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Caption Editor Interface

Guide to the Scriptix Caption Editor interface.

Main Components​

Toolbar:

  • Info button - View keyboard shortcuts
  • Timecodes button - Jump to specific times
  • Search functionality
  • Export button
  • Translate button
  • Magic Link sharing
  • Editable/Finalized toggle

Caption list:

  • All caption segments in scrollable list
  • Each segment shows start/stop times and text
  • Click any segment to edit

Media player (when available):

  • Video/audio playback
  • Playback controls
  • Synced with caption segments

Timing shift control:

  • Bulk timing adjustments for all segments

Editing Segments​

Click any segment to edit:

  • Edit caption text
  • Adjust start time
  • Adjust stop time
  • Delete, split, or merge segments

Use the search box in toolbar:

  • Search across all caption text
  • Filter segments by search query
  • Clear search to show all segments

Keyboard Shortcuts​

General functions:

  • Space - Play/Pause
  • Ctrl+S - Save
  • Ctrl+Z - Undo
  • Ctrl+Y - Redo
  • Ctrl+F - Search
  • Ctrl++ - Speed up playback
  • Ctrl+- - Slow down playback
  • Ctrl+← - Go back 5 seconds
  • Ctrl+→ - Go forward 5 seconds
  • Ctrl+↓ - Next segment
  • Ctrl+↑ - Previous segment

Editing (with numpad):

  • Numpad5 - Play/Pause
  • Numpad0 - Insert segment below
  • Alt+Numpad0 - Delete segment
  • Ctrl+Numpad0 - Split segment
  • Numpad4 - Segment start back
  • Numpad6 - Segment end forward
  • Numpad8 - Replay segment from start

Editing (laptop alternative):

  • Ctrl+Enter - Insert segment below
  • Ctrl+Shift+Backspace - Delete segment
  • Ctrl+Shift+X - Split segment
  • Ctrl+[ - Segment start back
  • Ctrl+] - Segment end forward
  • Ctrl+Shift+P - Replay segment from start

Fine timing adjustments:

  • Alt+Numpad4 / Ctrl+Shift+[ - Start +0.04s
  • Alt+Numpad6 / Ctrl+Shift+] - Start -0.04s
  • Ctrl+Numpad4 / Ctrl+Alt+[ - End +0.04s
  • Ctrl+Numpad6 / Ctrl+Alt+] - End -0.04s

Click the Info button (i) to view shortcuts anytime.

Document Actions​

Edit name:

  • Click pencil icon next to filename

Export:

  • Click Export button
  • Choose format (SRT, VTT, SBV, TTML, STL, HTML)
  • Include or exclude speakers

Share:

  • Toggle to Finalized status first
  • Click Magic Link button
  • Copy link or send via email

Translate:

  • Click Translate button
  • Select target language(s)
  • New translated documents created

Master the Caption Editor! Use these features to create professional, accurately-timed captions.

Next Steps​