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New Transcript (Ctrl-N)
Open Transcript (Ctrl-O)
Save (Ctrl-S)
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Fix Media (Ctrl-Insert)
Inserts a reference to the current media file into the transcript, so that when you next open this transcript, this video opens up, too.
Close (Ctrl-W)
Print... (Ctrl-P)
Print to PostScript
Print to RTF
Exit
Play/Pause (Ctrl-Slash)
Plays the video if it is stopped; pauses it otherwise.
Play Back (Ctrl-Quote)
Rewinds the video by a specified decrement without stopping it. The decrement is determined by QuillDriver's "Play minus" value, which is one of QuillDriver's user preferences. For example, if the "Play minus" parameter value is 1,000 (one thousand milliseconds), then the video will rewind by one second while still playing.
Play Next Line (Ctrl+Shift-Down)
Plays the next transcription line that has start and end time codes associated with it.
Play Current (Ctrl-Left)
Plays the currently selected transcription line.
Play End of Current Line (Ctrl-Right)
Plays the end of the current transcription line. Again, how much constitutes the "end" of the line is determined by the "Play minus" value. If the "Play minus" value is 1,000, then this will play the final second of the current line. By using this function, you don't have to listen to the entirety of a transcription line when checking or editing its end time code.
Play Previous Line (Ctrl+Shift-Up)
Plays the previous transcription line.
Next Sentence (Ctrl-Down)
Moves the editing cursor to the next transcription line, without playing it.
Previous Sentence (Ctrl-Up)
Moves the editing cursor to the previous transcription line, without playing it.
Go to Start (Ctrl-L)
Changes the current media time to the start time of the current transcription line.
Go to End (Ctrl-Semicolon)
Changes the current media time to the end time of the current transcription line.
Insert English Title (Ctrl-I)
Insert Tibetan Title (Ctrl-Q)
Insert Chinese Title (Ctrl-P)
Delete Tibetan Title (Ctrl+Alt-Q)
Delete English Title (Ctrl+Alt-I)
Delete Chinese Title (Ctrl+Alt-P)
Insert After (Ctrl-M)
Inserts a new transcription line after the current transcription line. If this line has a different speaker from the previous line, then you must change the speaker for the line.
Insert Before (Ctrl-B)
Inserts a new transcription line before the current transcription line.
Delete Sentence (Ctrl-R)
Deletes the currently selected transcription line.
Insert English Translation (Ctrl-T)
Inserts a english translation slot for the current transcription line.
Insert Chinese Translation (Ctrl-H)
Inserts a chinese translation slot for the current transcription.
Delete English Translation (Ctrl+Alt-T)
Deletes the english translation for the current transcription line.
Delete Chinese Translation (Ctrl+Alt-H)
Deletes a chinese translation slot for the current transcription.
Add Speaker (Ctrl-J)
Adds a new speaker slot to the metadata at the beginning of the transcript.
Delete Speaker (Ctrl-K)
If your cursor is located on a speaker name within the metadata at the beginning of the transcript, then this will delete that speaker from the metadata. CAUTION: This does not delete any references to the speaker within the transcript itself. If you have actually assigned transcription lines to this speaker, then you should first delete those transcription lines before deleting the speaker in the metadata.
Change Speaker (Ctrl-1)
Changes the speaker assigned to the current transcription line. This works by cycling through the speakers one by one. Thus, to change from the first speaker in the metadata to the fourth speaker, you must first change to the second and then to the third speaker. Using this function to change speakers is efficient only when there are a relatively small number of speakers.
Add General Note (Alt-N)
Adds a general note to the current transcription line.
Add Lexical Note (Alt-L)
Adds a lexical note to the current transcription line.
Add Grammatical Note (Alt-G)
Adds a grammatical note to the current transcription line.
Add Pronunciation Note (Alt-P)
Adds a pronunciation note to the current transcription line.
Add Interpretive Note (Alt-I)
Adds an interpretive note to the current transcription line.
Add Sociolinguistic Note (Alt-S)
Adds a sociolinguistic note to the current transcription line.
Add Cultural Note (Alt-C)
Adds a cultural note to the current transcription line.
Delete Note (Alt-D)
Deletes the currently selected note.
Mark Start Time (Ctrl-Comma)
Assigns the start time for the current transcription line to the current media time. Can be used if the media is playing or if it is paused.
Mark Stop Time (Ctrl-Period)
Assigns the end time for the current transcription line to the current media time. Can be used if the media is playing or if it is paused.
Increase Start Time (Ctrl-Equals)
Increases the start time of the current transcription line by the "Slow Increase/Decrease" value. Use this function to increase the start time by a small amount. This value is a QuillDriver user preference, so you can change it.
Rapid Increase Start (Ctrl+Alt-Equals)
Increases the start time of the current transcription line by the "Rapid Increase/Decrease" value. Use this function to increase the start time by a large amount. This value is a QuillDriver user preference, so you can change it.
Decrease Start Time (Ctrl-Minus)
Decreases the start time of the current transcription line by the "Slow Increase/Decrease" value. Use this function to decrease the start time by a small amount. This value is a QuillDriver user preference, so you can change it.
Rapid Decrease Start (Ctrl+Alt-Minus)
Decreases the start time of the current transcription line by the "Rapid Increase/Decrease" value. Use this function to decrease the start time by a large amount. This value is a QuillDriver user preference, so you can change it.
Increase Stop Time (Ctrl-Close Bracket)
Increases the end time of the current transcription line by the "Slow Increase/Decrease" value. Use this function to increase the end time by a small amount. This value is a QuillDriver user preference, so you can change it.
Rapid Increase Stop (Ctrl+Alt-Close Bracket)
Increases the end time of the current transcription line by the "Rapid Increase/Decrease" value. Use this function to increase the end time by a large amount. This value is a QuillDriver user preference, so you can change it.
Maximize Stop (Ctrl+Alt-Back Slash)
Assigns the end time of the current transcription line to the end of the media. Use this when you want to redo the end time code for a line.
Decrease Stop Time (Ctrl-Open Bracket)
Decreases the end time of the current transcription line by the "Slow Increase/Decrease" value. Use this function to decrease the end time by a small amount. This value is a QuillDriver user preference, so you can change it.
Rapid Decrease Stop (Ctrl+Alt-Open Bracket)
Decreases the end time of the current transcription line by the "Rapid Increase/Decrease" value. Use this function to decrease the end time by a large amount. This value is a QuillDriver user preference, so you can change it.
Reset Time Codes (Ctrl+Shift-Slash)
Zaps away the start and end times for the current transcription line, by assigning both to -1, the "has no time code" value. This function is used to time code a line from scratch, in those cases, for example, where the existing time codes are completely inaccurate.
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