User`s guide

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Listen to the audio and press the [+] key on the right hand side of the keyboard at the appropriate
time to match the text on the current cell with the audio. MacCaption continues playing the
movie, records the time code, and automatically advances to the next caption. Keep on pressing
the [+] key to time stamp all captions. If you make a mistake, move the video slider bar to the left
a little and press the [+] key again at the right moment.
Proceed in this manner through your entire movie.
Time Stamp Frame Adjustment is inside the Preference menu. This feature can
compensate for your reaction time when pressing the [+} key to time code a caption file –
as long as your reaction time is consistent. For example, if you consistently press the [+]
key 10 frames after the time it should ideally be pressed to sync the audio and captions,
then set the time frame adjustment to –10. The software will automatically subtract 10
frames from the time code each time you press the [+] key, thereby compensating for
your 10 frame lag time.
Caution: if there are multiple users of the software, and each has a different reaction time,
you should reset the Time Stamp Frame Adjustment to zero after each use of the software
so as not to throw off the timing of the next user!
In addition to the [+] key, there are also in and out buttons that can be used to assign time codes
to each caption.
When the in button is pressed, it marks the start time of the caption, just as the [+] key does.
The end time of the caption can be marked in two ways:
1) Pressing the in button to mark the in time of the next caption which will also be out time of
the previous caption2) Pressing the out button will also mark the end time of the caption. This is
also used to wipe captions off the screen when there is no dialogue.
Another way to wipe captions off the screen when there is no dialogue is to create a blank line
with no captions with its own in time or in and out time.