User Manual SIM 2.0.1
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1. SOUNDS SUITE KIWA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Script Import Manager User Manual 2 0 1 Mac ofa ft S Java SIM USER MANUAL Table of Contents INTRO DOE ger EN 1 UR ee ak CU EEN 1 INSTALLING Il KEEN 1 DEMO SCRIP T S EE 1 le ANE LCE KE 2 PON CTI CWS tee 2 SIM Oi be UR 3 SIM FEATURES eegen 3 ee 3 SGML impon Eur 4 OS ele TEE 5 Converted Script E 6 IMPORTING A TEXT SCRIPT FILE cee cecccceeeeneeeneeeneceeseneseneeeesenesenes T IMPORTING A PRO TOOLS TEXT FILE cccececceeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeseneeeeeeeeeenes 9 Text File Export settings in Pro Tools bn 9 Importing the Pro Tools Text Eilen 9 Importing a Rich Text Format File cc cccccceeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeseeseseeseseeeeseeeeeaes 10 SETTING UP THE CONVERT OPT IONS anaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 10 Proet ODIOM EE 10 Gharacter e EE 11 RT COE COPIO EE 12 Dialogus ODIOM E 13 EDU E E E AEE 14 CONVERTING THE INPUT SCRIPT FILE eee eecseeeeeeeneeneeeneeenees 15 Rich Text Convert WiINdOW nannnnnnnennennnsnnnrnnnurrnnnrnnrrenrrsnronnrrnrronrrnnrrsrrnenennrrreresnrrnne 15 CORRECTING ERRORS EE 17 Text Type Source Script View 17 Source Script View Table View 18 EXPORTING A FILE FOR VOICEQ see ERR ENEE EERREREE RENE ENEE ER ENEE 19 SET UP THE USER PREFERENCE cccccceeseceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeseeeeenees 20 Jeu SIN NEE 21 SUPOR EE 22 2004 2009 KIWA Internat2. When the Reset button is selected SIM will discard all the style information and allow you to start the conversion process again If your satisfied with the result select the OK button to proceed to the next step Next Correct errors and or Export the file 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 16 Correcting Errors Text Type Source Script View When converting a text script file any errors are highlighted and added to the error list To view the next error use the error jump arrows at the bottom right of the toolbar In some cases a missing data field eg a character name in the source file will create a lot of errors after it Fixing the first error and reprocessing will in most cases fix all of the follow ing errors To correct an error either a Edit and correct the data error highlighted in the Source View and or b Specify the type of field using the Error Navigator in the tool bar To apply the changes use the Convert command again 198 6 48 is processed as Timecode In Change to Dialogue ES Change Change all Leave Leave all Contains 4 errors 1 4 lt gt Seu Converted _ a E EE EE ENEE E A mm nr mn mm xn mm mm wm An mu mm on mm wm 45 42 And this is the first time this large jewfish has been spotted at Saint Pet 46 13 Queen Angelfish with this colour pattern can be found from Brazil to the 46 30 These extraordinary variations could have arisen from
3. Fractional Seconds Fractional Seconds Feet F F J Feet F F Apply This Setting to All 00 00 02 00 Cancel OK Timecode Format Window The Timecode Format Window provides additional timecode options It appears when SIM cannot determine the format of timecode Detected timecode formats are listed in the left side column Formats that have been mapped correctly will show in green and do not require any manual interven tion Ifthe timecode format is displayed in red it has not been mapped correctly Select the incorrect timecode highlighted in red and apply the Timecode Format options manually Match the Hours Minutes and Seconds to the time format contained in the source file You can preview the source timecode and the corresponding translated timecode by dragging the scroll bar at the bottom of the window Dialogue Option Project Character Timecode Dialogue Comments Default dialogue for empty dialogue lines Field type detector detects multi line dialogues 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 13 The Dialogue Option allows the user to set Default dialogue for empty dialogue lines SIM will insert the specified text where there is no dialogue associated with lines Field type detector detects multi line dialogue Checking this box informs SIM that the script contains multi line dialogue SIM will then ensure all multi line dialogue in the script is converted corre
4. 00 KOMET dl 02 20 131 05 02 20 12 07 hanks Kimi Kaneha lt gt 382 24 Warning 387 19 02 20 12 07 is detected as Dialogue but it could be Timecode In Parsing completed 0 SIM Source Script View Window SIM is able to open multiple input script files at once and have them available for processing as required in the Project list refer above left The Source Script View displays all the information in the open files and enables the user to navigate between each file When opening a file SIM automatically selects the most appropriate conversion mode for the im ported script file You are able to set certain export options in the Project Character Timecode Dialogue and Comments Tabs for each open file Each file has a Source Script View and a Converted Script View Once you have selected your export options use the Convert command to instruct SIM to scan the imported script file and convert it into a VoiceQ readable file 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 4 SIM USER MANUAL The Source Script View displays the imported data SIM selects the type of Source Script View based on the type of the input script file In the case of Excel script files there are two types of Source Script Views Text View and Table View The Converted Script View displays the converted script There are two types of Con verted Script Views Table View and Tree View The bottom or Output window displays the tr
5. Convert mode Pro Tools text file J Q Import Script Convert Export Next Select your Conversion Options and Convert the file By default the duplicate cues from stereo tracks are greyed out and not included in the ex port If you want to include the duplicate cues in your export file check the Export Dupli cate Cues check box in the Project tab of the Convert Option View 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 9 Project Character Timecode Dialogue Comments Pro Tools Default language English H4 Export duplicate cues Default scene Default Scene Show intermediate results Importing a Rich Text Format File SIM can import rich text format files rtf and use the format information to convert it read able by VoiceQ Most word processor softwares can export the document as rtf format so if you want to use the script with meaningful styles text formats you can use this import mode In this mode you have to specify some of field types manually to convert the script correctly Pe Convert mode Rich Text File ES Q Import Script Convert Export Next Select your Conversion Options and Convert the file Setting Up the Convert Options There are five tabs in the Convert Option View Project Character Timecode Dialogue and Comments Project Option Default language English E Pro Tools Default scene Default Scene M Show intermediate results Reset parser The Project Opti
6. and define whether that text should be treated as a character or dialogue by using the drop down list You can also include or ex clude text in certain styles by selecting the appropriate style and how that text style is to be treated eg If you select Bold Style and define it as Ignore SIM will ignore all text in Bold as being a character or dialogue To apply your settings across the whole script select the Apply All button 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 15 SIM USER MANUAL OCCUIS D LE OFrdalors are the largest creatures in the world EthaN Will you keep roaring lt ROAR gt C G Wouldn t it make sense that they have no predators to fear Emily lowers her sticks EmilY ust a long list of things Paragraph sense that they have no predators to fear Style Alignment Left Left Indent 180 0 Font Courier Final Draft 12 Color 0 0 0 gt Ignore Converted OCCUIS M EOFrdaloris are the largest creatures in the world EthaN Will you keep roaring lt ROAR gt Wouldn t it make sense that they have no predators to fear N ust a long list of things x 4 gt Style Ei Alignment Bold Underline 1 Size m Leftindent F Italic g Foreground Color C Font ar Dialogue FA Apply ai ai a ke ke The text will be highlighted in different colors for you to validate and confirm ie characters will be in Blue and dialogue in Light Grey
7. and duplicate the line for each character eg The line John Mary Hi will be separated into two lines John Hi and Mary Hil Max character name length for field type detector The parser will detect a string of data as a character name if the length of the string is less than this value This is only applicable when the Automatic mode is used Show character list Displays a list of all the character names saved by the parser User is able to exclude any unwanted character names from the list and resulting export file for VoiceQ EN Character name list Detected only Candidates only All tokens Selected Character Name sync a land of contrasts dani lawrence RW ena credits O O Cancel Apply Character Name List Window 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 11 Timecode Option Project Character Timecode Dialogue Comments Frame rate 25 4 vi Scene start time 00 00 00 Hours 0 NM Minutes 0 Seconds 0 i Frames 0 k Export as Feet Frames vi Allocate timecodes v Shift timecodes The Timecode Option allows the user to set Frame rate Set the frame rate of the script file if SIM has incorrectly detected it Scene start time 00 00 00 When checked SIM will drops minutes seconds and frames information of the scene descriptor eg If scene start time if not specified the start timecode the first line will be the scene start time is 01 03 04 11 then it will become 01 00 00
8. small founding po 46 42 This is the only place in the world you ll see this blue Queen Angelfish 47 06 There are white ones here as well Scientists are not sure yet if blue or 47 20 Initially they thought the white Queen Angelfish were albinos but now t 47 27 Are we witnessing the development of new species We understand so li 47 40 Then something otherworldly turns up to captivate us Chilean Devil Ray 47 57 Some are escorted by remoras These parasitic suckerfish reap the rewa 48 22 The Rays seem fearless and swim towards us unaware of the threat tha 48 53 49 30 i Source Script View Highlighting formatting errors and the Error Navigator SIM uses the following color codes to highlight the data that has been detected when using the Automatic Convert Mode Character Names blue background white text Timecode in grey background black text Timecode out medium grey dark grey text Q Dialogue light grey black text Field errors Magenta text IL Note The background color for field errors may vary The background color indi cates the recommended format of the field 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 17 SIM USER MANUAL Source Script View Table View When importing Microsoft Excel files SIM detects and recommends the most appropriate column types The user can edit the column type manually by clicking the column header and selecting from the pop up menu The user is able to specify the column type and
9. your ADR or Dubbing project saving on preparation time while keeping all your data organized SIM has an interactive editor that draws your attention to any formatting errors by highlight ing them in red and allows you to navigate to the next previous error with arrow buttons This allows for quick manual correction of errors to avoid them getting into your session SIM has been designed to handle multiple languages and character sets This simple process involves Importing a file Selecting appropriate options Converting the file into the VoiceQ file format Correcting any errors that are displayed o 29 5 8 Exporting the file ready for Voice a00 Atlantic Oases txt Py Convert mode Automatic i Q Import Script Convert Export Project Project Character Timecode Dialogue Comments v WG lt NoName gt j on Atanti Gasesti Default language English KS deck up Default scene Default Scene Show intermediate results Reset parser y Source Converted 0 02 The Atlantic Ocean Far off the coast e 0 13 Only the most determined travellers f Table view Tree view 0 24 A few tiny islands punctuate this blue 0 30 We re going on a journey to discover tr No Header Information M 0 37 Atlantic Oases D Brazil is known throughout the world f Scene Character Timecode In Timecode Out Dialogue en But for us Braz Default Scene sync 00 00 02 00 The Atlantic Ocean sync 0 59 fa land o
10. 00 e Hours Minutes Seconds Frames Sets the default value of each timecode field SIM will use these default values when the original script does not contain timecode that corresponds with each field eg If the script is in absolute time 55 35 MM SS there are no corresponding fields for Hours or Frames If you enter 01 in the Hours Field HH SIM will convert the Timecode as 01 55 35 00 HH MM SS FF This is particularly useful if your QT Movie starts at 1 hour and you want the converted timecode for all lines to start at 1 hour Export timecode as Feet Frames When checked SIM will convert the timecode to Feet Frames and export in this format e Allocate timecodes When checked SIM will automatically generate all the time codes using the length of the line The newly generated timecodes will overwrite all the original timecodes in the input script The original timecodes will be lost Shift Timecodes This option only can be selected when the allocate timecodes is on When checked all the newly generate timecodes will be shifted one hour from the scene start time This is useful when you plan to synchronize the script manually in VoiceQ products 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 12 SIM USER MANUAL Film Type 35mm KH Base 0 NM Minutes 0 NM Seconds 0 Frames Automatic Type Search Timecode Format 10 49 0 59 z Ignore Ignore Hours Hours Minutes Minutes Seconds Seconds
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12. 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 8 SIM USER MANUAL Importing a Pro Tools Text File Pro Tools allows users to export session data as a text file Many users spot their dialogue or foley in Pro Tools using blank audio regions as a guide for the recordists to work to SIM can process this text file and reformat it correctly for VoiceQ Using this method the track name in Pro Tools will become the Character name in VoiceQ and the name of the region in Pro Tools will be converted into the dialogue in VoiceQ Text File Export settings in Pro Tools When Exporting the text file from Pro Tools ensure easy importing by selecting Include File List Include Region List and Include Track EDL s Also select the Don t Show Crossfades option as this information is not required The example below shows Feet and Frames as the selected Time Format normal timecode may also be used Export Session Text E Include File List E Include Region List E Include Track EDL s _ Show Subframes Include User Timestamps Fade Handling Show Crossfades Don t Show Crossfades Combine Crossfaded Regions Time Format Feet Frames KA File Format TextEdit TENT B Cancel Co Importing the Pro Tools Text File A Pro Tools text file can be loaded into SIM in the same way to that of the plain text file SIM will automatically detect that it is a Pro Tools text file and will set the convert mode as Pro Tools text file Pe
13. 3 txt Default scene Default Scene StrengthOfWaterVoiceQimp Show intermediate results Reset parser 382 19 02 1 is processed as Timecode In Change to Dialogue ES Change Change all Leave Leave all Contains 14 errors 1 14 lt gt Source Converted M Ae Mrt M JEMLJI LIN wullicu aguuut Alin 01 52 48 03 01 52 48 23 0 S Aren t you taking off 01 52 52 01 01 52 53 14 Then there s no point in saying anything 01 52 56 16 01 52 57 15 0 S I m saving my money 01 52 59 00 01 53 01 19 So far lve got three hundred sixty dollars and ninety cents 01 53 04 11 01 53 05 22 BREATH LAUGH 01 53 10 20 01 53 11 06 Travel 01 53 12 21 01 53 15 07 My parents They lived in Sydney 01 53 21 09 01 53 23 10 Cause Sydney s not a good place for little kids 01 53 27 06 01 53 28 04 You even been there 01 53 38 06 01 53 38 22 What was it like 01 59 38 23 01 59 44 04 BREATHS 01 59 54 12 02 00 07 19 BREATH TRACK 02 00 07 21 02 00 09 05 went to Auckland once 02 00 10 04 02 00 12 17 At night we could see the sky tower from my Aunty s deck 02 00 13 12 02 00 15 04 All lit up purple and red 02 00 17 23 02 00 19 19 0 S Nah my cousin said it was a rip off 02 03 04 19 02 03 15 06 BREATHS 02 03 09 21 02 03 11 09 FRIGHT BREATH 02 07 34 15 02 08 17 18 SLEEPING BREATHS 02 17 43 20 02 1 7 44 12 l m outta here 02 18 05 09 02 18 07 06 02 18 31 04 02 18 32 11 02 18 47 02 02 18 49 04 0 02 19 30 08 02 19 32
14. 7 15 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit VO EP8 ch 1 01 09 08 11 01 09 23 05 VO EP8_02 13 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit VO EP8 ch 1 01 12 42 01 01 12 59 12 VO EP8_03 06 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit VO EP8 ch 1 01 12 59 19 01 13 20 08 VO EP8_04 08 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit VO EP8 ch 1 01 18 40 20 01 18 46 08 VO EP8_06 12 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit Alch 1 01 01 13 20 01 01 31 22 9078 new 01 14 A1 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit Al ch 1 01 01 47 12 01 02 14 20 9078 new 01 12 A1 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit Al ch 1 01 02 47 08 01 03 30 17 9078b new 28 04 A1 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit Al ch 1 01 03 53 07 01 04 01 00 9078b new 30 02 A1l KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit Al ch 01 04 01 20 01 04 17 22 9078b new 30 06 A1 KA6 Ep amp 48000 0 16 bit Al ch 1 01 04 18 08 01 04 24 10 9078b new 30 05 Al KA6 Ep amp 48000 0 16 bit kA eSlAS OOO Os bi Al ch 1 01 04 27 06 01 04 30 11 9001 new 06 01 Al LAILAI SESSION NAME KA6 Ep8 SAMPLE RATE 48000 000000 BIT DEPTH 16 bit TIME CODE FORMAT 23 976 Frame OF AUDIO TRACKS 12 OF AUDIO REGIONS 879 OF AUDIO FILES 1057 v Script 23 976 txt w Ei Scene KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit 247 v GUIDE VO ch 1 01 00 37 04 01 00 55 09 gt f en Ep 8 VO 01 new 01 01 wW GUIDEVOch 1 01 07 37 14 01 07 43 09 e P en P 8 DVD footage 02 new 01 01 w GUIDEVO ch 1 01 09 09 12 01 09 18 21 Y en Ep 8 VO 02 new 01 01 3p Event 3 w E GUIDEVOch 1 01 12 47 06 01 12 59 02 Y f en Ep 8 VO 02 new 01 03 E Event 4 wW E GUIDEV
15. Och 1 01 12 59 02 01 13 10 08 v en Ep 8 VO 02 new 01 04 E Event 5 wW GUIDEVOch 1 01 18 41 08 01 18 44 05 Y en Ep 8 VO 01 new 02 02 Converted Script View Table and Tree Views 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 6 v a Collapse all RN Expand all D SIM USER MANUAL Importing a Text Script File Select the Import Script button on the left of the main tool bar CR cue CSR 7 1 Q 3 Convert Export Import Script Locate the script file to be imported and click Open pen Scrip aie si m E SIM Test Files HH Q search Y DEVICES 23 976 txt L LT GSHD RB Atlantic Oases txt UT storage Certificates p12 EN E iDisk OM ColdPlay_60_WEB gt fee connQMLs riptions jsp Export_23 976 txt EE Export_23 976_2 txt TXT eam he La Voie Export_exc Header txt E Account Export_Si _Ep12_pl txt Account F FromMy_ihug_pages zip i Dj Kite High Scho mememe gt Size 24 KB Detectio rechangenotes FK Kind Plain text npi31c153 Ga Rubicon gt Created 13 06 08 Name Atlantic Oases txt 12 36 PM a P r Voicea Gj ScriptExamples Modified 13 06 08 a All e ES When importing a plain text file the Text Encoding Model Select Window will be dis played The user is able to preview the text file and either confirm or set an appropriate text codec from the Character Set drop down list E
16. Q Open VoiceQ and Import the Converted File SIM Features File Import Formats Microsoft Word file Microsoft Excel file 1 Import text Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel or Pro Tools text export file 2 Select appropriate options 3 Gonvert the document and check the result 4 Correct errors in the script and convert 5 Export the document 1 Launch VoiceQ and open the file produced by SIM Plain text file any encoding Pro Tools Text Export file 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 3 SIM USER MANUAL Script Import Manager The Script Import Manager uses advanced pattern recognition that parses script files looking for certain information and data attributes SIM s Convert Mode will default to Automatic in most cases and will automatically detect the file type and format Once the script file is imported use the Convert command instructing SIM to scan the im ported script file and apply color codes to the various data fields it has detected ie character name timecode dialogue and comments These are then displayed in the Source Script View Window ADO StrengthOfWaterVoiceQImport txt e a Gi Convert mode Automatic HH J Q Import Script Convert Export Project Character Timecode Dialogue Comments v amp lt No Name gt Atlantic Oases prep txt Pro Tools prep tx Default language English B E Libreto The Replacements 5 i YIN YANG YO 6
17. ansactional system messages during the import and conversion processes Source Script View The Source Script View Text View is only used when working with plain text and Microsoft Word Document files Conversely the Source Script View Table View is only used when working with database files like Microsoft Excel Documents 10 00 11 10 00 14 10 00 22 10 00 27 10 00 33 10 00 48 10 00 54 10 00 56 10 01 02 10 01 09 10 01 20 10 01 26 10 01 32 10 01 37 10 01 38 10 01 46 02 20 58 00 02 21 26 18 01 05 46 23 01 09 57 02 01 25 27 02 01 26 02 12 01 27 51 23 01 28 00 00 01 34 15 13 01 34 17 20 01 34 29 11 01 34 34 07 01 34 39 06 01 37 59 08 01 40 17 15 01 40 22 17 01 40 25 13 01 40 27 00 01 45 15 03 JI Timecode In EN gt Sex fen ee ed 02 20 58 07 02 21 28 04 01 05 50 19 01 09 57 18 01 25 38 20 01 26 14 17 01 27 52 19 01 28 03 15 01 34 16 14 01 34 19 15 01 34 31 05 01 34 36 10 01 34 39 21 01 38 00 15 01 40 18 13 01 40 24 18 01 40 26 07 01 41 05 03 01 45 25 01 SCHERER Source Converted Se em Pere a an pee Yeah know BREATHS She just ran out of air Nan the twins are here to see you esche What happened BREATHS AND CRYING BREATHS additional line 7 QpRiGRfer additional line BREATHS ES Kimi Kaneha Your parents know you re roaming around out here That s because the whole town has eye trouble You better get your arse home before
18. c Mode If errors occur correct them in the Source Script View After correcting all the errors and or if the converted result satisfies you then your script file is ready to export for VoiceQ Rich Text Convert Window In some cases you may be provided with a Shooting Script or similar which may contain shot descriptions dialogue delivery hints notations or other additional information of little relevance to the ADR or Dubbing session In these circumstances the document should be converted to a Rich Text Format document ie the file extension should be rtf SIM will automatically detect that the file contains irrelevant data and will present you with the Rich Text Convert Window When importing a Rich Text Format file you will be presented with the Rich Text Convert Window Rich Text Convert riginal Converted OCLUTS Il LOFrdaLlOris are the largest creatures in the world EthaN Will you keep roaring lt ROAR gt C G Wouldn t it make sense that they have no predators to fear Emily lowers her sticks EmilY Just a long list of things Y Paragraph EthaN Style Alignment Left Left Indent 252 0 Font Courier Final Draft 12 Color 0 0 0 gt Ignore Style m Alignment m Leftindent Bold ale Underline Foreground Color Size Font Reset Ignore Wl C Anal lt lt gt ke Cancel OK O f This window allows you to select text in your script
19. ctly Comments Option Project Character Timecode _ Dialogue Comments Move text from Ei dialogue in Mi to comments field character name The Comments Option allows users to move data contained within parentheses to the comments field of a scene or line Move text from dialogue to comments field When checked SIM will extract com ments within the dialogue field of that line Move text from character name to comments field When checked SIM will extract comments within the character name field of that line Move text in to comments field When checked SIM will extract all the data inside contained within the specified fields and move to the comments field of that line Move text in to comments field When checked SIM will extract all the data inside contained within the specified fields and move to the comments field of that line Move text in to comments field When checked SIM will extract all the data inside contained within the specified fields and move to the comments field of that line Move text in lt gt to comments field When checked SIM will extract all the data in side lt gt contained within the specified fields and move to the comments field of that line 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 14 Converting the Input Script File Select the Convert button on the main tool bar ia come moe JQ Import Script Convert Export SIM will interpret the input script using the Automati
20. ctuate this blue de 004 syne We re going on a journey to discover the ri No Header Information 005 sync Atlantic Oases 006 sync Brazil is known throughout the world for i 007 sync But for us Brazilians this is also a land of 008 sync a land of contrasts 009 sync We are a nation of over 170 million peopl 010 sync Leaving from the Port of Vit ria north of 011 sync Then we ll travel just north of the Equator 012 sync On board the Trindade we steer a course 013 sync Leading our expedition is filmmaker and 014 sync Marine biologist Lisandro Almeida ocea 015 dani This will be my longest trip on a boat We 016 sync Our first challenge is to find a diveable de 017 sync The mountains rise 13 000 feet from the 018 sync Above water there are no clues to the 019 sync The captain and Skaf our oceanographer 020 sync As soon as we pinpoint a diveable depth 021 sync The second is a backup in case the first bi 022 sync These peaks have never been explored by 023 sync Skaf takes the stills camera 024 sync And Lawrence will be filming 025 lawrence Yes We ve found the peak at 130 feet It s a 026 sync Under a ledge we make an unexpected fin esas KOR DS 028 4 gt 202 1 BEEBRE SERRE BERERBEEESERER a N Import Atlantic Oases txt Source Script View Displays data before converting Next Select your Convert Options and Convert the file
21. f contrasts Default Scene sync 00 00 13 00 Only the most deter 10 Sync 1 02 Default Scene sync 00 00 24 00 A few tiny islands pu sync 1 22 Default Scene sync 00 00 30 00 We re going on a jour s ez Default Scene sync 00 00 37 00 Atlantic Oases sync 1 50 Default Scene sync 00 00 44 00 Brazil is known throu sync 1 59 Default Scene sync 00 00 53 00 But for us Brazilians dani 2 17 Default Scene sync 00 00 59 00 a land of contrasts sync 2 32 Default Scene sync 00 01 02 00 We are a nation of ov ea ner Default Scene sync 00 01 22 00 Leaving from the Por sync 3 05 Default Scene sync 00 01 29 00 Then we ll travel just sync 3 14 Default Scene sync 00 01 42 00 On board the Trindac sync 3 27 Default Scene sync 00 01 50 00 Leading our expeditis pos el Default Scene sync 00 01 59 00 Marine biologist Lisa sync 3 47 Default Scene dani 00 02 17 00 This will be my longe lawrence 3 58 Default Scene sync 00 02 32 00 Our first challenge is sync 4 17 Default Scene sync 00 02 42 00 The mountains rise 1 S IS 4 24 Default Scene sync 00 02 58 00 Above water there a a EH Default Scene sync 00 03 05 00 The captain and Skaf y 8 1 aR seen e rire Import Atlantic Oases txt Convert l Parsing completed SIM Main Window 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 2 SIM USER MANUAL SIM Workflow Script Import Manager 2 Generic Workflow Preparation Import Script File Convert the Document Export VoiceQ Readable File In Voice
22. he latest version of SIM will arrive as a zip file You can upgrade SIM by Import Export preferences Users can import export the current user preferences as an BO New Version Found SIM2 A newer version found Current version Version 2 0 0rc2 e New version Version 2 0 0 2 0 0 The first release build 0 Preferences export import functions implemented 2 0 0rc3 Third release candidate A SIM2 app is located under SIM 2 parent folder na web LA a 4 gt ei EE _ _ _ Get the new version Not now just unzipping the downloaded file and replacing the previous version 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 21 SIM USER MANUAL Support For all enquiries and technical support contact North America Head Office KIWA International Ltd Telephone 1 800 371 2792 Email General Enquiries info voiceq com Email Technical Support support voiceq com Website voiceq 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 voiceq com VoiceQ ADR TM W KEEPING SOUND ON TRACK BREAKING SOUND BARRIERS Project Director David Kite Chief Product Specialists and Engineers Luke Tomes amp Greg Junovich Head Software Developer Yoon Ho Lim 2004 20
23. ional Ltd Introduction This guide documents how to install and use the Script Import Manager 2 SIM2 for VoiceQ DUB and VoiceQ ADR applications For the purposes of this guide both applications are re ferred 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 IL Note This guide assumes the user has a working knowledge of their operating system and an understanding of Text Data Video and Audio formats System Requirements The SIM2 application is written in Java This software can be used with any computer that can run a java application Mac OSX Windows and Linux Installing SIM2 This chapter explains how to install and configure SIM2 on a compatible computer Please check our website and download the latest version of SIM Mac OSX has Java as part of it s standard installation Y IL Windows users should ensure that Java is installed on their computer You can download update your Java software from Java com Y When you first launch SIM2 it will ask you to specify a directory location to store your presets You must select a valid directory to run SIM2 You can change the directory location in the Preferences menu Edit gt Option for Windows users For Mac users Unzip the downloaded SIM2 archive file Copy or Move the SIM2 folder to your Applications folder Your software is n
24. lan guage for the column Export Timecode In EN Dialogue EN iv 3 23 ignore amazed everyone by finishing fourth in just his first Quest F iM 3 32 WEL PICK THE DOGS THAT HAVE AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT M 3 59 Unique ID s between Alaska and Canada sixteen hundred kilometres from M 4 14 Character 5 It s twenty degrees below freezing a normal day for winter in iV 4 35 V Timecode In 5 DOWN THE TRAIL I LL BE OK BUT RIGHT NOW HAVEN T HAD MUC iv 5 02 Timecode Out e will be prize money But the Quest celebrates other kinds of w iv 5 26 Dialogue als the mushers abandon their everyday lives for the trail and t iv 5 55 Tegne d test each team differently iv 6 0 Suzan s chai p togetas far as she can towards the finish with her untried combi wi 6 08 WIN THAT S NOT MY GOAL HIKE HIKE HIKE HIKE HIKE MY GOAL iv 6 17 Language mprove his personal best fourteenth place His dogs are as keen wi 6 31 Joran PPT At to win But his team is already at a disadvantage PAUSE Each iv 6 51 For two weeks and sixteen hundred kilometres mushers and dogs must rely on each o iv 7 02 At first the Quest follows the frozen Chena river Although the whole trail is marked iv 7 16 Mushers strategies vary Most run their teams for four to six hours then rest them fc iv 7 28 Race etiquette requires an overtaking team to call trail and the slower team to let th a em am a e e e e a e Column T
25. nsuring your text encoding matches the files encoding will preserve all the international character sets correctly This option is only applicable for Plain Text Files OO Users yoonho Desktop SIM Test Files Atlantic Oases txt 001 sync 0 02 The Atlantic Ocean Far off the coast of Brazil almost a third of the way to A 002 sync 0 13 Only the most determined travellers can conquer these thousands of miles of 003 sync 0 24 A few tiny islands punctuate this blue desert 004 sync 0 30 We re going on a journey to discover the remarkable life that has found refug 005 sync 0 37 Atlantic Oases sync 0 44 Brazil is known throughout the world for its spirit of excitement and adventur 007 sync 0 53 But for us Brazilians this is also a land of mysteries 008 sync 0 59 a land of contrasts 009 sync 1 02 We are a nation of over 170 million people most of us living along the coast 9 sync 1 22 Leaving from the Port of Vit ria north of Rio de Janeiro we set off for the islz sync 1 29 Then we ll travel just north of the Equator to Saint Peter and Saint Paul s Rock 012 syne 1 42 On board the Trindade we steer a course towards the island after which it wz 013 sync 1 50 Leading our expedition is filmmaker and underwater cameraman Lawrence W 014 sync 1 59 Marine biologist Lisandro Almeida oceanographer Marcelo Skaf and dive co 015 dani This will be my longest trip on a boat We are heading to the most remote isl 5 sync Our first challenge i
26. on allows the user to set e Default Language Set the default language of the input script This enables VoiceQ to set the correct language when the script is imported e Default Scene Name the Default Scene if there is no scene descriptor in the script file e Show intermediate results When checked SIM shows the intermediate results dur ing the conversion process e Reset parser Resets all the parsing values and results to the default settings allow ing the user to re input values This is only applicable when the Automatic convert mode is used e Pro Tools Export duplicate cues When checked SIM will export all duplicate cues for stereo channels This feature is only available when working with Pro Tools text files 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 10 SIM USER MANUAL Character Option Project Character Timecode Dialogue Comments Default character name for missing characters NO NAME To upper case letters Max character name length for field type detector he Duplicate lines when multiple characters separated by The Character Option allows the user to set Default character name for missing characters Enter a default name for lines with out an associated character name To upper case letters When checked SIM will make all the character names upper case Duplicate lines when multiple characters separated by When checked SIM will separate character names using the specified delimiter
27. ow installed Launch the application by double clicking the SIM2 app file SF e amp oN Specify a directory to store your own presets Only when you first launch SIM2 For PC users 1 Unzip the downloaded SIM2 archive file 2 Your software is now ready to use 3 Launch the application by double clicking the SIM jar file located in the SIM 2 SIM2 app Contents Resources Java folder 4 Specify a directory to store your own presets Only when you first launch SIM2 Demo Scripts The SIM2 Application package includes a folder of demo scripts These can be used for training and testing purposes Demo project packs for VoiceQ are also bundled in with the download packages available on our website 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 1 What is SIM2 An Overview Script Import Manager SIM is an easy way to get your ADR and Dubbing scripts into VoiceQ ready for recording SIM2 is the first major upgrade version that streamlines the work flow simplifies the user interface and automates previous manual processes SIM ex tracts the data required for your VoiceQ project from an Excel Word or Text file corrects time code and formatting errors and outputs a tab delimited text file ready for opening in VoiceQ SIM is designed to enable importing of Export Scripts and other lists of dialogue into VoiceQ Export scripts from around the world come in many different formats SIM allows you to use these scripts as a source for
28. pt View shows the script after the conversion process is complete The Converted Script View Table View arranges the script information in rows and columns The Converted Script View Tree View displays the script information in a tree structure Both views display the same data and allows the user to switch between both views at any time This allows the data and formats to be checked before it is exported Table view Tree view SESSION NAME KA6 Ep8 SAMPLE RATE 48000 000000 BIT DEPTH 16 bit Table view Tree view TIME CODE FORMAT 23 976 Frame OF AUDIO TRACKS 12 OF AUDIO REGIONS 879 OF AUDIO FILES 1057 Scene Character Timecode In Timecode Out Dialogue en KAG Ep8 48000 0 16 bit GUIDE VO ch 1 01 00 37 04 01 00 55 09 Ep 8 VO 01 new 01 01 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit GUIDE VO ch 1 01 07 37 14 01 07 43 09 P 8 DVD footage 02 new 01 01 D KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit GUIDE VO ch 1 01 09 09 12 01 09 18 21 Ep 8 VO 02 new 01 01 KA6 Ep amp 48000 0 16 bit GUIDE VO ch 1 01 12 47 06 01 12 59 02 Ep 8 VO 02 new 01 03 KAG Ep amp 8 48000 0 16 bit GUIDE VO ch 1 01 12 59 02 01 13 10 08 Ep 8 VO 02 new 01 04 KA6 Ep8 48000 0 16 bit GUIDE VO ch 1 01 18 41 08 01 18 44 05 Ep 8 VO 01 new 02 02 KAG Ep8 48000 0 16 bit GUIDE VO ch 1 01 18 44 07 01 18 45 08 Ep 8 VO 01 new 02 01 KA6 Ep amp 48000 0 16 bit VO EP8 ch 1 01 00 47 16 01 01 10 14 VO EP8_01 02 KAG Ep amp 48000 0 16 bit VO EP8 ch 1 01 07 42 03 01 07 50 10 VO EP8_0
29. s to find a diveable depth on the string of submerged mou 017 syne The mountains rise 13 000 feet from the ocean floor but don t break the surf 018 sync Above water there are no clues to the location of the pinnacles 019 sync The captain and Skaf our oceanographer probe the ocean floor looking for p 020 sync As soon as we pinpoint a diveable depth we mark its location in the water wi sync The second is a backup in case the first buoy drifts 022 sync These peaks have never been explored by divers 023 sync Skaf takes the stills camera 24 sync And Lawrence will be filming A 025 lawrence Yes We ve found the peak at 130 feet It s amazing to dive in a place no one s y EN llindar za Le don an mas hem zm irm nrm mim d Eed _ lt gt Restart Loading Character Set UTF 8 4 Text Encoding Mode Select Window 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 7 SIM USER MANUAL SIM will import the file and display the data in the Source Script View window Import Script Project EA EEN v No Mam Pro Tools E Atlan Default language English HA Export duplicate cues Character Timecode Dialogue Comments Default scene Default Scene C Show intermediate results Source Converted 001 sync The Atlantic Ocean Far off the coast of B 002 sync Only the most determined travellers can Table view Tree view 003 sync A few tiny islands pun
30. someone kicks it Did you hear me He s always been weird PLUS BREATHS You must miss her Your baby sisterOs dead man She s dead BREATHS KISSING TRACK EX EX EX EX EX E CRYING BREATHS Source Script View Text View Source Converted Dialogue EN NARRATOR Arnhem Land Northeastern Australia This has been home to my people the Yolngu for more than 40 000 years We re part of the longest surviving culture on this planet And our Aboriginal mob still live by our traditional ways We have many clans among the Yolngu people but were all one big family That includes some whitefellas who come this way Not that many come to learn from us That s why this journey is pretty special Larry Gray is a whitefella who likes to canoe round the world and film his adventures Larry Four years ago traveled to Arnhem Land to gain approval for my wild idea the v They loved it and it wasn t long before was adopted into the Gurrawurra family NARRATOR Nature provides everything we need It feeds our spirit it feeds the body Datjing Wait wait no no NARRATOR Larry must learn nature s way if he is going to survive in the Yolngu world Datjing Burarrwanga is one of o ur great hunters hunting and tracking the same wav we 4 gt Source Script View Table View 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 5 SIM USER MANUAL Converted Script View The Converted Scri
31. tored in the user directory You can change the di rectory by selecting the Change button e Script Window Style Users can select the style of the script view in SIM Convert export imeortseriee OOO o o Cower Export Convert export Import Script Importseript Script Window Styles Tabbed Vertical Split and Horizontal Split 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 20 Default converted script view style Select the default style of the Converted Script Views After converting a script the selected style of the Converted Script View will be displayed first Update check If the check box Check for update before starting SIM is selected then SIM will check if there is a newer version available You can check for an update immedi SIM USER MAI WIV WOOLEN IVIA iL ately by selecting Check now button XML file Upgrade SIM By default SIM will automatically check for updates every time SIM is opened Users can check for updates immediately by using the Preferences window or Help gt Check for up dates in the menu If there is a newer version of SIM then the following window will appear SIM will automatically start downloading the newer version when the Get the new version button is selected T
32. txt TWT 020 Script xis TWT 021 script xls TWT 022 t Script xls TWT 023 1 Script xls TWT 024 Script xls TWT 025 e Script xis TWT 026 xls TWT 027 aradise xls TWT 028 Diabetes vis TWT 029 c Oases xls TWT 030 en Atol xls TWT 031 k Time xls TWT 032 Body Ware vis TWT 033 a Script xls Osim Garage Sal KR Super viet TWT 034 RSION xis Desktop Garage Sale_ADR DB fp7 4 TWT 035 1 Script xls a KA6 Ep5 txt v TWT 036 n Script xls L II Crkere TWIT O27 a Srrint vie New Folder Caneel Save E The file is now saved and ready for importing to Voice 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 19 SIM USER MANUAL Set Up the User Preferences To export a file for VoiceQ select the Export command from the main tool bar AM Preferences User directory Users yoonho Desktop SIM Settings Script window style O Tabbed ei Vertical split O Horizontal split Default converted script view style ei Table view O Tree view Update check vi Check for update before starting SIM Check now Import preferences Export preferences Some options may not be applied until restarting SIM Preferences Window Users can set up their own preferences for SIM The Preferences Window can be opened by selecting SIM2 gt Preferences for MAC OSX or by selecting Edit gt Options for Windows e User directory All user settings are s
33. ype Select Popup Menu Users can also include or exclude rows by using the check boxes in the Export column All the text in the fields can be edited by double clicking in the field Using Excel files allows the import of multiple languages at once Each language should be contained in a separate column in the spread sheet with each line of dialogue running across the rows Set the appropriate language for each column using the Language se lection from the drop down menu Next Check the converted results and Export the file 2004 2009 KIWA International Ltd 18 SIM USER MANUAL Exporting a file for VoiceQ When the file has been processed and all the errors fixed export a tab delimited UTF 8 en coded file for VoiceQ To export a file for VoiceQ select the Export command from the main tool bar ta coma ma 7 Import Script Convert 3 This will open the Save Script window Select the location and Save your VoiceQ Text Ex port file Y DEVICES bd LTGSHD i LT storage El iDisk E untit amp Y SHARED lal Voic 2 DJ Kite E Detectio Ei Receptio Zohars Y PLACES C NetBean 1EmpNews English txt Atlantic Oases prep txt Atlantic Oases txt Banja Ep 02 Elvis txt ExcelFiles exceptions txt Export_23 976 txt Export_290 1 1_en txt Export_290 1 1_ en2 txt Export_Atl es prep txt Export_Gar Super txt Export_GIT eSheets txt Export_goolash txt ExportBanj ualTest
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