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1. 74 Add a new blank scene to the project 74 HOW TO CREATE 75 Insert a new line into the scene 15 How TO CREATE CHARACTERS 75 Add characters 15 HOW TO CREATE LANGUAGES sis isvcccsttstaicvvanwseveiensenacnreunsisensesenceneesvasinwestedeuseeczies 75 To select the primary language 15 To select additional languages 15 Chapter 17 OUTPUT VIEW AND WORKFLOWS 76 Chapter 18 USING A LIVE FEED AS THE VIDEO SOURCE 81 Chapter 19 QML IMPORT EXPORT SPECIFICATIONS 83 dn iE RP err P 83 Chapter 20 SCRIPT IMPORT MANAGER SIM 85 jp TT ro P 85 SIM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS cccscceececceccuccescuseeeeucuecaeeuseuseuseusaeeeesuueueausees 86 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 5 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 ll 91 4 Rn ee Re ee Pee 87 GLOSSARY OF 88 VOICEQ END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
2. 26 ENABLING MMC CUEING MIDI LOCATE or PRO TOOLS 26 Chapter 12 PRO TOOLS 7 3 AND 7 4 28 TIME CODE 28 MIDI MACHINE CONTROL EE PRESE USERS EpEsicc ure SEoPo PUE 29 MIDI BEAT GEOCK Iiic oir rim oi Saio Ios EEEPPPIP P RUE P esp DS Uy Ia Dese i2UEs GIU SPI DS nannan ennen 30 VIDEO SC rd zii tme T 31 ENABLING MMC CUEING MIDI LOCATE OF PRO 31 Chapter 13 OVERVIEW OF APPLICATION 33 Chapter 14 COMMANDS AND TERMINOLOGY 35 T useeexmsaxcer sua MIND ME E IM EC LE DD SCC DRT ME EE LM E EEEE 35 cbr CU AORA IEE E EDON mt 35 Add a Scene 36 Delete a scene 36 Edit the scene title and description 36 Manually edit the scene start time 37 Manually edit the scene end time 37 CHARACTERS eh cc Me E dM MM ELM ML EM DRE D MEE 37 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 3 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Adding a New Character Changing the Character Name Changing the Associated Color Revealing Character Lines Associat
3. 60 To select the primary language 60 To select additional languages 60 To remove additional languages 60 Chapter 15 MAIN MENU ITEMS 61 VOICEU MENU EUER CHR EUR el Edu ER E MICH 61 About VoiceQ 61 Preferences General 62 Preferences commands table 62 Preferences gt Display 64 Preferences gt Display commands table 64 Preferences gt Cues 66 Preferences gt Cues commands table 67 VoiceQ Menu commands table 69 FILE MENU Lossa Exi XT UEXERESENERESENE SMART A S ONERE PDA R FERRI RIS 69 File Menu commands table 69 EDITAE NU 72 Edit Menu commands table 72 ACTON NENU eio EX REEEE TRUE CERBEVERR RU EEFUIEERVCEEELMERUN EMO EDS 72 Actions Menu commands table 72 WINDOW MENU seni ci apc Oan aao 73 Window Menu commands table 13 CAREER ERO EUN FRENTE 73 Chapter 16 CREATING A 14 CREATING A PROJECT BY IMPORTING A 74 CREATING A PROJECT BY INPUTTING A SCRIPT 74 CREATING A PROJECT FOR USE WITH QML eere 74 HOW TO MANUALLY CREATE 74 HOW TO CREATE
4. 91 VOICEO ASSURANCE 93 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS inane ton senes 97 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 6 Jminrfy carmo M ANI N VIAQICEC MA NUA VU UL U OLIN VIAI V J Al Chapter 1 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 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 yourself with Symbol m o Chapter 2 WHAT S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE This chapter 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 Voi
5. sure you save your work before Quitting VoiceQ Table 8 4 FiLE MENU FiLE MENU COMMANDS TABLE New Project N Create a new project file Open Project Open an 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 38W Closes the current file and quits the application Make sure you save your work before closing the project Save 5 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 Import QuickTime Use this command to associate your VoiceQ project with a QuickTime Movie 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 THEM Use Audio Scrubbing Drag the playhead to scrub the audio 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 69 VOICEQ USER MANUAL 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 f
6. 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 62 VOICEQ USER MANUAL 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 to 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 A higher number will make the width of the line be come wider This affects all lines in the script editor Text Editor Height Adjusts the number of rows of the editable text field of spoken lines in the script editor 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 Play Movie Audio When checked VoiceQ will play the sync audio from the quicktime movie Preroll Set the duration of the preroll command control M MIDILocate Locate MDI Leesie MMC gu Me REM ER locate information via MIDI Machine Control set to on for cueing of Pro Tools DAW Preroll value for MMC locate command 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 Create a new color table Every time the VoiceQ pro ject is saved it will save the newly crea
7. SOUNDS SUITE TM KIWA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED VoiceQ ADR amp VoiceQ DUB User Manual VoiceQ ADR version 1 8 1 VoiceQ DUB version 1 8 1 Universal 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 2 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Table of Contents Chapter 1 OVERVIEW OF THE USER __ 7 Chapter 2 WHAT S INCLUDED IN YOUR 7 Chapter REQUIREMENTS 8 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS 8 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS 9 Chapter 4 INSTALLATION 11 ILOK USB SMARTKEY 12 INTERLOKR LICENSE FILE loue concu UO di dean alicuius tala UE 12 CHALLENGE RESPONSE eene nnne nene nnnm hh a 12 Chapter 5 VOICEQ AND DIGITAL AUDIO W
8. the currently highlighted line only On Every line Activates the audible beep countdown on every line Volume Sets the volume of the audible beep countdown Frequency Sets the frequency pitch of the beeps Duration Sets the duration length of the beeps Timing Sets the timing space between the beeps With visual countdown Toggles a visual countdown on the output window UJ OD o O 5 D D Streamers Off No streamers On current line Activates visual streamer on the cur rently 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 Duration Sets the duration speed of the streamer Color 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 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 67 Table 8 3 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 68 VOICEQ USER MANUAL 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 Will reveal all programmes currently running Quit VoiceQ Shuts down the VoiceQ application
9. 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 73 Chapter 9 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 VoiceQ 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 b
10. Q If the button is glowing green Lael with a numeral 1 displayed then the beep countdown will trigger on the currently highlighted line Q Ifthe button is glowing green Lay then the beep countdown will trigger 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 Scrolling Text button F7 nm as seen in Figure 7 17 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 58 If the button is glowing green with the numeral 1 displayed then the stream ers will trigger on the currently highlighted line only If the button is glowing green then the streamers will trigger on all lines Note You can adjust the Visual Streamer options in the Preferences gt Cues gt Streamers Make 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 S Click the External Display button F8 as seen in Figure 7 17 If the button is glowing green the movie will be output full screen on an ex ternal display through the second DVI port of your computer Note If the button is greyed out then there is no suitable display connected or no second DVI port available 2004 2009 KIWA Inte
11. 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 a 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 FORMAT WHERE TIME CODE IS NOT INCLUDED A code is required at the head of the text file to indicate that it has been formatted for VoiceQ The first line of the file should read 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 49 3 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 7 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 retur
12. MIDI Network Setup My Sessions Session M Session 1 D Enabled Port 5004 Local name Session 1 Bonjour name LT MacBook Pro Latency adj Participants FX Suite 0 ms Directory 3 FX Suite Disconnect Latency 1 1 1 1 ms 1000 500 100 SO 10 3 0 3 10 50 Address 10 0 1 196 5004 Connect gt Who may connect to me routings B Anyone B a Live S e A 7 On the ProTools Computer in the Live Routings section select the session you previ ously named in the top menu as the destination Network Session 1 Hd A routings B Now continue with the setup using 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 22 Dual Computer Configuration MIDI via hardware Using separate computers for Pro Tools and VoiceQ with MIDI information sent MIDI hard ware interfaces DAW computer Pro Tools VoiceQ Output Monitor Outputs MTC and MMC via MIDI hardware interface Vial Input via DVI VGA or composite video 0 MIDI cable a VoiceQ video output via DVI port directly to monitor or use adaptor i for VGA or composite video M
13. QML provides accurate Export Scripts in primary and translated languages as well as a set of management reports to enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness 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 pro duction manager has full visibility of the projects with management information provided real time to track and measure the status of the project and keep it on track The interface with QML works only one way in that files can be imported from and exported to QML but cannot be sent by QML to VoiceQ DUB This business rule has been built into 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 83 both products on the premise that VoiceQ DUB is the Master and is the most accurate re pository of recorded dialogue V Note You must create VoiceQ Project in VoiceQ DUB first before interacting with QML This ensures that there is an established link between the two systems 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 2 Placing work to
14. 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 Website as they become generally available Release notes will be provided identifying significant changes and new features in the release as well as procurement procedures 3 REQUESTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM KIWA INTERNATIONAL The following procedures should be used when requesting warranty contracted and billable services from KIWA International Step 1 If you have a problem with your KIWA International 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 2 Standard Business Hours 09 00am 17 00pm NZST week days excluding statu tory and regional public holidays at 64 0 9 375 2865 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 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 95 All responses from KIWA International will be by email or by posting releases on the Web site Extended support beyond these hours can be provi
15. an external character color table Preferences gt General gt 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 rule all characters should have different colors to differentiate between characters and enhance the recording session process CHANGING THE CHARACTER NAME Q g Double Click on the character s name to edit the name CHANGING THE ASSOCIATED COLOR Q t Q g Select the character from the list of Project Characters Click the colored box on the right of the filter popup menu and the color of the char acter will change The color associated with the character determines the color of the band the text shows up on on the video REVEALING CHARACTER LINES D q By default lines the character speaks will appear on the video To 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 Note All lines associated with the selected character will appear in the Script Edi tor 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 no
16. available 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 19 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 Q Outputs MTC and MMC via Apple Network MIDI over LAN Input via DVI VGA or composite video MIDI received via VoiceQ video output via DVI port Local Area Network LAN directly to monitor or use adaptor Ethernet Wireless or Firewire 4 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 hardware 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 In the MIDI Devices tab double click the Network Icon to open the MIDI Network Setup window 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 20 VOICEQ USER MANUAL e800 Audio MIDI S
17. doesn t match the video due to changing frame rates in the con version process use the pull up and pull down options Pull up will add 0 1 of the time to the start end and duration of all the lines This effectively moves all lines forward and ac 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 46 cordingly reduces the duration timing of the lines Pull down will subtract 0 1 of the time to the start end and duration of all the lines This effectively moves all lines backward and ac cordingly increases the duration timing of the lines UPLOADING DOWNLOADING WITH QML Uploading sending or Downloading receiving 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 project or scene from VoiceQ DUB into QML V Note All language translated scripts will be exported along with the primary lan guage 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 gt Download from QML gt Scene KR WO N e This will automatically open an internet connection to Q
18. 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 gt like my brother gt inhale yeah inhale gt Your Koro he made himself believe so strongly that he was gonna be the one gt But what if he was b crying ee 0 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 Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes Cliff Curtis 4o o ae 4h 4h 4h ae ae ae 4 n X ah 4h ae ae n n n n n n 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 22 00 00 10 20 00 00 13 02 00 00 15 14 00 00 17 17 2 2 N o 00 00 24 03 00 00 28 16 00 00 31 16 00 00 41 00 00 00 44 10 00 00 46 09 e N A 00 00 56 12 00 00 59 24 00 01 05 22 00 01 09 05 00 01 10 23 00 01 14 05 00 01 21 06 00 01 28 06 00 01 30 13 00 01 40 21 00 01 42 12 00 01 48 10 00 01 51 24 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 26 15 00 00
19. 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 fea ture information to assist with the End Users business planning all minor and maintenance releases for products covered under the service agreement the choice to receive the Soft ware electronically or from the Website Revisions of the VoiceQ application will be released periodically Each revision will be des ignated 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 pur chased the affected version There are two types of version upgrade A minor upgrade will offer limited functional improvements within a major version A minor upgrade is free to all End Users Amajor upgrade will offer significant functional improvements and constitute a new major version release End Users who elect to pay maintenance will be offered ma jor upgrades at a heavy discount on the appropriate version base 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 technical Website and email support incidents per year The service is provided for single site installa tions multi sites in the same count
20. movie enter the appropriate timecode in the time code 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 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 Q frame rate of the VoiceQ project ensure the Project Settings drawer is open by typing command 9 9 Movie Browse 35fp sid As feet frames 196 pull up Start 00 00 00 00 0 1 pull down Figure 7 12 Select your desired frame rate from the drop down menu Movie 23 976 fps 24 fps Browse v 25 fps C As feet frames 29 97 fps 10 1 pull up 29 97 fps drop 10 136 pull down 30 fps 30 fps drop Figure 7 13 PULL UP PULL DOWN When the timing of cues
21. ratio is selected as the Preview window size Provides various preset window sizes for selection and a custom size option 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 64 VOICEQ USER MANUAL 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 onds Picture Mask PreviewText review highlighted line Display the highlighted line in its entirety on the out put window Altitude Sets the altitude of the preview line Show timecode Display the current timecode in the output window Altitude Sets the altitude of the timecode Horizontal position Sets the latitude of the timecode Scrolling Ruler Show Ruler Display a scrolling ruler in feet and half feet on the output window Altitude Sets the altitude of the ruler Sets the size of the scrolling ruler Scrolling Waveform Display a scrolling waveform on the output window Altitude Sets the altitude of the scrolling waveform Sets the size of the scrolling waveform Waveform transparency Sets the transparency of the scrolling waveform Table 8 2 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 65 VOICEQ USER MANUAL PREFERENCES gt CUES AAD Cues ao General Display Cues Show done lines Text Show scrolling text Scroll speed 3000 0ms Font Helvetica Trigger position umi 12 500 rage THager width LY Fon
22. scripts ready for importing into VoiceQ The Script Import Manager SIM has been designed to make importing 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 required for VoiceQ The module also fixes errors in Character names and timecodes preventing 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 can 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 im porting 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 plat form SIM has been designed to handle multiple languages and character sets and uses savable 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 o a o0 m9 Export
23. tab denotes a tab and should not be typed return and cr denote a carriage return 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 VoiceQg 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 48 The first line of the file should read VoiceQ 29 97 tab en tab 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 primary language return 7 insert line comments here return Character tab Start time tab End time tab spoken line in primary language return 7 insert line comments here return Scene description tab Start time code tab End time code return 7 insert scene comments here return Character tab Start time tab End time tab spoken line in primary 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
24. the Chase External Timecode button in the transport section or use the Quick Key J 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 27 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 information For dual computer configurations simply replace ALL menu selections 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 cor rectly 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 gt Generator gt 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 961 O 1 gt Internal 5 Time Code Rate 25 HJ System Delay 39 samples Feet Frames Rate 24 HJ Time Code 2 Rate 25 HJ v Synchronization amp Time Code Offsets No Digidesign sync
25. 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 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 38L CHANGE THE CHARACTER ASSOCIATION FOR THE LINE OPTION 1 Q 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 you a list of the possible characters in this scene that may be saying the line Q 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 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 55 V4 Note You can set the character associated with a line by dragging the characters 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 Q9 Expand the Script Editor Window to include character
26. to Atomic Droplet Ltd David Preece and Paolo Manna for their technical expertise and forti tude 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 Ltd A Division of KIWA International Ltd 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 97
27. to retain each iteration of your project as you are editing 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 53 OPEN AN EXISTING PROJECT Save the current VoiceQ project Select File gt Open and select a file previously saved Alternatively use Select File gt New to create a new file Alternatively use d6N 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 Select File Revert Note You cannot revert back to a pre edited project if that project has been saved Revert will only take you back to the last save action EXPAND VIEW TO SHOW PRIMARY AND OTHER LANGUAGES Q Q lt 4 expand the Scene view click on the symbol beside the scene description This will show the characters in the scene together with their lines of dialogue as shown in Figure 7 15 To expand the view further click on the symbol beside the primary language line This will show both the primary and secondary languages as shown in Figure 7 15 Note Use the option mouse click method to open all dialogue and languages ADD A NEW BLANK SCENE TO THE PROJECT lt Expand the Scene view to include the characters by clicking on the symbol bes
28. 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 endeavors and 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 93 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 Inter national the Support Fees set at an amount equal to 15 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 Interna tional 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 additional Software chased 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
29. which allows you to Undo the previous action VoiceQ stores 64 levels of Undo If you make a mistake at any time for example de leting the wrong line then use the undo command Zw 2 Select Undo 38Z from the edit menu Edit gt Undo to undo the previous action 9 Select Redo 88Z 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 type 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 se lected 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 and is waiting for incoming code It will glow green 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 44 VOICEQ USER MANUAL TRANSPORT CONTROLS Wem Description OOOO Chase incoming MIDI timecode Return to start of project Rewind frame by f
30. 00 3000000 4000000 5000000 6000000 7000000 2 4120 Markers 21 4551041 59 Whale Rider Demo frames 25 fps 1 m 3 s B8 3 whale Rider Demo 45510402 0 Set Video Sync Offset waveform gt Quicktime video offset 0 quarter frames Voice o Auto Whale Rider Demo mo45510402 MM Room Cancel Avid video offset 4 frames Real Time ropert Apply to no MIDI regions selected Figure 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 ProTools HD 7 2 File Edit View Track Region Event AudioSuite Options RETR Window 4 Wed 11 40AM Sue Shu Spot sig NE es 0 06 00 zz hd E 50v S a z EFT Co Grid 4 Im Cursor Tracks w Bars Beats 3 i 8 Regions w 1817045510411 Min Secs 2 P Whale e Audio 1 Time code 00 01 50 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 20 00 Whale 1000000 2000000 5000000 4000000 5000000 6000000 7000000 Samples 4551041 82 o 25 fps i i 4 1 Set Video Sync Offset SISTI Quicktime video offset 32 quarter frames Voice Avid video offset 0 frames Auto read la 1 E igure 11 10 If you are using both Avid Video files and the QuickTime f
31. 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 00 01 13 11 00 01 19 24 00 01 26 12 00 01 29 07 00 01 35 24 00 01 41 18 00 01 46 12 00 01 49 16 00 01 53 22 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 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 Words Figure 7 1 Q On the Timeline Editor Window shown in Figure 7 2 I 1 18 EVITA EU 00 01 10 10 m A Figure 7 2 The script editor allows us to ADD A SCENE Toadd a scene select Action gt Add Scene Q Alternatively use Y 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 1 EDIT THE SCENE TITLE AND DESCRIPTION Q Double click on the scene title and description Q Edit the text as desired 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 36 VOICEQ USER MANUAL The width and height of this text box can be adjusted in Preferences gt General gt Script View Push return or click outside the text box when finishe
32. 4 or later Q PowerBook G4 1 25 GHz Macintosh 1GB of RAM or more and OS X version 10 4 or later Q 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 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 with out 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 allows all preparation work to be completed outside the Recording Studio if re quired 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 ProTools The VoiceQ and ProTools machines will communicate with MTC and MMC via a MIDI inter face device Both machines can be synchronized using MIDI Interfaces or via MIDI over a Local A
33. E 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 one of the following Q Select Actions 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 being dragged Q Hold down the option key while dragging to affect all the words in the line Q 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 7 Note In all three of these operations a blue time code appears underneath the line to assist the process 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 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 42 VOICEQ USER MANUAL 39 0 L 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 Q I
34. Hard Drive and RAM for HD playback 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 10 Chapter 4 INSTALLATION Download the latest installer from voiceg 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 connection 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 Ap plications 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 inter lok extensions which are required for VoiceQ 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 YoiceQ DUB You have been granted a license to use this fully functional product for evaluation To purchase VoiceQ DUB select the Buy button and you vill be quided through the process This trial will expire in 7 days 2004 2009 K
35. IDI Synchronization Machine Control Remote Mode Machine Chases Memory Location _ 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 Finch ae ee varies Delay before Locking to Time Code O frames Delay after Play Command 0 frames Synchronization Stable LTC Source c 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 Ma chine Control Remote Slave option in Peripherals gt Machine Control in Pro Tools Set the MMC ID to 127 Peripherals Synchronization Machine Control MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Mic Preamps Satellites MIDI Machine Control Master ID M Enable IAC Driver VQ amp PT 120 Preroll 90 frames MIDI Machine Control 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
36. IDI 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 automatically recognizing and chasing incoming MIDI timecode when it is set to online chase mode 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 23 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Pro Tools 7 2 Settings This chapter details how to set Pro Tools 7 2 preferences to send the required MIDI informa tion 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 gt 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 Q Time Code Settings gt 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 Depth 24 bit Incoming Time 00 00 00 00 Clock Source SYNC 1 0 is Time Code Rate 25 Sys
37. IREMENTS 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 Q OSX 10 5 series release or later Leopard 2 OSX 104 series release or later Tiger 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 9 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 w 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 Q ProTools 7 3 with VoiceQ running on OS X 10 4 series 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 recom mended 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
38. IWA International Ltd 11 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 the time of purchase that you want your license authorization credited to your iLok com ac count When you receive confirmation simply authorize your USB smartkey using the iLok com interface Complete instructions can be found on the iLok com website If you do not already have a USB smartkey you can purchase 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 i
39. ML and download the pro ject 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 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 47 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 cov ered under Creating a Project IMPORT TEXT FILE INTO VOICEQ I
40. MMC ID to 120 Peripherals Machine Control MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Mic Preamps Device Port SYNC HJ DigiSerial Port B 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 HA Vertical Position 20 FrmBtm A Horizontal Position Center T9 UpdaeSYNCFirmwae Color WhtnBickBk B In VoiceQ check the Output MMC and select Preferences gt General gt MIDI Locate gt Out put MMC gt VQ to PT to activate the MIDI locate option 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 26 VOICEQ USER MANUAL e OO General C Timeline View Projects Window follows playhead No follow Autosave 30 8 minutes Script View Text Editor Width y x1 0 Height je 1 Movie Play movie audio f 3000ms MIDI Locate Output MMC Port VQ to PT B Preroll 5000ms Character Colour Use external character colour table TS SSS New Open 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
41. Note This is extremely helpful when there is a long line and the Actor needs preview of an upcoming line before recording 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 57 USER MANUA DISPLAY TIMECODE IN PICTURES 2 v Click the Timecode in Picture button F2 Qa as seen in Figure 7 17 If the button is glowing green lt the timecode will be displayed on the output window Note You can adjust the timecodes position on the screen in the Preferences gt Display DISPLAY SCROLLING RULER FOR MIXING 4 Y v Click the Ruler button F3 m as seen in Figure 7 17 If the button is glowing green m the Ruler is displayed on the movie display Note This is extremely helpful for making notes and spotting for SFX during the audio mixing process DISPLAY SCROLLING WAVEFORM iu Click the Scrolling Waveform button F4 as seen in Figure 7 17 If the button is glowing green the scrolling waveform will be displayed on the output window Note You can adjust the waveforms size and position on the screen in the Prefer ences gt Display DISPLAY SCROLLING TEXT IN PICTURES Q Click the Scrolling Waveform button F5 as seen in Figure 7 17 Ifthe button is glowing green Rt the scrolling text will be displayed on the output window V Note You can adjust the timecodes position on the screen in the Preferences gt Display AUDIBLE BEEP COUNTDOWN Click the Scrolling Text button F6 e as seen in Figure 7 17
42. ORKSTATIONS 14 Chapter 6 VOICEQ nnn nn 15 STANDALONE CONFIGURATION 15 SINGLE COMPUTER 15 DUAL COMPUTER CONFIGURATION RECOMMENDED 15 Chapter 7 STANDALONE 16 Chapter 8 SINGLE COMPUTER CONFIGURATION 17 SETTING UP THE BUS nennen nnn nuu nene sushi narrar aene 18 Chapter 9 DUAL COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MIDI OVER NETWORK 20 SETTING UP A NETWORK MIDI SESSION eere nnne nnn nnn 20 Chapter 10 DUAL COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MIDI VIA HARDWARE 23 Chapter 11 PRO TOOLS 7 2 SETTINGS een nmm 24 TIME CODE SETTINGS iaceat asso xicu ren Lidia c Eu iid e x a Eds 24 MIDI MACHINE 24 PE ee e Role RR 25 VIDEO
43. Pin Remote Deck Emulation Port Machine Type _ Enable 0528122 BVW 75 He C Chase LTC nel ED In VoiceQ check the Output MMC and select Preferences gt General gt MIDI Locate gt Out put MMC gt VQ to PT to activate the MIDI locate option 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 31 VOICEQ USER MANUAL e OO General C Timeline View Projects Window follows playhead No follow Autosave 30 8 minutes Script View Text Editor Width y x1 0 Height je 1 Movie Play movie audio f 3000ms MIDI Locate Output MMC Port VQ to PT B Preroll 5000ms Character Colour Use external character colour table TS SSS New Open 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 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 3 J 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 32 Chapter 6 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 re p
44. THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT gt INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE AND DESTROY ALL POON 101 TSO mr Copyright 2004 2007 Kiwa International Ltd Figure 8 1 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 61 VOICEQ USER MANUAL PREFERENCES gt GENERAL Pm B 3 General Display Cues Timeline View Projects Window follows playhead minutes Autosave every 30 No follow Script View PEE 011111108 1 1101 PETE 008018111101 101101 Text Editor Width j 9 1 0 Height ees 1 rows Movie Play movie audio 3000ms MIDI Locate _ Output MMC Port Preroll O 5000ms Character Colour Use external character color table Figure 8 2 The preference window allows you to change various settings within the VoiceQ application PREFERENCES COMMANDS TABLE 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
45. ad 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 15 Standalone Configuration VoiceQ operates on its own Macintosh computer for the purpose of preparing VoiceQ pro jects 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 e Input via DVI VGA or composite video Standalone Configuration 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 16 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 17 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Setting up the IAC Bus The Apple Inter Application Communication IAC Bus is used to send all MIDI information when VoiceQ and Pro Tools are on the same computer a Single Computer Configura tion Note A MIDI interface or Network Sess
46. ade available with the Software or through other com munication media VoiceQ Key means a unique software registry key that allows the End User to enable open or otherwise access the Software Software means the VoiceQ ADR and VoiceQ DUB software Support means the provision of updates to the Software and general support and maintenance services in respect 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 advance in order to be eligible to receive en hanced 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 supply an email address 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 otherw
47. ased on the order as it appears in the charac ter project window 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 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 Table 8 5 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 71 VOICEQ USER MANUAL MENU EDIT MENU COMMANDS TABLE Undo 2 Undo the previous action Redo 182 Redo the previous action Cu X Cuts highlighted sections of text or whole line if selected Copy Copies highlighted sections of 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 t 3 Spelling Spelling 8 Check Spelling 3 Check Spelling as yo
48. at the end of the previous scene Again timings will be estimated based on a set of algorithms in the VoiceQ appli cation Times are assumed to be chronological and where a time is listed out of tial order it is regarded as a non compliant line and will be flagged as an error VoiceQ will produce a visible post import report on any lines that were missed dur ing 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 Filemaker Pro can output the required tab delimited txt files to aid in this process In Filemaker Pro select the records you wish to output Select File gt Export Re cords 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 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 conver sion process We recommend Apple s Text Edit or BBedits Text Wrangler which are available free although any other simple text editor maybe appropriate 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 51 LINK TO MOVIE FILES VoiceQ must have a scr
49. ation scanned at a rate of approxi mately 30 fps Phase Alternating Line A color television standard used in many coun ries PAL consists of 625 lines scanned at a rate of 25 fps A set of scenes containing script data and an associated movie A pro ect maybe anything from feature or short film television series episode or special to a commercial or advertisement gt 2 Project O ML Que My Lips web enabled language translation management system ith an interface to VoiceQ DUB Provides accurate translation and ad aptation tools for producing multiple language scripts QuickTime Multimedia architecture to view create import and export media Used ith VoiceQ to display scrolling dialogue on video QuickTime Player is available to download free from the internet at www apple com Scene A logical segment of a script Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers One of the principal CD D O SMPTE standards organizations for the film and video industry Software Computer programme User Interface aka GUI nicode two alpha code that differentiates international languages Waveform Graphic representation of sound 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 88 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Quick Keys Reference Guide Add line Allows to manually insert line at the se lected point Add Scene Allows you to manually insert a scene at the lected point Advance 1 second Forward o
50. be translated export from VoiceQ project to QML To retrieve an entire project and its translated scripts import file into VoiceQ from QML Q 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 removing already trans lated lines On importing 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 84 Chapter 13 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 importing and managing film and television scripts for ADR and dubbing VoiceQ s SIM uses leading edge technology to extract dialogue information from
51. ceQ Application and Manual Q VoiceQ License Q 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 li censes should you require them This license will cover you for the current version as pur chased patches and minor version updates will be made available as part of this license fee however major version updates will be available via license renewal Contact information for upgrades and information is listed in Support 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 7 Chapter 3 REQUIREMENTS This chapter lists the hardware and software requirements needed to run VoiceQ and in structions on how to install your application V Note This program will operate under Apples OSX environment only versions 10 4 and 10 5 are supported HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Recommended hardware platforms Q9 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 Q 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 operat ing system version 10 4 or later Q iMac PowerPC G5 1 8 GHz 1GB of RAM or more and running the OS X version 10 4 or later Q iMac 1 83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 1GB of RAM or more and OS X ver sion 10
52. cense pur chase Payments received after the expiry date but within six months will incur an additional 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 cop ies of the Software whatsoever By using the Software you acknowledge that the Software and all related products consti tute valuable property of KIWA International and that all title and ownership rights to the Software remain exclusively with KIWA International under license KIWA International re serves all rights with respect to the Software under all applicable laws for the protection of proprietary information including but not limited to trade secrets copyrights 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 copy right laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties Therefore you must treat the Software like any other copyrighted material e g a book or musical recording The Software is licensed not sold Paying the Software regi
53. conis CERAM RENE To link VoiceQ to QuickTime movie file To use VoiceQ with a live video feed SCRIPT EDITOR Save an existing project Save an existing project with a different name Open an existing project Revert the project to the pre edited state Expand view to show primary and other languages Add a new blank scene to the project Add Insert a new line into the scene Change the width of the columns Edit the line s text in the current primary language Delete a line Change the character association for the line option 1 Manually edit the start timecode Manually edit the end timecode Manually edit the duration Force a rescan of the waveform from the QuickTime Script Editor Window column descriptions USER INTERFACE VOICEQ DUB Leere cree Choose the primary language in which lines will be displayed Set the zoom size of the timeline view Preview a line before recording 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 4 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Display Timecode in Pictures 58 Display Scrolling Ruler for mixing 58 Display Scrolling Waveform 58 Display Scrolling Text in Pictures 58 Audible beep countdown 58 Visual Streamer 58 Display on External monitor 59 PROJECT SETTINGS VoICEQ
54. d 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 purpose of VoiceQ a character is a character from the reel with lines The character window can be revealed by selecting Window gt Character Setup or using 8 The character window is split into two halves At the top is the list of all Project Characters Figure 7 3 At the bottom is the list of all characters associated with the scene Scene Characters Figure 7 4 Project Characters vi Cliff Curtis ial Kiesha Castle Hughes EN MIXER m Grandma im Filter B zl 7 3 Scene Characters Alt Cliff Curtis ox a Kiesha Castle Hughes 10 MIXER 90 A EN Grandma 0 A il EU Drag characters from project to scene or from either onto spoken lines Figure 7 4 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 37 ADDING A NEW CHARACTER 4 F F In the character window push the button A new character will be added with an associated color If you are using
55. d in 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 appear as a selectable option in the Language Screen as in Figure 7 17 TO REMOVE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES Q Click on the language you would like to remove as your additional language from the list in the Project Window in Figure 7 19 Q Click on the lt symbol to remove your additional language Q 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 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 60 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Chapter 8 MENU ITEMS This chapter will explain the Main Menu ltems and their use within the VoiceQ application VoiCcEQ 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 Voiced DUB VoiceQ DUB Version 1 7 5 rc2 1 7 5 2 BOO 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
56. d open tha file produced by SIM Select Appropriate HuleSet Vague MEN um Puget tet EI PES a Refine RuleSet and Convert Sa ee Export Voice Readable File T Check and Modify Data Format Export Voice Readable File Select Appropriate Options 1 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 77 VOICEQ USER MANUAL VoiceQ ADR Generic Workflow Pre Production Enter or Import ADR List Configure Preferences a s o Add SFX notes symbols etc and Synchronize Production Lock to Pro Tools Record ADR and select takes Edit Mix and Layback audio fil 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 78 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 additional foley notes detection symbols etc and synchronize as appropriate 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 appropria
57. ded if required at KIWA Interna tional s standard rate applicable at the time Step 2 Be prepared to give the following information Ifyou are a maintenance customer a KIWA International 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 prod uct version of the software that is experiencing the problem Ifyou are a non maintenance customer a purchase order number is required Also provide your company name contact name telephone number e mail ad dress product name and product version of the software that is experiencing 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 International 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 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 96 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Chapter 18 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Special thanks go
58. e 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 languages will be available in VoiceQ DUB To upload a project to QML you will need to be registered with the QML language translation 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 loca tion 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 Action gt 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 Click in the white area on the screen Select Action Add Scene 9 Alternatively use 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 74 How TO CREATE LINES Create a line by clicking on a Scene Header in the Script Editor Window t
59. e VoiceQ application license and the Support and Maintenance terms and conditions 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 Soft ware 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 AGREEMENT DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE AND DESTROY ALL COPIES IN YOUR POS SESSION All Software licenses expire annually Software licenses are renewable licenses that require 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 ex piry If you choose not to renew the license the Software will stop functioning 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 the Software KIWA Inter national 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 li
60. e of reports including export script reports character script reports ADR cue lists and many other useful reports such as character line progress and summaries 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 33 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 scroll 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 dis play 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 accord ingly A negative offset can also be applied by entering a negative symbol preceding 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 h
61. e that will output MIDI Time Code MTC and or MIDI Machine Control 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 14 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 Project ready for recording in a studio Once the VoiceQ Project has been created and synchronized 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 ProTools and the two applications are synchronized for the purpose of recording This setup uses the Apple Inter Application Communication IAC bus to send all MIDI be tween the two apps It is not recommended to use VoiceQ s High Quality mode on this con figuration 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 Pro Tools or the DAW but the two applications are synchronized for the purpose of recording This is now the preferred configuration when using VoiceQ in a recording session as it pro vides superior picture playback and access to the VoiceQ app without disturbing the engi neer and it also provides the added advantage of reducing the system lo
62. ed into your DV converter Upload to QML Project allows you to upload a project to the QML system Scene allows you 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 70 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 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 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 based on the order as it appears in the character project window Character Line Summary Report produces 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 sorted by char acter b
63. ed of the scrolling text 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 89 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Locate to Start Locates playhead to the start of the movie New Project Creates a new VoiceQ Project Open All Lines X click Opens and closes All Lines when Scene is high lighted including all languages Open Project Opens an existing VoiceQ Project Also used to import a text file Inserts cut or copied sections of text and lines Play QuickTime 38M Play QuickTime audio Toggles On and Off Audio Play with Pre roll space bar Plays selected line with the pre roll value set in preferences onto the display Toggles On and Off Backward 1 second Saves a copy of the current file with a new name F3 Scrolling Ruler Outputs feet and half feet Ruler onto the display Toggles On and Off Scrolling Text Toggles the text On and Off on the display Scrolling Waveform Toggles the scrolling waveform On and Off on the display Select next line forward slash Selects next line for spotting Select previous line Selects previous line for spotting Special Characters Displays the Special Character Palette 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 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 90 Chapter 16 VoICEQ END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This chapter explains the End User License Agreement you are agreeing to by purchasing th
64. elp 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 34 Chapter 7 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 A VoiceQ project file structure is made of Q A QuickTime movie 2 Acollection of scenes which has 2 Acollection of spoken lines Q Acollection of script characters f i Optionally a text file containing the color information of characters to be used in the project VoiceQ holds a normalized version of the sound wave from the associated Quick Time if there is one and a modification time for the QuickTime This normalized version of the sound wave is recreated when the QuickTime has its filename speci fied or if the QuickTime changes its modification time checked on loading Q To create a new project select File gt New Project Q Alternatively use 3 N 9 Toimport a Quicktime movie select File gt Import QuickTime 9 Alternatively use 2961 To associate the project with character color information select Preferences gt General Character Color Q You can either create a new character color text file or use an existing one For more information about Characte
65. erate 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 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 80 Chapter 11 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 Select File gt 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 a Pro Tools HD 7 2 File Edit View Track Region Event AudioSuite Options IET window Help 4 Wed 11 40 AM Q Shuffle Spot m Mei STE gin 29099 5 v Grid d Bars Beats Regions 4 Tracks w Tene MIO be Whale u 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 30 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 50 00 s whale Samples o 1000000 20000
66. errors shall not constitute a breach of this Agree ment Under no circumstances shall KIWA International be liable for any incidental 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 damages 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 relation to it Copyright 2009 KIWA International Limited VoiceQ VoiceQ ADR VoiceQ DUB KEEPING SOUND ON TRACK BREAKING SOUND BARRIERS QML CUE MY LIPS KIWA KIWA In ternational SOUNDS SUITE Script Import Manager SIM SIM2 and Logos are trademarks 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 Re served 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 92 Chapter 17 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 the End User is provided with a VoiceQ Key Documentation means all instruction manuals user guides training material and other information relating to the Software m
67. es 00 01 28 06 00 01 29 07 00 00 01 01 Cliff Curtis 00 01 30 13 00 01 35 24 00 00 05 11 gt inhale Cliff Curtis H 00 01 40 21 00 01 41 18 00 00 00 22 gt Your Koro he made himself believe so strongly that he was gonna be the one Cliff Curtis 00 01 42 12 00 01 46 12 00 00 04 01 gt But what if he was Kiesha Castle Hughes E 00 01 48 10 00 01 49 16 00 00 01 07 gt crying Cliff Curtis 00 01 51 24 00 01 53 22 9 00 00 01 23 Figure 7 6 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 40 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Q In the Timeline View Window as seen in Figure 7 7 36 37 38 39 Will you please pick up your steps 00 00 36 19 Figure 7 7 DELETE A LINE Q Select a line and then select Actions gt Delete Line Q Alternatively right click on the line and select Delete Line Q Alternatively use 21 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 Figure 7 8 Q Alternatively you can select the line in either the timeline or script editor and do one of the following Q Select Actions Spot Start Line Q Use i Figure 7 8 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 41 VOICEQ USER MANUAL CHANGING THE END TIME OF A LIN
68. etup l Default HH TM TA ia Icon Size Configuration Add Device Remove Device Show Info Rescan MIDI Test Setup Network Mbox 2 Digi 002 a ames 4 gt 4 1 2 3 3 In the MIDI Network Setup window Click the sign under My Sessions to create Network MIDI session The default name is Session 1 and check the Enabled box 4 Under Who may connect to me select Anyone e00 MIDI Network Setup My Sessions Session M session 1 2 Enabled Port 5004 Local name Session 1 Bonjour name FX Suite dem Name Latency adj Participants Directory Disconnect co ms 1000 500 100 50 10 0 3 10 s0 Address 10 0 1 191 5004 Connect a Live COO O O Who may connect to me routings f 4 Anyone 5 Machine repeat steps 1 4 above When you have added your session 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 con nect to this machine 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 21 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
69. hen select Action gt Add Line You can also delete a line by using Action gt Delete Line INSERT A NEW LINE INTO THE SCENE Select the scene to insert a line into 2 Click in the timeline where you want the line created Action gt Add Line Alternatively use L Note Lines will not appear on screen until they have been assigned a Character How TO CREATE CHARACTERS ADD CHARACTERS 2 Ensure the Character screen is showing by clicking on Window from the main menu and selecting Characters or use 3 8 Q Click on the Add Character button the centre of the Character screen as shown in Figure 7 13 Q This will open a colored box in the upper half of the screen Double click in the box and enter your character name here Q9 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 LANGUAGE Q With the Project Setup Window open click on the language you would like to se lect as your primary language from the list in the Global Tab in Figure 7 25 Q Click on the symbol to select your primary language 3 Q v Your selection will be displayed as the first language listed in the Project Window TO SELECT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES Q With the Project Setup Window open click on the language you would like
70. hronization peripheral present External Time Code Offsets MMC 00 00 00 00 O Pin 00 00 00 00 Link Sync 00 00 00 00 Video Satellite 00 00 00 00 v Time Code Settings Generator Freewheel Pull Up Down 3 None Audio Rate Pull Up Down None 68 M Using f frames Video Rate Pull Up Down gt Jam Sync None Time Code Reader Offset 0 samples 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 28 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Go to Peripherals gt Synchronization gt MTC Generator Port menu Select the destination port IAC Driver VQ amp PT Machine Control Controllers Ethernet Controllers Preamps Satellites MTC Reader And Generator MTC Reader Port Any MTC Generator Port IAC Driver VQ amp PT H Digidesign Synchronization Device 1 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 1 Enable Dub Window Vertical Position Horizontal Position MIDI Machine Control In the Pro Tools Peripherals window Machine Control tab set MIDI Machine Control to Q Select Enable Q Send To Select the destination IAC Driver amp PT Q Set the MMC Master ID to 120 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 29 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Peripherals Synchronization l Machine Con
71. ide the scene description Click in the white area on the screen Select Action Add Scene Alternatively use Y 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 Select Action gt Add Line Alternatively use 6L 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 54 VOICEQ USER MANUAL CHANGE THE WIDTH OF THE COLUMNS 0 Whale Rider demo Multi 25 5 PAL vqproj Script Num Cmts Done Character Start End Duration Words WREEL 18 12 Scene 17 00 00 00 00 ou alright 1 Cliff Curtis 00 00 05 22 00 00 06 13 00 00 00 16 2 Y got to watch that koro sometimes Cliff Curtis 3 00 00 10 20 00 00 12 07 00 00 01 13 gt big mouth of his gets away on him aye Cliff Curtis 00 00 13 02 00 00 14 15 00 00 01 12 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 Comments Field Figure 7 16 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
72. ing Characters with a scene Changing the Position of the Lines Associated with the Character Removing a Character from a Scene Removing a Character from a Project Add a Line Delete a Line Changing the start time of a line in the Timeline Changing the end time of a line in the Timeline Changing the start time of a word in a line in the Timeline Changing the character association for the line CONMENTS ocasion E ePi eat dante ME TO FLAIR ED ES POR EE VEE E UL Bi ef lbRl4ilel e Rm CONTROLLING VOICEQ Transport Controls Start and stop the QuickTime movie Rewind the QuickTime movie Advance the QuickTime movie Return to the start of the QuickTime file Set the destination for the Output window Set the frame rate of the VoiceQ project Pull up Pull Down Uploading Downloading with QML To upload a project from VoiceQ DUB to QML To download a project into VoiceQ DUB from QML IMPORTING SCRIPTS INPUT DIRECTLY INTO VOICEQ nennen nne ne nenne IMPORT TEXT FILE INTO VOICEQ Format where time code is included Format where time code is not included Export Script format command details LINK TO MOVIE FILES
73. ing the file ready for VoiceQ 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 85 VOICEQ USER MANUAL 00 Strength Of Water script txt c RuleSet Autosaved Q Import Excel File Convert Export i i i Script Data View 01 39 31 05 D you remember Tai s grandfather 02 04 09 09 0 5 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 hen 01 39 36 14 was too freaked to look at him Thought he migh 02 04 06 10 Gene it s your dog 02 08 53 14 E 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 wai 02 09 39 13 The desire nearly took yer life 02 09 43 08 075 paid every cent had to make them leave 02 09 55 17 They took money from me right up until they died 01 02 16 04 Shut up 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 in
74. ion is used when the DAW and VoiceQ are on sepa rate machines dual computer configuration If you are using a Dual Computer Configura tion 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 Default Qa at of US 1 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 18 VOICEQ USER MANUAL 80 0 IAC Driver Properties Device Name AC Driver Manufacturer Apple Computer In Model Driver vi Device is online Less Information 4 Ports 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
75. ipt and an associated Movie in order to process the pertinent infor mation therefore all VoiceQ projects must be associated with a QuickTime Movie file un less using live feed mode TO LINK VOICEQ TO A QUICKTIME MOVIE FILE Q Select File gt Import Quicktime Alternatively use 2461 This will open up your explorer window Navigate to the QuickTime movie file you wish to associate with the VoiceQ project Click on the file name Select Open or double click on the file Your QuickTime Movie file will be opened TO USE VOICEQ WITH A LIVE VIDEO FEED Ensure your DV converter is attached via Firewire Play your external video source Select File gt Use Live Feed This will display the live feed from the DV Converter 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 52 VOICEQ USER MANUAL SCRIPT EDITOR WINDOW Whale Rider demo Multi 25fps PAL vqproj Script Num Cmts Done Character Start Duration Words gt REEL 18 12 Scene 17 v 00 00 00 00 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 18 00 00 14 08 00 00 49 11 00 01 58 13 M REEL 18 12 Scene 19 00 00 22 11 B B gt REEL 18 12 Scene 20 gt REEL 18 12 Scene 21 Figure 7 14 The screen in Figure 7 14 shows a list of the scenes in the project together with the Com ments Done check box Start and End Time codes the Duration of the scene and the num ber of Words spoken during that scene 9 0 Whale Rider demo Multi 25fps PAL vqpr
76. ise 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 suc cessive 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 servicing 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 op eration and availability of the systems used for providing and accessing the Software in cluding 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 Soft ware KIWA International is not in any way responsible for any such interference with or pre vention of the End User s access and or use of the Software Warranties KIWA International 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 International further
77. lacement ADR and dubbing of movies for the purpose of broadcasting and theatrical re lease 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 by selecting the language version from a menu Whale Eider demo Mur Pip ATIC lutedPvosceg com V Caste Hughes OM our Mesa Castle i Corsa Cari H Carey eon e cee Hog ei lt cos t eshe Case Heater 1 T 4 Omm 1 T Occ a M 0 Conte Hughes wae m vox mm RR E LE f gt e lv 4 Pee bot ae e pe MTM p feet A b aa s ANA Vedel AOR Case Lisi Report 2 ADU Cut Lot Nummi ADR Cue List Report Whale Rider demo Multi 30fps NTSC vqproj dicc they exist ee Figure 6 1 VoiceQ Windows VoiceQ provides an abundanc
78. less implementation and interaction with your current processes Contact KIWA if you need additional information on integrating VoiceQ into your workflow 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 76 VOICEQ USER MANUAL script Import Manager Generic Workflow Text Microsoft Word Document Import Script File EE j Correct Errors gt Microsoft Excel Document Import Excel File Select Appropriate Options a mni irera yasi aman Fe p lm a om Loma Carum ge ogeem Pro Tools Text Export File Import Pro Tools Text Export Fila In VoiceQ Open and Import the Converted File 1 Import text or Microsoft Word file 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 5 Check the result and corract minor errors in the 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 3 Export the VoiceQ ready text file 1 Launch VoiceQ an
79. n insert line comments here return 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 50 VOICEQ USER MANUAL EXPORT SCRIPT FORMAT COMMAND DETAILS Del ain VoiceQ Creates a project in VoiceQ 77 Will instruct VoiceQ to set the frame 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 note associated to that line or scene Will instruct VoiceQ it is the end of the spoken line Table 7 2 Lines without a time code will have their times estimated based on a set of algo rithms in the VoiceQ application It is possible to change the time codes later Scenes without time codes are assumed to start
80. nd are intended for use by Audio Engineers to understand the opera tion 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 session 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 will 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 ses sion 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 V4 Note In a single computer configuration VoiceQ will work with many other record ing applications including Logic Pro Soundtrack and others Check our website for the correct set up instructions and screen shots for these applications V4 Note In a dual computer configuration the Digital Audio Workstation may be any devic
81. ne second Advance 10 sec w dB Forward ten seconds onds Audible Beeps F6 Play audible beeps countdown on a highlighted line or all lines Characters Setup 388 Reveals or hides the Project Characters box ei ther side of the main window Chase Ext Time 38 J Enables VoiceQ to chase external MTC Toggles code On and Off Clean Display 38 1 Removes all information displayed in the Quick Time output window Close gew 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 Scroll Decrease the speed of the scrolling text Speed a Delete Line Deletes line Delete Scene Kt 3 Y Deletes a scene Drag all words in line drag Dragging a word in the timeline view will affect all words after the one selected in the current line Drag following Dragging a word in the timeline view will affect all X drag words before and after the one selected in the current line words in line Drag previous words in line Dragging a word in the timeline view will affect all words before the one selected in the current line drag F8 G 362 T RI 36 External Monitor Outputs movie to internal or external monitor Go To Timecode Moves playhead to timecode location as entered High Quality Play back QuickTime movie in high quality Import QuickTime Imports QuickTime movie Increase Scroll Speed Increases the spe
82. nstall the authorization CHALLENGE RESPONSE A text challenge response authorization method can be used to authorize systems without 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 but ton Uncheck the Use my iLok Smartkey and select the Next button Select the Next but ton 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 BLUR GRIT SOAR FLIT CAIN ZEST Copy Challenge Save Challenge Response 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 12 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 13 Chapter 5 VOICEQ AND DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS This chapter describes the configurations and procedures used within VoiceQ and Digital Audio Workstations a
83. nthe script editor select the character parameter Q A popup menu will appear with the list of all characters associated with the scene Shown in Figure 7 11 Select a 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 7 Note You may also drag a character from list of Project Characters if that char acter is not associated with the scene then it will be Whale Rider demo Multi 25 5 PAL vqproj Script Num Cmts Done Character Start End Duration Words WREEL 18 12 Scene 17 00 00 00 00 gt you alright cliff Curtis gy 00 00 05 22 00 00 06 13 00 00 00 16 gt got to watch that koro sometimes M Cliff Curtis E 00 00 10 20 00 00 12 07 00 00 01 13 gt big mouth of his gets away on him aye M 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 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 I
84. ociated 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 word count for that line Words ADD A LINE Select a scene and select Actions gt Add Line Q Alternatively use 38L Q Aline s background band is the same color as the character color Where a line shows up Q n the Script 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 Whale Rider demo Multi 25 5 PAL vaproj Num Cmts Done Character Start End Duration Words Y REEL 18 12 Scene 17 B 00 00 00 00 ou alright Cliff Curtis 00 00 05 22 00 00 06 13 00 00 00 16 gt got to watch that koro sometimes Cliff Curtis fal 00 00 10 20 00 00 12 07 00 00 01 13 big mouth of his gets away on him aye Cliff Curtis o 00 00 13 02 00 00 14 15 00 00 01 12 gt he didn t mean it Kiesha Castle Hughes E 00 00 15 14 00 00 16 19 00 00 01 05 gt about Kiesha Castle Hughes 00 00 17 17 00 00 18 10 00 00 00 18 gt well you know gt inhale maybe we should think about it b think about what You coming to live with me for awhile b what do ya
85. oj Script Cmts Done Character Duration Words Y REEL 18 12 Scene 17 v 00 00 00 00 O Cliff Curtis 00 00 05 22 00 00 06 13 00 00 00 16 Y got to watch that koro sometimes Cliff Curtis E 00 00 10 20 00 00 12 07 00 00 01 13 gt big mouth of his gets away on him aye Cliff Curtis 3 00 00 13 02 00 00 14 15 00 00 01 12 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 Comments Field 17 15 The screen in Figure 7 15 is an expanded view of the Script Editor Window To expand to this view click on the gt symbol beside the scene description It shows the scene descrip tion line numbers comments bubble done checkbox start and end time 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 are able to SAVE AN EXISTING PROJECT Q Select File 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 Q Alternatively use 73S V Note This is useful if you want
86. ormat within your ProTools session then you can allocate both offsets within ProTools 7 2 creating a truly multi format environ ment with VoiceQ 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 81 You are now ready to record your ADR or Dubbing session using Pro Tools and VoiceQ 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 82 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Chapter 12 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 a ua Multilingual Script Translators anywhere in the world Script Director Figure 12 1 The QML system anagram for Queue My Lips is a web enabled translation management system that enables script translation and validation from any language into multiple 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 trans lated and adapted into multiple languages under your management QML has an interface with VoiceQ DUB and both systems work collaboratively to synchro nize translated dialogue ready for studio recording In addition
87. ort IAC Driver VQ amp PT Refer example below MIDI Beat Clock M Enable MIDI Beat Clock for Port 1 Port 2 3 IAC Driver Bus 1 IAC Driver VQ amp PT MK 249C USB MIDI keyboard ODLI JIRI Plug ins that self configure to receive MIDI Beat Clock will not be listed in this dialog Co D 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 Synchronization Machine Control Remote Mode Machine Chases Memory Location _ Ignore Track Arming vi Machine Follows Edit Insertion Scrub _ Set Servo Lock Bit at Play Tamura Support Machine Cues Intelligently _ Allow Track Arm Commands in Local Mode L Stop at Shuttle Speed Zero Punch In Frame Offset 0 frames Non Linear Transport Error Suppression Finch ae ee varies Delay before Locking to Time Code O 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
88. r Colors refer to the Character section below SCENES For the purposes of VoiceQ a scene is a description of the images seen on screen between edits A scene consists of the following objects parameters A scene 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 relative Acollection of characters associated with the scene gt Acocollection of spoken lines in the scene A scene is viewed in two places 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 35 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Q On the Script Editor Window shown in Figure 7 1 Y REEL 18 12 Scene 17 you alright 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 b think about what gt You coming to live with me for awhile gt what do ya think gt why doesn t he want me gt 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 do except think it s become even more than that gt In his head your he needs a prophet gt what s that gt inhale exhale gt Well somebody who is
89. rame 1 eem oo Table 7 1 Using the transport controls we are able to START AND STOP THE QUICKTIME MOVIE To start or stop the QuickTime movie click on the play button shown Figure 7 17 When playing the button will glow green s 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 To 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 key Use option and command plus to rewind by a second Q Use control option and command plus lt to rewind by 10 seconds ADVANCE THE QUICKTIME MOVIE Q advance the QuickTime movie frame by frame click on the frame advance but ton aim shown on the right hand side in Figure 7 17 Quick Key command plus key Use option and command plus lt to advance by a second Use control option and command plus X 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 as shown in Figure 7 17 2 to the end of the QuickTime movie click on the go to end button n as shown in Figure 7 17 Q Quick Key Beginning of movie return key 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 45 V Note To go to any parts of the
90. rea Network LAN This is the preferred configuration when a separate operator will 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 8 be using VoiceQ in a recording session It also provides the added advantage 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 Canopus ADVC110 Q DAC 100 9 DAC 200 v Note VoiceQ can use these devices to digitize video in real time from any compatible source and add the cueing options over that feed U VoiceQ will not output via these devices VoiceQ outputs via the built in 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 follow ing MIDI devices 2 Mbox Series 2 002 series 9 MIDI 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 hard ware products for Macintosh may also be appropriate SOFTWARE REQU
91. rnational Ltd 59 PROJECT SETTINGS VOICEQ DUB VoiceQ DUB gives the user the option of selecting one primary language and as many addi tional languages as required for the purpose of dubbing film into multiple languages is also possible for VoiceQ 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 0 English Afar German Afrikaans French Akan al om Albanian e Figure 7 19 Figure 521 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 Project 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 Q Click on the e symbol to select your primary language Q Your selection will be displayed at the top of the Project Window 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 Q Click on the gt symbol to select your additional language Q Your selection will be displaye
92. ry or over several country boundaries Authorized per sonnel 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 support in accor dance with generally recognized business practices and standards Technical support ex cludes hardware system design applications development project management facilities management and support for incompatible products or third party products No on site as sistance 15 provided Termination of Support KIWA International shall have no obligation to provide Technical 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 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 94 b if End User modifies the Products or Software without authorization or c in the event of problems due to Customer s negligence third party hardware or software not provided by KIWA International or other causes not within KIWA Inter national 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
93. s info voiceq com Email Technical Support support Qvoiceq 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 Qvoiceq com Website www voiceg com 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 87 Chapter 15 GLOSSARY OF TERMS Term Description Application Refers to VoiceQ programme Character Part played in movie Dialogue Spoken lines from a script Episode A set of scenes Export Script A document containing scene descriptions characters dialogue lines and time codes for each completed film project Fps Frames per second A measure of the film or video display rates NTSC 30 fps 30 d fps PAL 25 fps Film 24 fps Frm Frames Hardware Computer equipment and accessories Hrs Hours ISO International Standard Organization Lines Dialogue speech of character Loop A line of dialogue Film and Television terminology for a spoken line Musical Instrument Digital Interface Minutes National Television Standards Committee The group that established he color television transmission system used in the Untied States The NTSC standard calls for 525 lines of inform
94. s and lines Q Click on the Start Time box Edit the Start Time as required MANUALLY EDIT THE END TIMECODE Q Expand the Script Editor Window to include characters and lines Q9 Click on the End Time box Q Edit the End Time as required MANUALLY EDIT THE DURATION Q Expand the Script Editor Window to include characters and lines Q Click on the Duration box Q the Duration Time as required V Note Changing the duration will change the End Time of the line FORCE A RESCAN OF THE WAVEFORM FROM THE QUICKTIME Q Select File gt Reload QuickTime Audio This will re establish the link between VoiceQ and your QuickTime movie file V Note This is helpful if you get out of synch between the scrolling text and the video 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 gt Scene Description gt Dialogue primary language v Dialogue secondary language Dialogue third language And so on A unique number associated with the line A comments icon indicating a comment exists for that scene or line me __ A checkbox 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 2004 2009 KIWA Interna
95. side 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 Output Messages Script file A TestExcelFile001 xls is loaded successfully Exporting Excel File Succesfully Script file StrengthOfWaterVoiceQImport 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 java application including Mac OSX Win dows 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 universal applica tion SIM is built to manage Text Excel and Word documents in any language 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 86 Chapter 14 SUPPORT For all enquiries and technical support contact North America Head Office KIWA International Ltd Telephone 1 800 371 2792 Email General Enquirie
96. stra tion 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 mod ify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile or disassemble 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 If you violate any part of this agreement your right to use the Software terminates automati cally 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 reme 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 91 dies 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 15 and without warranty of any kind and KIWA International expressly disclaims all other warranties expressed or im plied including but not limited to the implied warranties 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
97. t be visi ble 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 spe cial effects and use the filter to cue accordingly 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 38 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Project Characters Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes MIXER RAA m No Filter S Cliff Curtis Kiesha Castle Hughes MIXER 8 Kies Grandma 8 MIXER 7 Grandma o 2 E ae Drag characters from project to scene or from either onto spoken lines Figure 7 5 ASSOCIATING CHARACTERS WITH A SCENE Q By default a newly added character is added to the currently selected scene Q To associate a character with a particular scene select the scene and then the char acter 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 project and not just the current scene It is important therefore to check that characters whose lines in the same scene are interactive don t have the same altitude per cen
98. t color 7 99 eer C Bar transparency 50 000 Font color at olorat size 6 of overall 7 G Beeps Frequency e 1000Hz Duration e 250ms Timing 1000ms f With visual countdown Streamers Off Altitude 50 Color From character Width 16px O Custom Height 450px C Duration l j 3000ms MIDI 190 3C 00 4 4 v Note MIDI strings match entire packet including channel number So 90 note down on channel 1 3C 2 middle C 00 velocity note off Figure 8 4 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 66 0 VOICEQ USER MANUAL PREFERENCES gt CUES COMMANDS TABLE What this will do Toggles the visibility of lines that are checked as done in the script editor Text Show scrolling text Font Font color Displays the scrolling text on the output window Displays the currently selected font Sets the color of the scrolling text Font color at trigger Sets the color of the scrolling text as it hits the trigger Change Change the desired display font for the scrolling text Scroll speed Sets the scroll speed of the scrolling text Trigger position Sets the position of the trigger bar Trigger width Sets the width of the trigger bar Trigger color Sets the color of the trigger bar Bar transparency Sets the transparency of the scrolling text bar Size 9o of overall Sets the size of the scroll bar and text Off No beeps On current line Activates audible beep countdown on Beeps
99. t is possible to import a text file of the script directly into the VoiceQ application The file be ing 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 Char acter 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 alert you to lines that were ignored during the import proc ess 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 esti mates 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 edit ing program Please ensure the file is simple text not rich text or any other proprietary for mat 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 formatting proc ess Note
100. t will automatically update the comment column when you add or delete comments Q Inorder to add edit or delete comments click on a scene or line Q comments window is between the script editor and the timeline You may add the comments here 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 43 2 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 automatically 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 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 Editor Window Done column next to the corresponding line To delete the tick merely click the check box V Note When all lines in a scene are ticked the scene check box will automatically update as being done Hint Use the Done check box in any and all phases of production as appropriate Eg progress status of translation adaptation synching detection recording edit ing 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
101. tage 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 Select the character from the list of Scene Characters Q Click the button REMOVING A CHARACTER FROM A PROJECT Q Select the character from the list of Project Characters Q Click the button Removing a character will delete all dialogue lines associated with that character 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 39 VOICEQ USER MANUAL LINES For the purpose of VoiceQ a line is a spoken line of dialogue given to a particular character within a scene A line is made of the following parameters The script line in the primary language and additional lines for translated languages A line number Num Line numbers are assigned automatically updating as you add delete lines Select Edit gt Locked Line Numbers to toggle number preserva tion an 79 A comments field e symbol Cmts This appears when there are comments asso ciated with the Line You can use this whenever there is something to mention about the line A check box Done Lines checked as done can be hidden by selecting Prefer ences gt Cues gt Show done lines The character the line is ass
102. te 9 Produce Export Script and other reports as required Produce Reports and schedule ADR studio cast and crew Produce Export Script VOICEQ USER MANUAL VoiceQ DUB Generic Workflow Pre Production Enter or Import Script Add symbols notes detections etc synchronize and Translate Adapt 2 Produce Reports and schedule dubbing studio voice talent and crew e Production 1 Either input ADR script manually or import script in Associate Movie tab delimited text format m 2 Associate relevant QuickTime ICEL Xe movie or other video formats via DV Converter NL 3 Set up VoiceQ preferences Confirm script against movie 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 Validate Translation amp Synchronize secondary language s 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 available although not necessary since all dialogue is presented on screen Lock to Pro Tools Record ADR and select takes Ie 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
103. ted color table in the directory stipulated for reuse on other related projects Open Open an existing color table Table 8 1 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 63 VOICEQ USER MANUAL PREFERENCES gt DISPLAY ms Display 9 EB 439 General Display Cues Display output as idow on main scree e Preview window size Forced window size maintaining aspect ratio 1280 by 720 720p gt 1280 2 Display latency C ms Picture Mask f l Upper picture mask Altitude Transparency Q f Lower picture mask Altitude Transparency Q Preview Text 4 1 Preview highlighted line Altitude 75 Timecode in Picture f Show timecode Altitude 85 Horizontal position 50 Scrolling Ruler f Show ruler Altitude 096 2 Size 1096 Scrolling Waveform Show waveform Altitude 1036 Size 10 Waveform Trans parency l Figure 8 3 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 window 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 Video sizes Only available when Forced window size maintaining aspect
104. tem Delay Feet Frames Rate 24 Ww Y SYNC Setup amp Time Code Offsets SYNC Setup External Time Code Offsets Clock Reference Video Reference is r 00 00 00 06 Positional Reference LTC Link vi 9 Pin 00 00 00 00 Video Format PAL L Syne 00 00 00 00 Locked 23 Speed Cal v Time Code Settings Generator Freewheel Pull Up Down None HJ M MTC To Port 022 frames Video Rate Pull Up Down IAC Driver VQ amp PT F Jam Sync None 8 Time Code Reader Offset 0 samples MIDI Machine Control In the Pro Tools Peripherals window Machine Control tab set MIDI Machine Control to 2 Select Enable Select the destination port Send To gt IAC Driver amp PT Q Setthe MMC ID to 110 Refer example below 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 24 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Peripherals Synchronization l Machine Control MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Mic Preamps MIDI Machine Control Send to ID v Enable Driver VQ amp B 110 Preroll 24 frames 9 Pin Serial Port Machine Type Enable usa28111 7 Preroll 100 frames v Use Serial Time Code For Positional Reference Requires SYNC 1 0 Using Video Clock Reference 9 Pin Remote Port Machine Type Enable 05282211 BVW 75 Chase LTC MIDI Beat Clock In the Pro Tools gt MIDI Beat Clock window check Enable MIDI Beat Clock for Enable the destination p
105. 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 In ternational will investigate and use its best endeavors to correct Software faults reported 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 operation as set out in the Documentation when the Software is installed and used in accordance with the Documentation Software faults will be classified by KIWA International based on their se verity and impact on the End User s ability to use the Software End User s obligations and exclusions The End User must Q Make all reasonable efforts to investigate and diagnose problems with the Soft ware before contacting KIWA International and Q Report to KIWA International all program errors it discovers so that KIWA Interna tional can replicate the errors Support does not include and KIWA International may charge 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 Q Have elected not to install the latest releases or versions of the Software
106. 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 b a new leader they exist b yeah they do except think it s become even more than that b In 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 ay like my brother gt inhale yeah Cliff Curtis 3 00 00 20 19 00 00 23 09 00 00 02 16 Cliff Curtis y 00 00 24 03 00 00 26 15 00 00 02 12 Kiesha Castle Hughes 1 00 00 28 16 00 00 29 17 00 00 01 00 Cliff Curtis 00 00 31 16 00 00 34 03 00 00 02 13 Cliff Curtis 00 00 41 00 00 00 41 19 00 00 00 19 Kiesha Castle Hughes 311 00 00 44 10 00 00 46 00 00 00 01 15 Cliff Curtis y 00 00 46 09 00 00 51 11 00 00 05 01 Cliff Curtis 3 00 00 52 14 00 00 55 11 00 00 02 23 Kiesha Castle Hughes Hi 00 00 56 12 00 00 59 10 00 00 02 23 Cliff Curtis H 00 00 59 24 00 01 05 20 00 00 05 21 Cliff Curtis 00 01 05 22 00 01 08 10 00 00 02 13 Kiesha Castle Hughes 00 01 09 05 00 01 10 01 00 00 00 21 Cliff Curtis H 00 01 10 23 00 01 13 11 00 00 02 13 Cliff Curtis 00 01 14 05 00 01 19 24 00 00 05 19 Cliff Curtis 00 01 21 06 00 01 26 12 00 00 05 07 Kiesha Castle Hugh
107. tional Ltd 56 VOICEQ USER MANUAL Column Start Shows the start time of the dialogue in HH MM SS FF frames End 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 VoOICEQ DUB l Oleg 00 01 00 23 m ren 7 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 PRIMARY LANGUAGE IN WHICH LINES WILL BE DISPLAYED Q Click in the language box as seen in Figure 7 17 This will show you a list of all available languages for display Q Select the language you wish to use as your primary language V Note It is only possible to edit lines when they show as the current language SET THE ZOOM SIZE OF THE TIMELINE VIEW Click on the zoom slider bar as seen in Figure 7 18 i i i p English Figure 7 18 Moving the arrow to the left will Zoom out moving arrow to the right will Zoom in If you select a line of dialogue before zooming it will stay centered in the timeline view PREVIEW A LINE BEFORE RECORDING Click the Preview Line button F1 as seen in Figure 7 17 If the button is glowing green ce the highlighted line will be displayed statically on the movie display in its entirety V
108. to se lect as your additional language from the list in the Global Tab in Figure 7 25 Q Click on the gt 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 V Note Languages added in the Languages Screen will also appear as a selectable item in the Language selection drop down box as in Figure 7 24 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 75 Chapter 10 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 sym bols 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 visual and audible countdown 3 2 1 go are also displayed over the video The output view has the following features The VoiceQ scrolling text is overlaid on a live display of the movie file associated with the project The display may 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 proc esses Integrating VoiceQ and or QML allows for seam
109. trol MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Preamps Satellites MIDI Machine Control Master ID M Enable IAC 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 2 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 0528122 BYW 75 1 1 Chase LTC Ene LD 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 Port 2 Port 3 IAC Driver Bus 1 IAC Driver VQ amp PT MK 249C USB MIDI keyboard JIRI Plug Ins that self configure to receive MIDI Beat Clock will not be listed in this dialog Coe 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 30 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 M
110. u 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 1 36Y 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 line at selected point Delete Line THL Allows you to delete a line Spot Line Stat i Spots the start of a line Spot Line End o Spots the end of a line Goes back to the previous line for spotting Next Line Goes to the next line for spotting Increase Scroll Speed Increase the scrolling speed of the text Decrease Scroll Speed 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 72 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 38 Reveals or hides the Project Characters drawer either side of the main window Clean Display 1 Removes all information displayed on output win dow toggles ON OFF High Quality 2 Enhances picture quality toggles ON OFF Bring All to Front Brings all the VoiceQ windows to the front of the screen
111. 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 Produce Export Script Q 10 Produce Multilanguage Export Script report as required 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 79 VOICEQ USER MANUAL VoiceQ QML Generic Workflow Online Set up your QML Account UserID 4 Password Create your QML Project Qa Create project languages and milestones Allocate tasks to script directors Bid Produce reports copa In VoiceQ DUB Import QML project from VoiceQ DUB Q Q i 1 Once you ve received your QML user ID and password log onto QML and set your system preferences Set up your project team Ung 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 and milestones Allocate translation tasks 5 Allocate each project or episode to appropriate translators m 6 Allocate each project or episode to be translated to the appropriate script director Review secondary language 7 Review translation and edit as required 8 Once all translation has been completed gen

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