the script editor window Movie Play Movie Audio When checked VoiceQ will play the sync audio from the quicktime movie Preroll oet the duration of the preroll command control spacebar MIDI Locate SS Output MMC Output locate information via MIDI Machine Control set to on for cueing of Pro Tools DAW Preroll Preroll value for MMC locate command 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 57 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Use external character Allows you to create or use an external character color table color table to automatically assign the same colors to characters across multiple projects eg film reels or television series Open an existing color table Default Language Allows you to set the default language for all current and new projects Table 8 1 New Create a new color table Every time the Vo
81. of IAC Driver VQ amp PT with your Network Session 1 or hardware MIDI interface port as the destination for MTC and MMC Sync Connection Type MIDI Destination Port MIDI Interface Interface MIDI Out port 1 MIDI over network Network Session 1 MIDI over IAC Bus IAC Driver gt VQ and PT There are five areas within Pro Tools that need to be configured to have VoiceQ chase correctly As of Pro Tools version 7 3 onwards these preferences have moved location Time Code Settings In the example below enable Using MTC in the Session setup window Timecode Settings Generator Using MTC Sample Rate 48 kHz Audio Format BWF WAV Session Start 01 00 00 00 Bit Depth 24 bit Incoming Time 00 00 00 00 Clock Source 96 I O l gt Internal Time Code Rate 25 System Delay 39 samples Feet Frames Rate 24 Time Code 2 Rate 25 8 Synchronization amp Time Code Offsets No Digidesign synchronization peripheral present External Time Code Offsets MMC 00 00 00 00 9 Pin 00 00 00 00 Link Sync 00 00 00 00 Video Satellite 00 00 00 00 Time Code Settings Generator Freewheel Pull Up Down None Audio Rate Pull Up Down M Using MTC Video Rate Pull Up Down 7 Jam Sync None 3 Time Code Reader Offset 0 samples 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 23 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Go to Peripherals gt Synchronization gt MTC Generator Port menu Select the destination port IAC Driver VQ
82. oiceQ to be used as a same language to same language service An example of this use may be to record in the same or similar primary language but in another dialect or accent It may also be used to re record lines of dialogue ADR where the original sound track was impaired for instance unexpected airplane noise etc Languages Global Project Abkhazian Abkhaz 8 English Afar German Afrikaans French Akan Albanian Figure 7 19 Figure 5 25 of the language window shows the languages that may be used in VoiceQ in the Global Window left window and the languages being used for the project in the Pro ject Window right window TO SELECT THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE Q Click on the language you would like to select as your primary language from the list in the Global Window in Figure 7 19 2 Click on the symbol to select your primary language selection will be displayed at the top of the Project Window V Note You can also set the Default Language in Preference gt General TO SELECT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES Q Click on the language you would like to select as your additional language from the list in the Global Window in Figure 7 19 Click on the gt symbol to select your additional language Your selection will be displayed the Project Window V Note It is possible to have any number of additional languages by selecting them one at a time V Note All languages will also appea
83. on 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 21 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL General C Timeline View Projects Window follows playhead Autosave every 30 minutes Constant HH Script View Text Editor Width C x10 Height Q 2 rows Movie Play movie audio Preroll 3000ms MIDI Locate Output MMC Port Preroll 5000ms Character Color f Use external character color table Users davidkite Desktop CharacterColourTable2 t New J Open 4 Default Language French HH VoiceQ will now chase the incoming MIDI timecode from ProTools VoiceQ will also scrub the video and scroll text in response to the MIDI machine control MIDI Beat clock is used for additional synchronization accuracy The transport controls in VoiceQ can also be used even when VoiceQ is waiting for external MTC To have VoiceQ chase incoming MTC from Pro Tools click on the Chase External Timecode button in the transport sec tion or use the Quick Key 354 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 22 Pro Tools 7 3 and 7 4 settings This chapter details how to set Pro Tools 7 3 or 7 4 preferences to send the required MIDI information to VoiceQ In this example we are using the settings for a single computer configuration and using the IAC Driver gt VQ and PT port as the destination for all the Pro Tools MIDI informa tion For dual computer configurations simply replace ALL menu selections
84. only possible to edit lines when they show as the current language 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 51 mem NARA VOICFECJ E R A N l JA L INDIEN IVIAINU AL SET THE ZOOM SIZE OF THE TIMELINE VIEW Q Click on the zoom slider bar as seen in Figure 7 18 English B Figure 7 18 Q Moving the arrow to the left will zoom out moving the arrow to the right will zoom in Ifyou select a line of dialogue before zooming it will stay centered in the time line view PREVIEW A LINE BEFORE RECORDING Q Click the Preview Line button F1 Cu as seen in Figure 7 17 Q Ifthe button is glowing green with a numeral 1 displayed then the preview line will trigger on the currently highlighted line If the button is glowing green the preview line will trigger on all lines v Note This is extremely helpful when the Actor needs a preview of an upcoming line before recording v Note You can adjust the Preview Line options in the Preferences gt Display Preview Text sure you use the character filter before proceeding with Preview Lines on all lines otherwise preview will be enabled for all lines and all characters DISPLAY TIMECODE IN PICTURES Q Click the Timecode in Picture button F2 as seen in Figure 7 17 Ifthe button is glowing green timecode will be displayed on the output window V Note You adjust the timecodes position on
85. pose of VoiceQ a character is a character from the reel with lines The charac ter window can be revealed by selecting Window gt Character Setup or using 3 8 The character window is split into two halves At the top is the list of all Project Charac ters Figure 7 3 At the bottom is the list of all characters associated with the scene Scene Characters Figure 7 4 Project Characters Cliff Curtis d Kiesha Castle Hughes ma MIXER B Grandma No Filter Figure 7 3 Scene Characters Alt Cliff Curtis 0 Kiesha Castle Hughes 10 A E MIXER 90x 20 Grandma o A El Drag characters from project to scene or from either onto spoken lines Figure 7 4 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 32 ADDING A NEW CHARACTER Q In the character window push the button Q Anew character will be added with an associated color If you are using an ex ternal character color table Preferences General Character Color then if the new character has the same name as a character from the color table then the new character s color will be the same color as the character from the table V Note While it is possible to have two or more characters with the same color code this is not advisable As a rule all characters should have different colors to differentiate between characters and enhance the recording session proc ess CHANGING THE CHARACTER NAME 2 Double Click on the character s name
86. r 19 QML IMPORT EXPORT SPECIFICATIONS 78 What is QML 78 Chapter 20 SCRIPT IMPORT MANAGER SIM 80 What is SIM 80 SIM Technical Specifications 81 Chapter 21 SUPPORT 82 Chapter 22 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 83 Chapter 23 VOICEQ END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ANNUAL 87 Chapter 24 VOICEQ ASSURANCE 89 Chapter 25 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 11 93 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 6 Overview of the User Manual This chapter summarizes the layout of this manual and what is covered This manual is intended as a reference point for using the VoiceQ ADR and VoiceQ DUB applications For the purposes of this manual both applications are referred to as VoiceQ User training and advice is available as part of your initial license to use VoiceQ Should you require additional training at any time please contact KIWA International Ltd KIWA or its representatives listed in Support 7 Note While the manual contains an overview of the interaction between VoiceQ and the QML language translation service it is not intended to be a user manual for that translation service Below is a list of symbols used throughout this manual that you should familiarize your self with Symo Mein o What s included in your package This c
87. r as a selectable option in the Language Screen as in Figure 7 17 TO REMOVE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES Click on the language you would like to remove as your additional language from the list in the Project Window in Figure 7 19 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 54 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Q Click on the symbol to remove your additional language Your selection will be removed from the Project Window V Note It is possible to remove any number of additional languages by selecting them one at a time Main Menu Items This chapter will explain the Main Menu ltems and their use within the VoiceQ application VoICEQ MENU TAB ABOUT VOICEQ Q About VoiceQ will take you to the VoiceQ License Agreement as seen below The full license may be read in Chapter 16 VoiceQ DUB Version 1 8 5 1 8 5 VOICEQ END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This is a legal agreement between you and KIWA International Ltd a New Zealand registered company covering your use of VoiceQ and related products and materials the Software Be sure to read the following agreement before installing or using the Software BY INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE REGARDLESS IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED THE SOFTWARE OR NOT YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PS rcs oF 1 aor ae Copyright 2004 2009 Kiwa International Ltd Figure 8 1 2004 20
88. ranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose In particular you acknowledge that the Software cannot be guaranteed error free and that the existence of any errors shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement Under no circumstances shall KIWA International be liable for any inci dental special or consequential damages that result from the use or inability to use the Software even if KIWA International has been advised of the possibility of such dam ages In no event shall KIWA International s liability exceed the Software registration fee paid if any The laws of New Zealand apply to this license and any dispute arising under or in rela tion to it Copyright 2009 KIWA International Limited VoiceQ VoiceQ VoiceQ DUB KEEPING SOUND ON TRACK BREAKING SOUND BARRIERS CUE MY LIPS KIWA KIWA International SOUNDS SUITE Script Import Manager SIM SIM2 and Logos are trade marks of KIWA International Ltd and may not be copied without written permission VoiceQ is a New Zealand registered trademark New Zealand Patent 532174 New Zealand Patent Pending All Rights Reserved 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 88 VoiceQ Assurance KIWA International s Technical Support And Software Maintenance Services Schedule A Technical Support and Software Maintenance Services Definition of Terms Commencement Date means the date on which th
89. ries 2 ProTools 7 4 with VoiceQ running on OS X 10 4 or 10 5 series QuickTime Versions The minimum recommended QuickTime Player versions are Q QuickTime 7 through 7 6 when running on OS X 10 4 x and 10 5 x Video Formats VoiceQ is designed to operate with all compressed QuickTime movie formats The rec ommended codecs are DV Motion JPEG and DVC Pro SD and HD As of version 1 8 VoiceQ supports Hi Def quicktime playback on MacPro and MacBook Pro computers VoiceQ currently supports Apple Pro Res DVC Pro Motion JPEG and Photo JPEG Hi Def codecs with true 1920 x 1080 resolution playback Note that the computer must have appropriate speed Hard Drive and RAM for HD playback 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 5 Installation Download the latest installer from voiceq com Alternatively you may run the install from the demo disc provided To authorize VoiceQ you will need to have an iLok USB smartkey or an Internet connec tion and email facilities There is an installer package included to install the software To install VoiceQ 1 From DVD Insert installation disk into DVD drive and copy the VoiceQ Folder to your Applications Folder 2 From Website Unzip the downloaded file and copy the VoiceQ Folder to your Applications Folder Open the VoiceQ Folder and Launch VoiceQ by double clicking the application You may be prompted to download and install the latest version of PACE s interlok extensions which are required for Vo
90. rigger on all lines V Note You can adjust the Audible Beeps options the Preferences gt Cues gt Beeps sure you use the character filter before proceeding with beeps on all lines otherwise beeps will be enabled for all lines and all characters VISUAL STREAMER Q Click the Streamer button F7 as seen in Figure 7 17 Q Ifthe button is glowing green with the numeral 1 displayed then the streamers will trigger on the currently highlighted line only Ifthe button is glowing green then the streamers will trigger on all lines V Note You can adjust the Visual Streamer options in the Preferences gt Cues gt Streamers sure you use the character filter before proceeding with streamers on all lines otherwise streamers will be enabled for all lines and all characters DISPLAY ON EXTERNAL MONITOR Q Click the External Display button F8 as seen in Figure 7 17 Q Ifthe button is glowing green the movie will be output full screen on an external display through the second DVI port of your computer 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 53 OICEQ USER MANUAI V Note If the button is greyed out then there is no suitable display connected no second DVI port available PROJECT SETTINGS VOICEQ DUB VoiceQ DUB gives the user the option of selecting one primary language and as many additional languages as required for the purpose of dubbing film into multiple languages It is also possible for V
91. s and b pay the Support Fee On payment of the Support Fee KIWA International will issue confirmation by e mail to the End User and provide Support accordingly If the End User has not paid for Support the End User may nevertheless acquire new releases or upgrades of the Software on payment of the relevant fee specified on the Website or as otherwise notified by KIWA International The term of such Support shall be for one 1 year beginning on the Effective Date of the Agreement Initial Term Thereafter Support shall automatically renew each year for successive one 1 year terms at the same service level unless either party gives written notice of its intent not to renew at least thirty 30 days prior to the end of the then current term Hardware and Services The End User is solely responsible for acquiring servic ing maintaining and updating all equipment computers software and communication services that allow a user to access and use the Software The End User acknowledges that the operation and availability of the systems used for providing and accessing the Software including public telephone services computer networks and the Internet can be unpredictable and may from time to time interfere with or prevent the provision of or access to the Software KIWA International is not in any way responsible for any such interference with or prevention of the End User s access and or use of the Software Warranties KIWA Interna
92. sing the appropriate chapter for your version of Pro Tools Note When you are using MIDI over the network configure the Pro Tools preferences to use the Network Session 1 port you have just created as the destination for ALL MTC and MMC connections 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 17 Dual Computer Configuration MIDI via hardware Using separate computers for Pro Tools and VoiceQ with MIDI information sent MIDI hardware interfaces DAW computer Pro Tools VoiceQ Output Monitor Outputs MTC and MMC via MIDI hardware interface Input DVI VGA or composite video MIDI cable Qro x VoiceQ video output via DVI port S directly to monitor or use adaptor MIDI ived vi for VGA or composite video received via MIDI hardware interface VoiceQ computer Dual Computer Configuration MIDI via hardware This configuration requires a MIDI hardware interface on both computers which are con nected via a MIDI cable Many Digidesign hardware boxes like the M Box Digi 001 003 Command 8 Control 24 feature MIDI output ports The VoiceQ computer can use any standard USB MIDI interface with VoiceQ automati cally recognizing and chasing incoming MIDI timecode when it is set to online chase mode 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 18 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Pro Tools 7 2 Settings This chapter details how to set Pro Tools 7 2 preferences to send the required MIDI in for
93. sor 4 Tracks Bars Beats o e e Regens m 2 BB wRD4551041 Min Secs 0 00 0 10 0 20 0 50 0 40 0 50 1 00 1 10 1 20 1 30 1 40 1 50 2 00 2 10 2 20 2 30 2 P whale Audio 1 Time code 00 00 00 00 00 00 30 00 i 00 01 00 00 00 001 3000 00 02 00 00 00 02 50 00 Samples 1050505 6000000 7000000 b Tempo 54120 Markers 4551041 42 Whale Rider Demo 25 fps Whale Rider Demo 45510402 0 Set Video Sync Offset a due cc waveform i 32 B Whale Rider Demo mo45510402 Quicktime video offset quarter frames Voice eb M eiae Auto Avid video offset 0 frames P 1 Real igure 11 10 If you are using both Avid Video files and the QuickTime format within your Pro Tools ses sion then you can allocate both offsets within ProTools 7 2 creating a truly multi format environment with VoiceQ You are now ready to record your ADR or Dubbing session using Pro Tools and VoiceQ 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 77 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL QML import export specifications This chapter explains the import export specifications for VoiceQ WHAT IS QML QML enables the translation of film and TV scripts to take place in any corner of the globe with an Internet connection and download it ready for recording in a matter of seconds Multilingual Script pu Translators
94. t big mouth of his gets away on him aye Cliff Curtis d 00 00 13 02 00 00 14 15 00 00 01 12 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 18 00 00 14 08 REEL 18 12 Scene 19 00 00 22 11 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 20 00 00 49 11 Comments Field Figure 7 16 Q Click in the column headings row on the line between the columns Drag the line to the left or right by holding down your mouse button Release your mouse button V Note It is not possible to sort the data in the columns as VoiceQ automatically sorts the columns chronologically EDIT THE LINE S TEXT IN THE CURRENT PRIMARY LANGUAGE Highlight the line to be edited by clicking on that line Double click the line Edit text as desired V Note Only the primary language lines may be edited To edit other languages you must switch to that language using the language menu 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 49 DELETE A LINE Expand the Scene view to include the characters by clicking on the symbol beside the scene description Highlight the line to be deleted by clicking on that line Select Action gt delete line Alternatively use T 3 L CHANGE THE CHARACTER ASSOCIATION FOR THE LINE OPTION 1 The character association is listed in the Character column of the Script Editor Window Expand the Scene view to include the characters by clicking the symbol beside the scene description You will see a character in a color coded box Click on the character name This will show
95. t a line and then select Actions gt Delete Line Q Alternatively right click on the line and select Delete Line Q Alternatively use 73 L The Timeline View Window is a visual graph of the scene Here you have the ability to change the start time and end time of a line and the timing of the individual words CHANGING THE START TIME OF A LINE IN THE TIMELINE Q In the timeline click on the start of the line or the first word and drag it Shown in Figure 7 8 Q Alternatively you can select the line in either the timeline or script editor and do one of the following Select Actions gt Spot Start Line Q Use i 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 36 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL 1 Figure 7 8 CHANGING THE END TIME OF A LINE IN THE TIMELINE Q In the timeline click on the end of the line the triangle part and drag it Shown in Figure 7 9 Q Alternatively you can select the line in either the timeline or script editor and do one of the following Q Select Actions gt Spot End Line Q Use o Figure 7 9 CHANGING THE START TIME OF A WORD IN A LINE IN THE TIMELINE Q In the timeline click on a word and drag it The start of the word will change but the end of the word will remain relative to the start of the word after it Shown in Figure 7 10 Q Hold down the control key while dragging to affect all words before the word be ing dragged Q Hold down the option key while dragg
96. td 34 Removing a character will delete all dialogue lines associated with that charac LINES ter For the purpose of VoiceQ a line is a spoken line of dialogue given to a particular char acter within a scene A line is made of the following parameters The script line in the primary language and additional lines for translated lan guages A line number Num Line numbers are assigned automatically updating as you add delete lines Select Edit Locked Line Numbers to toggle number preser vation A comments field e symbol Cmts This appears when there are comments associated with the Line You can use this whenever there is something to men tion about the line A check box Done Lines checked as done can be hidden by selecting Preferences Cues Show done lines The character the line is associated with Character Select a character from the pop up menu or drag and drop a character from the Project Characters window A start time Start This is the time the line will start to cross over the Q bar An end time End This is the time the line will finish crossing over the Q bar A duration time Duration Changing the duration will change the end time A word count for that line Words ADD A LINE Q Q PA Select a scene and select Actions gt Add Line Alternatively use 1 A line s background band is the same color as the character color Where a line shows up In the S
97. text Locates playhead to the start of the movie Creates a new VoiceQ Project click Opens and closes All Lines when Scene is high lighted including all languages Opens an existing VoiceQ Project Also used to import a text file Inserts cut or copied sections of text and lines Play QuickTime audio Toggles On and Off space bar Plays selected line with the pre roll value set in preferences Plays and stops movie Opens VoiceQ Preferences Window F1 859 4 38 gg 8 Displays a static preview of the highlighted line or all lines Opens Project Setup window Spots the end of a highlighted line to the time line Spots the start of a highlighted line to the time line Redo previous actions Backward 1 frame Backward 1 second Backward 10 seconds Saves the current file THS F3 F5 Z Saves a copy of the current file with a new name Outputs feet and half feet Ruler onto the display Toggles On and Off F5 Toggles the text On and Off on the display F4 Toggles the scrolling waveform On and Off on the display forward slash Selects next line for spotting Selects previous line for spotting Displays the Special Character Palette 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 85 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Streamers Toggles the streamers On and Off on the display Timecode F2 Outputs VoiceQ timecode onto the display Tog gles On and Off Undo selection of previous actions
98. the horizontal position of the preview line box as a percentage of the output window Altitude Sets the altitude of the preview line box as a percent age of the output window 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 60 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Background Color From character Uses the color assigned to the char acter for the preview line box Custom Set a custom color for the preview line box Retain Whole Words Stops hyphenation of words when checked Screen Mask Off No screen mask On Current Line Activates screen mask on the cur rent highlighted line only On Every line Activates screen mask on every line Sets the start time of the screen mask in milliseconds From character Uses the color assigned to the char acter for the screen mask Custom Sets a custom color for the screen mask Sets the color transparency of the screen mask Timecode in Picture Show timecode Display timecode on the output window Altitude Sets the altitude of the timecode as a percentage of the output window Horizontal position Sets the horizontal position of the timecode as a per i of the output window Scrolling Ruler Scrolling Ruler Show Ruler Display a scrolling ruler in and half feet as a per centage of the output window Altitude Sets the altitude of the ruler as a percentage of the output window Size Sets the size of the scrolling ruler as a percentage of the output window Display a scrolling waveform on the output
99. the result and corract minor errors in tha Script View 6 Export the document 1 Import Excel file 2 Select the data sheet containing script data check and modify the column types and timecode 3 Select appropriate export options 4 Export the Excel document 1 Import Pro Tools text export file 2 Select the data sheet containing script data check and modify the column types and timacoda Export the Voice ready text file 1 Launch VoiceQ and open tha fila produced by SIM Select Appropriate HuleSet Riga rer Refine RuleSet and Convert Export VoiceQ Readable File Check and Modify Data Format Export Voice Readable File Select Appropriate Options 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 73 VOICEQ USER MANUAL VoiceQ ADR Generic Workflow Pre Production Enter or Import ADR List Configure Preferences Add SFX notes symbols etc and Synchronize Production Lock to Pro Tools Record ADR and select takes 92 Edit Mix and Layback audio 1 Either input ADR script manually or import script in tab delimited text format 2 Associate relevant QuickTime movie or other video formats via DV Converter 3 Set up VoiceQ preferences as appropriate including movie offset and other project wide parameters 4 Check script against movie and update as appropriate 5 Add
100. the screen in the Preferences gt Display gt Timecode in Picture DISPLAY SCROLLING RULER FOR MIXING Q Click the Ruler button F3 Iiis as seen in Figure 7 17 Q If the button is glowing green mm the Ruler is displayed on the movie display V Note This is extremely helpful for making notes and spotting for SFX during the audio mixing process DISPLAY SCROLLING WAVEFORM Q Click the Scrolling Waveform button F4 as seen in Figure 7 17 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 52 Ifthe button is glowing green the scrolling waveform will be displayed on the output window 7 Note You can adjust the waveforms size and position on the screen in the Preferences gt Display gt Scrolling Waveform SHOW DONE LINES Q Click the check box to display scrolling text where a lines Done box is active ie ticked in the Script View Window DISPLAY SCROLLING TEXT IN PICTURES Q Click the Scrolling Text button F5 as seen in Figure 7 17 Q Ifthe button is glowing green the scrolling text will be displayed on the output window V Note There are various adjustments available for the scrolling text in Prefer ences gt Cues gt Text AUDIBLE BEEP COUNTDOWN Q Click the Audible Beep button as seen in Figure 7 17 2 Ifthe button is glowing green with a numeral 1 displayed then the beep countdown will trigger on the currently highlighted line Ifthe button is glowing green w then the beep countdown will t
101. tional Software purchased during the term of this Agreement Past Due Maintenance Payments Without waiving or prejudicing any other rights or remedies in the event End User fails to pay the Support Fees within thirty 30 days of the applicable due date then KIWA International shall suspend performance of Services and this Agreement shall lapse B Description of Services Software KIWA International Software Maintenance Service includes regular in version updates providing advance notification of future software releases and detailed feature information to assist with the End Users business planning all minor and mainte nance releases for products covered under the service agreement the choice to receive the Software electronically or from the Website Revisions of the VoiceQ application will be released periodically Each revision will be designated as a patch or version upgrade Each patch will address software defects found within a VoiceQ version and will be supplied at no charge to any End User that has purchased the affected version There are two types of version upgrade A minor upgrade will offer limited functional improvements within a major ver sion A minor upgrade is free to all End Users A major upgrade will offer significant functional improvements and constitute a new major version release End Users who elect to pay maintenance will be of fered major upgrades at a heavy discount on the appropriate version bas
102. tional warrants that it has complete authority to license the Software and the Documentation to the End User KIWA International warrants that to the best of its knowledge and belief the software and the Documentation do not infringe any patent copyright trade secret or other intellectual property right of any other party KIWA 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 89 International further warrants that during the Warranty Period of 90 days from Effective Date the Software will function substantially in accordance with the Documentation but the End User acknowledges that the Software is of an advanced and technical nature and may have minor or inherent defects KIWA International will provide reasonable en deavors and remedial services to correct documented code errors caused by a defect in the Software available only during the Warranty Period Support Fees Upon the Effective Date of this Agreement End User shall pay KIWA International the Support Fees set at an amount equal to 1596 of the then current License Fee for Services during the Initial Term In the event this Agreement is renewed following the Initial Term then within thirty 30 days of such renewal date End User shall pay KIWA International Support Fees for Services in advance of the renewal term in an amount to be agreed upon by the parties or in the absence of such agreement based on the previous terms rate In addition End User shall pay applicable Support Fees for any addi
103. tions Window Help 4 Wed 11 40 AM Q VAC WhaleRider Demo Live Feed Shuffle Spot gt 2 ER tar e m le 6 Sip Grid zy X a A endi OG 4 RET 0 gt Nudge ursor Tracks Bars Beats 57 65 75 8 enu 1 30 1 40 1 50 2 00 2 10 2 20 2 50 2 Regions w Whale 2 18 wRD4551041t 0 00 0 10 0 20 00 00 00 00 00 50 i 00 02 00 00 00 02 20 00 gt eee 0 1000000 2000000 2000000 400000 6000000 7000000 vs 4120 i mt F EH a ES Whale Rider Demo 45510402 0 Set Video Sync Offset Quicktime video offset 0 quarter frames Whale Rider Derno mo45510402 Avid video offset 4 frames Camel Real Time Propert Apply to no MIDI regions selected igure 11 9 When using the Avid Mojo and QuickTime movies you will need to offset the video by 32 quarter frames in ProTools 6 x and 7 x 8 ProTools HD 7 2 File Edit View Track Region Event AudioSuite Options window Help 4 11 40 gt 2 WhaleRider T ve Feed Em m BC lcs 5 Shuffle Spot Weis OS D EA Sip Grid gt Nen WG Su 006000 m3 By 97 az Sele 0 Grid Nudge 4 Cur
104. tivates the audible beep count down on every line Sets the timing space between the beeps down and countup the output window Enable visual countdown Displays a visual countdown on the output window Enable visual countup Displays a visual countup on the output window Streamers 000000000000 Streamers Off No streamers On Current Line Activates visual streamer on the currently highlighted line only On Every line Activates visual streamer on every line Altitude Sets the altitude of the streamers on the output win dow Width Sets the width of the streamer bars Height Sets the height of the streamer bars 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 63 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL Sets the duration speed of the streamer From character Uses the color assigned to the char acter for the streamer bars Custom Set a custom color for the streamer bars Sets the MIDI GPI event sequencer to trigger streamer events from an external source Table 8 3 VoICEQ MENU COMMANDS TABLE Hide VoiceQ Allows you to hide VoiceQ from sight ie minimize s the window Hide Others Will hide any other programmes running at the same time as VoiceQ Show All Will reveal all programmes currently running Quit VoiceQ Shuts down the VoiceQ application sure you save your work before Quitting VoiceQ Table 8 4 FiLE MENU FiLE MENU COMMANDS TABLE New Project Create a new project file Open Project Open an
105. u to upload a scene to the QML system Download from QML Project allows you to download a project from the QML system Scene allows you to download a scene from the QML system 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 65 ADR Cue List Report produces an HTML printable report for managing ADR Takes Contains the follow ing attributes Line start timecode Character line in all languages comments line Cue number Pre ferred Take box and Empty Take Boxes for scoring It is sorted by character based on the order as it ap pears in the character project window and line Cue number Character Line Progress Report produces an HTML report listing all Incomplete Lines for all char acters and a summary count Contains the following attributes Character line number Total line count per character total timecode duration per character total line count for all characters and total timecode dura tion for all characters It is sorted by character based on the order as it appears in the character project window Character Line Summary Report produces an HTML report with the following attributes Character line number line in all languages line comments start and end timecode Total count of all incomplete lines per character total timecode duration of all in complete lines per character summary total count of all incomplete lines for all characters and total time code duration for all characters It is sort
106. ual and audible countdown 3 2 1 go are also displayed over the video The output view has the following features Q The VoiceQ scrolling text is overlaid on a live display of the movie file associ ated with the project Q display be in either a window on the main display of the computer or full screen on a secondary display The following diagrams describe generic workflows when adopting VoiceQ into your processes Integrating VoiceQ and or QML allows for seamless implementation and in teraction with your current processes Contact KIWA if you need additional information on integrating VoiceQ into your work flow 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 72 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL script Import Manager Generic Workflow Text Microsoft Word Document Import Script File Correct Errors gt EB Microsoft Excel Documant Import Excel File d Select Appropriate Options Temm enm laa coronant tmm n Ug Basan Loma Carm oam Pro Tools Text Export File Import Pro Tools Text Export Fila In VoiceQ Open VoiceQ and Import the Converted File 1 Import text or Microsoft Word fila 2 Select appropriate predefined default RuleSat 3 Gonvart tha document and check tha result 4 lf RuleSet is not appropriate refine the RuleSat and convert again Save Refined RuleSet for future needs Check
107. ue to Customer s negligence third party hardware or software not provided by KIWA International or other causes not within KIWA International s control Reinstatement of lapsed annual Technical Services and Support Services will be subject to the then current reinstatement policy and payment of a Support fee which shall be equal to the amount of the lapsed Support Fees C Technical Support and Escalation Program Provided that End User is under a current Technical Support and Software maintenance services program KIWA International shall provide End User support as follows KIWA International will investigate and use its best endeavors to correct Software faults re ported by the End User A Software fault is a material discrepancy between the way the End User s version of the Software operates and the description of the Software s opera tion as set out in the Documentation when the Software is installed and used in accor dance with the Documentation Software faults will be classified by KIWA International based on their severity and impact on the End User s ability to use the Software End User s obligations and exclusions The End User must Q all reasonable efforts to investigate and diagnose problems with the Software before contacting KIWA International and Report to KIWA International all program errors it discovers so that KIWA International can replicate the errors Support does not include and KIWA International may c
108. urchase from KIWA or directly from the iLok com website INTERLOK LICENSE FILE VoiceQ can be authorized using a license request file that is generated by VoiceQ This authorization will be locked to the machine it was created on To authorize by this method launch VoiceQ on the machine you wish to authorize Select the Buy button and fill in the contact information for the license holder Select the Next button Uncheck the Use my iLok Smartkey and select the Next button Select the Save license request button and save the file to disk Email this file to support voiceg com You will receive an Interlok License File via email Transfer this to the machine you generated the request from Double click the License file to install the authorization CHALLENGE RESPONSE A text challenge response authorization method can be used to authorize systems with out internet network connectivity Launch VoiceQ on the machine you wish to authorize Select the Buy button and fill in the contact information for the license holder Select the Next button Uncheck the Use my iLok Smartkey and select the Next button Select the Next button again to proceed to the Challenge Response page VoiceQ DUB This version of YoiceQ DUB requires authorization to run To authorize your computer please enter a response to the challenge below Challenge SPAZ GONG PROS ALLY TREK BIRD EELS HELP FROM TREE YORE WHIG FORK
109. ure is made of Q AQuickTime movie Q Acollection of scenes which has Aocollection of spoken lines Q Aocollection of script characters 2 Optionally a text file containing the color information of characters to be used in the project holds a normalized version of the sound wave from the associated QuickTime if there is one and a modification time for the QuickTime This nor malized version of the sound wave is recreated when the QuickTime has its filename specified or if the QuickTime changes its modification time checked on loading Tocreate a new project select File gt New Project Alternatively use 3 To import a Quicktime movie select File gt Import QuickTime Alternatively use 8381 2 associate the project with character color information select Preferences gt General Character Color You can either create a new character color text file or use an existing one For more information about Character Colors refer to the Character section below SCENES For the purposes of VoiceQ a scene is a description of the images seen on screen be tween edits A scene consists of the following objects parameters Ascene name and description Arelative time from the start of the project i e a movie or reel which is also the relative time from the start of the associated movie file i e the start time for both the first frame in VoiceQ and the first frame in the movie file are re
110. va application including Mac OSX Windows and Linux SIM has been successfully tested on a number of Macintosh and Windows platforms running various OSX and Windows versions As a uni code and uni versal application SIM is built to manage Text Excel and Word documents in any lan guage character set and font on both Intel and Power PC s Other file types are being added as part of KIWA s ongoing development program Q This multi platform universal and uni code SIM Application is provided FREE with every VoiceQ Application 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 81 Support For all enquiries and technical support contact North America Head Office KIWA International Ltd Telephone 1 800 371 2792 Email General Enquiries info voiceq com Email Technical Support support voiceq com Website www voiceg com New Zealand and Australasia Head Office KIWA International Ltd PO Box 41136 St Lukes Auckland New Zealand Telephone 64 9 375 2865 Fax 64 9 375 2867 Email General Enquiries info voiceq com Email Technical Support support voiceq com Website www voiceg com All other Countries Email General Enquiries info voiceq com Email Technical Support support voiceq com Website www voiceg com 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 82 Glossary of terms Term Description Application Refers to VoiceQ programme Character played movie Dialogue lines from a script Export Script A docum
111. vailable although not necessary since all dialogue is presented on screen Validate Translation amp Synchronize secondary language s Lock to Pro Tools Record ADR and select takes 22 Edit Mix and Layback audio 8 Lock VoiceQ to Pro Tools or any other Digital Work Station being the MTC source Filter VoiceQ by Actor s whose lines are to be replaced Cue and record ADR lines Select takes as appropriate 9 Edit mix and layback for international market as appropriate 10 Produce Multilanguage Export Script report as required Produce Export Script 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 75 VOICEQ USER MANUAL VoiceQ QML Generic Workflow Online Set up your QML Account UserID amp Password G Create your QML Project Create project languages and milestones Allocate tasks to script directors Produce reports In VoiceQ DUB Import QML project from VoiceQ DUB Q Q 1 Once you ve received your QML user ID and password log onto QML and set your system preferences 2 Set up your project team and allocate roles as appropriate 3 Manually input the original language script or import it in a tab delimited text file format For registered VoiceQ DUB users export your project from VoiceQ DUB to QML through the export menu function 4 Select the Project and set up project languages
112. verter is attached via Firewire Q Play your external video source Q SelectFile Use Live Feed Q This will display the live feed from the DV Converter SCRIPT EDITOR WINDOW Script Character Start Duration Words gt REEL 18 12 Scene 17 00 00 00 00 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 18 00 00 14 08 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 19 00 00 22 11 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 20 00 00 49 11 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 21 00 01 58 13 Figure 7 14 The screen in Figure 7 14 shows a list of the scenes in the project together with the Comments Done check box Start and End Time codes the Duration of the scene and the number of Words spoken during that scene Script Done Character Start Duration Words Y REEL 18 12 Scene 17 00 00 00 00 you alright Cliff Curtis 00 00 05 22 00 00 06 13 00 00 00 16 Y got to watch that koro sometimes Cliff Curtis 00 00 10 20 00 00 12 07 00 00 01 13 gt big mouth of his gets away him aye Cliff Curtis 00 00 13 02 00 00 14 15 00 00 01 12 00 00 22 11 00 00 49 11 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 19 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 20 Comments Field gt REEL 18 12 Scene 18 00 00 14 08 17 15 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 47 The screen in Figure 7 15 is an expanded view of the Script Editor Window To expand to this view click on the symbol beside the scene description It shows the scene de scription line numbers comments bubble done checkbox start and end time
113. window Altitude Sets the altitude of the scrolling waveform as a per centage of the output window Size Sets the size of the scrolling waveform as a percent age of the output window Waveform transparency Sets the transparency of the scrolling waveform Table 8 2 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 61 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL PREFERENCES gt CUES Show done lines Text Show scrolling text Scroll speed 2800 0ms Font Helvetica Trigger position 15 051 Trigger width 6px Font color j 99er Bar transparency Q 000 Font color at IE Size of overall 105 3 COT Tr Frequency G 650Hz Duration 290ms Timing G 900ms Disable Visual Countdown and Countup 9 Enable Visual Countdown Enable Visual Countup Streamers Altitude 50 8 Color 9 From character Width 30px O Custom Height 550px 8 C Duration e M 3000 5 MIDI 90 3C 00 Note MIDI strings match entire packet including channel number So 90 note down on channel 1 3C middle C 00 velocity note off Figure 8 4 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 62 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL PREFERENCES gt CUES COMMANDS TABLE Toggles the visibility of lines ON Off that are checked as done in the script editor window Tet Beeps Off No beeps On Current Line Activates audible beep countdown on the currently highlighted line only On Every Line Ac
114. ype timecode values directly into the timecode counter display and press return VoiceQ will locate to the entered timecode To locate to a line select the line in the script view You can play the selected line by clicking in the timeline view and pressing space or use the play with pre roll function control spacebar Select the chase button to have VoiceQ chase incoming MIDI timecode The button will glow orange when chase mode is on and is waiting for incoming code It will glow green Q when it is receiving MIDI timecode and chasing The other transport controls will grey out while VoiceQ is chasing the incoming code 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 39 VOICEQ UsER MANUAL TRANSPORT CONTROLS Wem Chase incoming MIDI timecode um Return to start of project o Rewind frame by frame m emus OOO Table 7 1 Using the transport controls we able to START AND STOP THE QUICKTIME MOVIE To start or stop the QuickTime movie click on the play button shown in Figure 7 17 When playing the button will glow green indicating that VoiceQ is playing Clicking on this button will stop the QuickTime movie from playing Q Quick Key space bar key REWIND THE QUICKTIME MOVIE Q rewind the QuickTime movie frame by frame click on the rewind one frame button s as shown on the left hand side in Figure 7 17 Q Quick Key command minus 38 key Q option and command plus

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