Software for live subtitling of previously edited texts. These can be linked to a News System (for example, I-NEWS) to gather articles automatically for subsequent subtitling when broadcasting. This programme allows subtitles to be sent while the operator watches the live programme. The software is used to subtitle newscasts and other live events.

Main features:

• “ReSpeaking” technique with a Voice Recognition software (fully integrated with Verbio, Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Audimus) to make live subtitling without previous texts. If two editors are used in the master-slave setup, the master instance of the editor is used to generate the subtitle via respeking and the slave instance is used to verify the subtitle and correct mistakes if necessary before the subtitle is aired.
• Preparation of subtitles from previous texts that can be automatically captured from a News System (for instance I-News) to the editor. Automatic segmentation can be used during the preparation or during the live emission if the subtitles haven’t been prepared in advance.
• Displays differences between different updates from the News System so the user can focus only on the changes between updates to decide if edition is needed on the already prepared subtitles.
• Integration with external Stenography system, which allows working in 3 different modes (block, line-by-line or word-by-word scrolling) to make live subtitling without prepared texts.
• Intelligent segmentation of the texts into subtitles (based on several rules over the different parts of the sentences).
• Swift editing using abbreviations entered on the editor settings.
• Change of the subtitle colour in order to recognise the different Characters. This can be done previously when preparing the subtitles, or instantly (using shortcut keys) during the live subtitling.
• Immediate change of subtitles position whenever the user chooses during the live subtitling.
• Spell checker in the languages of MS. Word dictionaries.
• Includes the commands found in an ordinary editor and has many special features allowing fast, easy editing.
• Automatic sending of the subtitles at set speed.
• Instant insertion of subtitles on one or various selected channels (they correspond to one or various Transmitters) when the user instructs.
• Output subtitles are simulated over the editor video screen.

Software for subtitling programmes in various languages in any alphabet.

Main features:

• Choice of subtitling language (including Arabic, Chinese and Hebrew with their respective alphabets).
• The editor can use and control (play, rewind, fast forward, frame by frame, etc) digital video files (mjpeg, dv, wmv, …) with 4:3 or 16:9 ratio aspect.
• The editor can work with digital video files with diferent frame rates (i.e. 25fps, 24fps, 30fps, …)
• Fast editing of time codes (TC), the program is capable of highlighting the TCs of the video files’ frames (if the file begins with a certain TC it si necessary to calibrate before)
• Graphical representation of the programm’s audio. It allows to see visually the place where the subtitle can be inserted.
• Graphical representation of the reading difficulty of a subtitle in accordance with the programme parameters set.
• Introduces the concept of characters to distinguish between the subtitles corresponding to each speaker in the programme being subtitled. The traits of these characters are highly configurable and it is easy to switch between them.
• Includes the commands found in a text editor and shortcut keys for the most frequent options.
• Provides straightforward navigation between the subtitles. When editing a subtitle, the foregoing and following subtitles are also displayed.
• Special subtitling functions such as insert/delete/join/divide subtitles, increase/decrease the Position or the Time Codes of a subtitles group, automatic entry of TCs associated with the TC entered before, etc
• Output shown as it will be displayed on a TV set fitted with DVB subtitles.
• Window showing sample subtitling when translating.
• Automatic checking of the subtitling (times, positions, wrong subtitles, etc.) before the automatic simulation.
• Automatic simulation of subtitling.
• It can read and write “*.STL” subtitling files (EBU Subtitling data Exchange Format).
• It can export to Scenarist Subtitlles: an image of each subtitle and the times are exported which can be used to burn-in the subtitles in a later phase.
• It can import and export both text files (.txt and .ttc), and UNICODE text files (.txt and .ttc).
• It can export SBM, SBT, EBU STL, SRT, TXT, TTC, Final Cut XML, QText, SMIL, Scenarist SST and TTML subtitle files.
• It can import SBM, SBT, EBU STL, SRT, TXT, TTC subtitle files.
• It can generate a video file with the subtitles burned-in in their corresponding positions.
• Software and online Help in English.

rThe Audio Description Editor is a software for producing audio descriptions for the blind and visually impaired (using the corresponding Fingertext Inserter it can be added as one of the DTV audio components, as one of the two audios on analogue TV, as one audio track on video files, etc.).

Press this link to open the document with the explanation about Fingertext Editor’s features in order to improve audio description creation process versus traditional techniques.

Main features:

• The editor works with digital video files (mjpeg, dv, wmv, …) and the corrsponding controls (play, rewind, fast forward, frame by frame, etc).
• Different frame rates (i.e. 25fps, 24fps, 30fps, …) and aspect ratio (4:3 and 16:9).
• Fast time code (TC) edition (calibration may be required when the video begins at a specific TC).
• Edition of texts, comments and TCs for each audio description segment. This allows one person to prepare the script (text, comments and TCs) while another does the recording.
• Provides the commands found in an ordinary editor and ensures easy navigation between the various segments of the audio description.
• Import and export of scripts and/or alternate TCs (.txt, .ttc, .sbt, .sbm).
• Graphical representation of the programme’s audio (waveform). It allows to visually locate the place where the audio description segment can be inserted.
• Graphical representation of the audio description difficulty (thermometers) in accordance with the settings.
• Graphical representation to show when the recording must start (allowing the describer to get ready and start the recording at the precise moment) and the remaining time for the recording according to the segment TC window.
• Graphical representation of the recording audio level (VUMeter).
• Automatic audio level adjustment when the mean volume level of the segment has a small difference from the one set as correct. If the difference is bigger the describer can manually trigger the automatic adjustment. If the difference is too big for automatic adjustment, then a new recording for the segment is necessary.
• Possibility to set an audio gain or attenuation to the recorded audio description segment.
• Possibility to set a programme audio dipping during while audio description segment is played, even to maintain the dipping during a set of audio description segments.
• Segment audio through voice synthesis or recorded from the microphone connected to the computer.
• Positioning and testing of each audio description segment.
• While a segment of audio description is being recorded, information of the previous and the next segment is displayed.
• Automatic checking (times, positions, etc.) before the simulation.
• Automatic simulation of the audio description (whole programme or just the selected audio description segment with the previous and following offset).
• It allows to use .NAR files (Fingertext files where every audio segment is saved and also an index with the metadata for segment) and .ESF files (standard file format with the same characteristics). The final file is much smaller than a full audio track and allows the edition of individual segments.
• It allows to create an audio description from an BWAV or WAV audio file.
• It allows to generate a full audio track of the audio description in MP3 or EBU WAV (BWAV) format, with or without mixing with the main programme audio (when the audio description is mixed the main programme audio is deeped accordingly).
• It can export NAR and ESF audio description files, BWAV audio file, and TXT script file.
• It can import NAR audio description file, BWAV audio file, and TXT, TTC, SBT and SBM script files.
• Software and online help in English.

Features:

• The “Sign Language Emitter” application is installed on a Windows PC computer belonging to the company that provides the sign language interpretation service.
• It receives the video from the television broadcaster through a TV tuner or SDI capture card in HD resolution, or from a low-latency streaming source provided by the broadcaster (called “program video”).
• It also receives video from a video camera (or webcam) of the person performing the sign language interpretation in HD resolution (called “interpreter video”).
• The application can be configured with several layouts, each specifying the position and size of the interpreter video and program video. Users can easily switch between layouts and see the result.
• The application automatically receives the status of the Sign Language service (Opened/Closed, OnAir/OffAir, Program/Ad) by connecting to the IP address of the corresponding channel’s Multitransmitter Fingertext. Users can also manually change the service status from within the application.
• The application informs the “Fingertext – HbbTV Sign Language” application of the service availability and layouts broadcasted. It also displays a Tally indicating the channel’s status.
• The application generates a video with the final result based on the selected layout (with interpreter and program video) and streams it to the WOWZA streaming server in the Cloud in MPEG DASH Live format (h264 video and AAC audio at 2 or 3 Mbps).

Software used for creating and editing Teletext pages in PTX in any Windows® system.

Main features:

• The Page Editor uses all Teletext 1.5 features (character sets, fasttext, control bits, etc.). It allows configuration at both the page and sub-page levels.
• Tools allowing rapid creation and edition of pages meeting the requirements and restrictions found in teletext specifications.
• Introduces the concept of an Editing Area, allowing one to work in areas of the page, edit them, move them, and so forth. This allows users to edit the page easily without risking changes to control and/or tiling control characters.
• The option of seeing a page as it will be viewed on a Teletext-capable TV set or seeing the additional information for editing (for example, one can display the control characters that viewers will not see on their sets).
• The option of working with templates, thus separating design from content.
• The option of using password-protected masks that prevent the editor changing certain areas of the page.
• Allows fonts to be created with tiled characters. Once the font has been created, it can be used to write titles or other texts using tiled characters.
• Easy drawing, using pencil, rubber and other drawing tools.

Web environment with templates to easily create HbbTV applications for advertisments and polls.

Main features:

• Pre-defined templates to quickly create the applications, such as vertical or horizontal banners, L-Type banners, customizable sized baners, etc.
• Uses Angular.js to instantly preview the resulting application.
• Possiblity to design the hook and the associated adverstiment with multiple pages, with navigation between them.
• The user can create polls to be launched manually or automatically during a TV program.
• The application automatically creates the static code to publish directly into the CDN.