Interface overview
Caption editor
The interface for the caption editor is divided into four main areas:
- Video pane
- Project pane
- Timeline
- Translation pane
1. Video pane
This is where you'll see the video that's being subtitled. Any changes you make to the captions will appear here immediately.
You'll notice that your email address is watermarked into the top right hand corner of the video.
Additionally, in widescreen mode, you can expand the video pane to give it more space, while ensuring the columns remain proportional. To do this, simply select and drag the line between the video pane and the caption spreadsheet.
2. Project pane
This displays useful information associated with the project. It shows who's producing the project, and it what the limits for the caption set are: what the minimum caption duration is, what the character limit is etc. The drop down menu provides access to further functionality.
3. Timeline
This is where you can navigate through the video, and make adjustments to a caption's timings. See Adjusting captions.
4. Translation pane
Use the translation pane to enter translations, check timing and word count information, delete, split and merge subtitles, change the position and add comments for fellow translators.
Additionally, you can hover over and click on the target and source columns to expand or shrink them, giving you the flexibility to adjust the translation pane and customise your workspace.
Viewing the caption editor in different formats
CaptionHub offers several viewing modes to help you tailor the interface to your needs:
- Widescreen mode: Expands the video pane to give you a wider view, ideal for detailed editing. In this mode, you can also choose to hide the source text for a cleaner view of the video and translations.
- Portrait mode: Adjusts the interface to a vertical layout. Like widescreen mode, you can choose to hide the source text if you prefer a simplified view.
- Cinema mode: Focuses exclusively on the video, providing an immersive view allowing you to concentrate solely on the video.
- Hide video: If you prefer to concentrate solely on the captions, you can hide the video pane completely, leaving just the captioning spreadsheet visible.
