Latest Versions

[19.06.2009] Annotation Edit Suite Version 1.7.8.2

- Fixes and replaces vs. 1.7.8.1 . Highly recommended.
- This update is highly recommended for SCC closed caption users.
- Added auto completion to language selection.
- SCC export: Revised roll-up captions. Added paint-on captions.
Now uses pre-buffering for pop-on captions.
- SCC import: Added import of pre-buffering captions as exported by hi-end applications.
- Added import: TITRA Films Paris rtf/text. (time-code, text, italic, partial italic, offset etc).
- Added HTML export for file exchange with translators across platforms (time-code, italic, partial italic, horizontal alignment, revision mark).
- Added context-menu entries to the subtitle table to quickly access hard-wrap options.
- Added export option: Apply the selected hard-wrap setting to any export .
- Lemony 4 import: Added import of position and italic defined by master styles.
- Many polishes: User interface, import / export (DVD SP, DAS, EBU STL, EBU ARTE revision sheet, HTML import, German localization).
- Exports to QuickTime with closed captions / subtitle / text track are displayed for approval.
- Final Cut XML export: Added option to help out on a Final Cut Express unicode issue.
- Fix: Export to Final Cut NTSC DF works again as expected.
- Added export plugin: Select multiple tracks and export them to iPhone / iTunes compatible.subtitled QuickTime movie. The translated language can be set in the info pane or later in QuickTime Pro. For iPhone/iPod/AppleTV a compatible source is required. The plugin is provided as separate install.
- Added optional closed caption import plugin as beta version. The plugin is provided as separate install.
- Added expiry information,
- Includes BDN Blu-Ray export plugin update vs. 1.7.2.
- Includes Annotation Transcriber 1.5.4
- Fix SCC export: Corrects a last minute error in 1.7.8.
- This update replaces 1.7.8.

Version 1.7.5

- New document info pane.
- Added exchange of project specific metadata with Annotation transcriber.
- Added option to display the duration in seconds and minutes.
- Revised DLP Cinema export: partial italics are now supported,
- Revised DLP Cinema import.
- Blu-Ray BDN export: Added option to export scripts that were not adjusted in Annotation Edit.
- EBU STL ARTE revision sheet: Illegal characters are printed on yellow.
- EBU STL export: Revised ARTE N19 (French).
Includes metadata from document info.
- EBU STL import: Allows to import subtitles that begin before program start.
- Revised SSA import.
- Includes Annotation Transcriber 1.5.3.
- Polishes.

Version 1.7.4

- Added EBU STL ARTE N19 compatibility alert.
- Added Italic/detail filter to subtitle menu.
- Auto Save: Saving the waveform is now optional. The default is no.
- New Annotation Transcriber version.
- New Bu-Ray BDN export plugin 1.7.
Added option to position single lines at top.
Added option to use track title as file name.
Changed positioning to constant baseline.
- Enhanced Lemony 4 import.
- Stability and performance improvements.
- Corrected issues with older systems.

Version 1.7.3

- Final Cut export: Added import of subtitle settings from Final Cut XML.
This applies to our subtitle plugin and partly to standard outline text.
- Added export of multiple selected tracks for all self-containing file formats.
• Added Apply track offset and program start to multiple selected tracks.
- Annotation Transcriber import: added alignment, italics and revision mark style.
- RTF with time-code import/export,: added alignment, italics and revision mark.style.
- Import of partial italic emphasis: EBU STL, SRT, DVD Studio Pro STL, DVD Studio Pro track item description, Lemony 4, RTF with time-code,. Annotation Transcriber.
- Includes Annotation Transcriber 1.5.1.
- Exchange of time-code offset and time-base with Annotation Transcriber.
- Updated native frame-rate read-out to latest QuickTime version.
- More file formats that may occur in NDF will be imported according to NDF preference.
- DVDSP/SCC import: Added option to interpret track offset according to currently selected track.
- Removed "Guess offset".
- SCC import: Support of more SCC dialects.
- Revised SCC closed caption import and "SCC Export Test".
- STL EBU import: "Double Height" vertical line adjustment.
- STL EBU export: Corrected vertical centered alignment.
- Text import with duration calculation: the minimum duration is 1 second now.
- Adjust Duration: Subtitle duration is extended according to minimum settings.
Use "Adjust CPS " in the processing to allow shortening.
- Processing Pane: Enhanced validation.
- Preference Pane: Revised "General Preference"s.
- Fix Final Cut export:: Corrected an issue that could render value displays transparent in English localization on Leopard 10.5.6.
- Fix: Corrected an issue that value fields could be rendered invisible on Mac OS 10.6 in Englidh version of Final Cut export plugin.
- Fix: Text without time-code as doc or rtf.
- Fix: "Adjust Duration" was linked to "Toggle Marked.".
- Replaces version 1.7.2.
- Polishes.


Version 1.7


- BDN Export Plugin 1.5.1: Added optional 2k(2048x1080) and 4k ((4096x2180) image export.
Added NDF support (29.97/59.94), revised 24p 23.98 NDF.
- Updated DVD Studio Pro track item description import.
Older item description export may require NDF/DF conversion after import.
- MS Excel XML NDF import and export.
- New Excel XLS templates; Declare the NDF time-base by adding NDF.
(;)-syntax is not necessary and ignored.
- Excel XLS Export: NDF type is set according to your preference.
- Final Cut Export plugin; revised NDF export (29.97/59.94).
- QuickTime Movie Export: Changed text to 3gp,.
Text display beneath the video is reserved to preview and server projects for now.
- QuickTime Movie Export: MPG movies are allowed,.
- Changed "Adjust to CPS" to "Adjust Duration": If the correct character/second value is shorter than the duration minimum the subtitle is extended to duration minimum.
- Tools Menu: Added "Toggle Display Marked" for a quick overview of subtitles with revision mark.
- Tools Menu: Added forced aspect ratio correction for non NLE movies.
- Processing pane: More comprehensive in NDF mode.
Changed absolute program start display to relative value.
- Subtitle table: In NDF mode:: Duration is displayed as real time.
- Control characters/multiple spaces/empty lines are filtered on import and insert.
- Polishes German localization.

Annotation_Edit_1.7.8.2.zip

[17.06.2009] zeitAnker Annotation Transcriber 1.5.4.1

Changes:

- Added auto completion to language selection.
- Continuous waveform display is now optional
- Updated Final Cut Marker export.
- Added expiry information and license update button.
- Minor polishes.
– This update replaces version 1.5.4.


Version 1.5.3

- Added exchange of document information with Annotation Edit .
- Fix: Solved a remaining stability issue.

Version 1.5.2

- 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.

Version 1.5.1

- 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.
- Replaces version 1.5.

Version 1.4.5
– 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.

Version 1.4.4.1

- User experience.
- Polishes.

Version 1.4.4

- 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.

Version 1.4.3

- Safer handling of 3rd party files.
- Revised "Create links frorm timecode".
- Revised undo for "Remove links".
- Revised German localization
- Polishes.

Version 1.4.2

- 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.

Version 1.4.1

- DFXP Export: changed time-code format to milliseconds.(was SMIL 1/100th before).
- Revised: Remove Links in Selection.

Version 1.4

- 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.

Version 1.3.1

- Exchange of ruler and font settings with Annotation Edit.

Version 1.3

- 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.

Version 1.2.5

- Automatically suggests command-key shortcuts to insert snippets.
- Revised short cuts of German localization.

Version 1.2.4

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.

Changes 1.2.2

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 <<

Download: AnnotationTranscriber_1.5.4.1.zip