February 27th, 2012· Enhanced automatic text encoding detection.
· Polishes.
December 27th, 2011· Updated demo mode.
December 27th, 2011· Added HTML5 WebVTT (caption, chapter) import/export.
November 8th, 2011· Added HTML5 WebVTT (caption, chapter) import/export.
October 10th, 2011Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion):
· Added an informative alert and relaunch on changes to Autosave/Versions .
· Added import: MS Word 2007 (.docx), Open Office (.odt). (Mac OS 10.5 or higher required)
· Added import of new Annotation Edit File format (.mvtf)
· Revised Contour Design Shuttle setting examples.
· Better video scrubbing now also when "Scrolling with Inertia" is selected in System Preferences.
September 17th, 2011· Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion): Shuttle Express/Pro and scrubbing gesture are no longer affected by scroll direction changes.
· Added Contour Design Shuttle setting examples.
· Many polishes.
August 25th, 2011· Corrected an issue in version 1.6.7 that could require turning off native timecode display manually.
· Updated Final Cut Pro marker export.
August 17th, 2011· Corrected an issue in version 1.6.7 that could require turning off native timecode display manually.
July 21st, 2011Changes:
· Updated Final Cut Pro marker export.
· Added support for concurrent waveform rendering in multiple documents
· Revised DFXP (w3c Timed Text) import and export.
July 18th, 2011· Added compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion).
· Revised waveform display.
· Polishes
May 2nd, 2011· Corrects an issue in version 1.6.5
March 15th, 2011· Added compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 DP (Lion).
· Revised waveform display.
· Polishes
February 15th, 2011· Enhanced script alignment to timecode tracks.
· Optional FCP Clip Marker text limit.
· Minor Polishes
December 14th, 2010· Enhanced script alignment to timecode tracks.
· Optional FCP Clip Marker text limit.
· Minor Polishes
November 16th, 2010· Minor Poishes
August 15th, 2010· Added Final Cut xml clip marker export. The movie is linked.
· Added option: Save backup.
· Added option: Automatically open recent document.
· Fixes and polishes.
June 16th, 2010· Added timecode update for Audiotranskription F4/F5 imports
· Some polishes.
April 27th, 2010· Allows non-standard Google Translate ,srt
· Added QOS report.
March 1st, 2010· Allows non-standard Google Translate ,srt
· Added QOS report.
February 1st, 2010· Added de-interlacing to more movie formats.
· Added Edit Menu item: Insert Project Info to insert all collected metadata.
· Added tool tip info for short cuts.
· Added export and import of YouTube SBV
· DFXP: Added import and export of partial italics .
· DFXP: Enhanced import of 3rd party DFXP files.
· Revised Snippet creation to use selected text.
November 24th, 2009· Added jog shuttle (horizontal scroll) support with activated waveform.
October 31st, 2009· Export FCP sequence marker: Timecode offset is now included.
· Export DVD SP chapter marker: Timecode offset is now included.
· Added export to QuickTime movie with chapters.
· QuickTime X visual chapters are supported. (This feature is currently 10.5 only).
September 7th, 2009· Qualified for Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6)
· Minor polishes.
August 31st, 2009· Security enhancements (automatic update).
August 17th, 2009· Polishes.
June 16th, 2009· Continuous waveform display is now optional
· Updated Final Cut Marker export.
· Added expiry information and license update button.
· Minor polishes.
May 13th, 2009· Added exchange of document information with Annotation Edit .
· Fix: Solved a remaining stability issue.
April 30th, 2009· Added document info pane for workflow.
· Auto Save: Saving the waveform is now optional. The default is no.
· Fix: performance and stability improvements.
· This update is highly recommended for users of version 1.5.x.
· Polshes.
April 21st, 2009· Replaces version 1.5.
April 17th, 2009· Assign offset and time-code (DF/NDF), if the video has no time-code track.
· Keeps video specific data with the document.
· Import of alignment, italics and revision marker style from Annotation Edit 1.7.2.
· Added exchange of Italicization with SRT files.
· Time-code import with track-offset from Annotation Edit or Excel XML.
· Added updated Excel XML template.
March 28th, 2009· Added forced aspect ratio correction in addition to automatic aspect ratio correction.
· The forced value is saved to the document. Annotation Edit will respect this.
February 24th, 2009· Changes: Polishes.
January 31st, 2009· User experience
· Polishes
January 2nd, 2009· Fixed: Create links from time code uses "Script TC offset" correctly with long movies.
· Revised undo/redo.- Added "Hard wrap to ruler" text menu and shortcut.
December 12th, 2008Changes:
· Added "Hard wrap to ruler" text menu and shortcut.
· Safer handling of 3rd party files.
· Revised "Create links frorm timecode".
· Revised undo for "Remove links".
· Revised German localization
· Polishes.
November 24th, 2008· Added DFXP import.
· Added Excel XML import (documents according to supplied template).
· Revised preprocessing functions for 3rd party transcripts.
· Removed legacy Annotation Edit export format.
· Exchange with native file formats instead.
· Repaired Google transcript export.
· Polishes.
November 10th, 2008· DFXP Export: changed time-code format to milliseconds.(was SMIL 1/100th before).
· Revised: Remove Links in Selection.
October 27th, 2008· Added preprocessing functions for 3rd party transcripts.
· Three time-code flavors: hh mm ss fff, mm ss fff and hh mm ss can be converted to video links. An offset can be preset.
September 11th, 2008· Exchange of ruler and font settings with Annotation Edit.
July 16th, 2008· Transcriber can open Annotation Edit documents now. The top-most track will be imported (incl. movie and instant waveform data). Files saved with Annotation Edit 1.4 are required for movie and waveform data. No need to create the waveform twice.
· Added SubRip SRT import and export (text, time-code, UTF-8 export).
· Added mvtc import.
· Added QuickTime chapter text export
· Revised most exporters, some have been removed: Removed JW FLV export (use DFXP or SRT instead). Removed generic xml export (use DFXP instead).
· Export menu cleanup.
· Performance improvements..
· Workflow: Annotation Edit can open Transcriber documents now (incl. movie, waveform, text, time-code). Annotation Edit can import Transcriber documents (incl. text, time-code).
· Demo-version timed-text export is limited to a few timed-text entries.
May 29th, 2008· Automatically suggests command-key shortcuts to insert snippets.
· Revised short cuts of German localization.
May 5th, 2008· Added editable command-key shortcuts to insert snippets.
· You can assign the numbers 0 to 9.
· Multiple assignments are allowed.
· The active set can be arranged by drag and drop.
April 11th, 2008· Added requested scrubbing shortcuts as Control-JKL
· Fast Backward: "Control-J"
· Toggle Play "Control-K"
· Fast Forward "Control-L"
· Changes to Apple Remote support.
· Menu: Add time-code link (was right click: >>)
· Fast Forward: Hold Right >>
· Fast Backward: Hold Left
February 15th, 2008New processing pane:
· Select all entries with too long/ too short or invalid duration.
· Select all entries with too long or too many lines.
· Hard wrap selected text entries.
· General preferences for handling hard wraps.
· The time-code entry field can be fed with current movie time-code.
· Select all entries with time-code overlap errors. This may happen with imported files.
· Hint: If there is a there is a group of continuous selections, there is a complete overlap.
· Try to fix this first, it will be one of the last two entries of the selected group.
· Single-side small overlaps can be fixed instantly by using "Fix Gaps".
· Synchronize: Applies time-code of first selected track to all selected tracks.
· Use drag & drop to move the reference track to top of the list .
Processing of imported files or processing for certain export targets:
· Remap time-code from and to 24p and 25 fps.
· Remap time-code from and to DF and NDF.
· For visual control you should connect the new target video to your project.
· New color coded processing pane.
Import/export changes:
· Text import without time-code now calculates the subtitle duration based on words per minute. You can turn it off to return to previous behavior.
· Text import without time-code now supports several standard text formats txt, doc,rtf.html.
· Added Avid DS txt import. Revised Avid DS export. Excel XML import revised.
· Added "RTF with timecode" import.
Added DVD Studio Pro Import options:
· Apply italic inline style to subtitle, ignore inline styles.
· FCP XML import revised.
· SRT import/export supports italic style.
· Now detected aspect ratio (16:9) is applied to QuickTime export, QuickTime preview and SMIL Export. Before standard QuickTime files had been assumed.
· Takes care for compatibility of imported files with QuickTime preview.
· New QuickTime Controller functions
· New "Fast Logging" option: Fast Logging shifts to current TC.
· Just wait for the text on your screen to be said and hit the "Fast Logging" button.
· Your subtitle will be shifted to match the new out-marker.
New "Snap start/end to current time" functions:
· Hold the "Control"-key pressed while hitting "Mark-in" or "Mark-out" buttons to use the new snap function. Your selected subtitle start or end will shift to current time.
· Please note: This function requires a selected subtitle.
· New "Add generic subtitle at current time" function.
· Hold the "Control"-key pressed while hitting "New" button to use this function.
· New "Add subtitle at current time with calculated duration" function.
· Double click the waveform view at insertion point to deselect current selections.
· Enter your text and hit "New" . The new entry will be created based on your "Words per Minute" setting.
· New "Change and select next" function.
· Hold the "Control"-key pressed while hitting "Change" button to use this function.
· Now automatically commits pending changes when switching windows.
· Pending text changes are now automatically committed when returning to waveform view.
· Easier preparation of "Fast Logging". Necessary dependencies are set automatically.
· Renamed "Steps off" mode-button to less abstract "Fast Log". The functionality is unchanged. With "Fast Log" turned on subtitles can be selected in QuickTime Controller without changing the movie time. This mode is is required for "Fast Logging".
New shortcuts:
· Toggle italicize"Control-i".
· Left align "Control-b"
· Center align"Control-n"
· Right align"Control-m"
· Bottom align "Control-," (colon)
· Top align"Control-." (dot)
· The shortcuts apply to a single selected subtitle.
Fixes:
· FCP XML import supports "Lower 3rd" again.
· Typing speed improvements when working on long movies with zoomed in waveform.
· SSA plugin revised.
· GUI, Leopard and localization inconsistencies.
· Additional Info
· Included is a free test-drive of our Blu-Ray BDN-Plugin.
· Annotation Transcriber 1.2 is included.
· Added requested loop point shortcuts to Annotation Transcriber
· Toggle loop:"Command-Shift-l."
· Set loop start "Command-Shift-i"
· Set loop end "Command-Shift-o"
· If you set loop markers outside the current loop range, loop mode will be released.
· Automatic text encoding detection will fail for Hungarian (Windows Latin-2) and Turkish (Windows Latin-5). Please import the text files with TextEdit selecting the proper encoding and same them as unicode text before use.
· Annotation Edit detects many file formats, unknown files are sent to QuickTime for further testing.
· The German manual is still laid back We wanted to give you the chance to use Annotation Edit though.
December 13th, 2007· Fixed issues with garbled MS Word files.
December 6th, 2007· Fixed text encoding error introduced in version 1.1.5
December 6th, 2007· Added Apple Remote support on Leopard.
September 25th, 2007· Revised handling of text file encodings on import.
· Cleanup of control characters on plain text export.
· Added multiple line export and better timing precision to JW FLV Player export.
· In- and Outmarker export to DFXP.
· More liberate support of media files.
· Export to Google Video timed text (segments only)
· Fixed an error with drag and drop of MPEG-1/2 files
Features include:
· Optional waveform overview for visual response when working with audio files.
· Automatic aspect ratio correction for professional video formats.
· Hard wrap lines to set maximum preset when exporting to Annotation Edit.
September 13th, 2007· Revised handling of text file encodings on import.
· Added multiple line export and better timing precision to JW FLV Player export.
· In- and Outmarker export to DFXP.
· More liberate support of media files.
· Export to Google Video timed text (segments only)
· Fixed an error with drag and drop of MPEG-1/2 files
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