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D:SCRIBE STANDALONE

D:Scribe Standalone

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CD-Ripper

The CD-Ripper is used to record from audio CDs to your computer as either 
compressed MP3, linear WAV or WMA files for later playback and transcription. 

Fig 1-24: CD-Ripper screen with 14 tracks selected on an audio CD.

Ripping Formats

To choose the recording format select ‘Control->Ripper->Format’ from the menu, 
and choose from the following:

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MP3 High Quality (128kbps, 44.1kHz stereo)

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WAV CD Quality (44.1kHz, 16bit stereo)

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WMA

Ripping Sources

The ripping sources available to you depend upon the CD drives installed.   
To choose a CD drive for ripping from, select ‘Control->Ripper->Source’.  If you 
have only one CD drive this will be selected automatically.

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Summary of Contents for D:Scribe Standalone

Page 1: ...D Scribe Standalone User Handbook ...

Page 2: ...land Tel 44 0 1933 650 700 Fax 44 0 1933 650 726 Email sales sonifex co uk or technical support sonifex co uk Web http www sonifex co uk Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Sonifex Ltd Sonifex Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising form the use of information or any error contained in this ma...

Page 3: ...Pedals 7 Playback Control 7 Recording Control 7 Playback 8 Play Controls 8 The Playlist 11 The Trackbar 11 Bookmarks or File Markers 12 Video Media 13 Transcription 14 Compact Player 18 Stay On Top 18 Start Bar Caption 18 Send As E mail 19 Opening an HTTP or Streaming Source 20 Recorder 21 Recording Formats 21 Recording Sources 22 VOX Automated Recordings 22 Split Recordings 22 Recorder Cut List 2...

Page 4: ...nal purposes only on any computer possessed by Licencee on which the Software is designed to operate such use to be in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement b Licencee shall not distribute lend incorporate modify or use the Software for any purpose except as expressly provided herein Licencee may transfer rights under this Agreement on a permanent basis provided...

Page 5: ... SONIFEX DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE BY LicenceE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE LicenceE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTION OF THE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE TO ACHIEVE ITS INTENDED RESULTS AND FOR THE PROPER INSTALLATION USE AND RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE SOFTWARE EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE EXPRESSED LIMITED WARRANTIES LicenceE ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK OF THE SOFTWARE PROVING DE...

Page 6: ...30 days whichever is longer b TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW SONIFEX AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SONIFEX PRODUCT EVEN IF SONIFEX HAS BEEN ADVISED ...

Page 7: ...n your settings Previous and Next buttons allow you to go to the previous and next recordings respectively which is useful where a long session has been captured over a number of recordings There are also volume playback speed controls A foot pedal is supplied as standard with this package which controls the Play Pause Forward Rewind buttons Bookmarks allow you to define new start and end playback ...

Page 8: ... limited functionality When using D Scribe Standalone without a dongle a screen reminding you of the limited functionality will be shown periodically Limited functionality precludes saving transcripts and copying typed text to the clipboard also recordings made in the Record Screen are limited to 30 seconds in length Fig 1 1 The D Scribe Standalone Dongle Installation of D Scribe Standalone and US...

Page 9: ...D SCRIBE STANDALONE D Scribe Standalone 3 I NS TA L L AT I ON USB DO NG L E Fig 1 2 The Welcome Screen Fig 1 3 The Licence Screen Fig 1 4 The Install Screen ...

Page 10: ...screen will ask Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software select No not this time and click Next Fig 1 6 The Windows Wizard Install Screen This screen will ask What do you want the wizard to do Select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next Windows may then create a Restore Point Fig 1 7 The Windows Installation Completed Screen Choose on Finish to complete...

Page 11: ...how hide also from menu Video Panel to left of transcript space Ctrl shift v for show hide also from menu CD Ripper can optionally rip in WMA format Play Speed fast normal slow with constant pitch Depends on soundcard drivers sample rate format of files Tested with MP3 WMA audio WMV video Play directly from audio CDs MPEG4 video and audio playback mp4 m4a files Requires third party driver in WinXP S...

Page 12: ...ched the foot pedal after starting D Scribe you may need to restart D Scribe to use your foot pedal Once the USB foot pedal is connected the option to select the COM port for a serial foot pedal is disabled in the Control menu Fig 1 8 The D Scribe USB Footpedal Serial Port Foot Pedals If your footpedal came supplied with a USB to serial converter cable please read the instructions and install the ...

Page 13: ...ding media the operation of these pedals can be swapped by selecting Control Footpedal Left Right Pedal Action from the menu Playback Control To use the foot pedal to control playback functions select Control Footpedal Playback Screen Enable from the menu Recording Control To use the foot pedal to start stop the recording process in the Recorder Screen select Control Footpedal Recorder Screen Enab...

Page 14: ...ntrol the audio selected for playback D Scribe uses an embedded MS Media Player so can open any compatible media player audio file Fig 1 10 The D Scribe Playback Screen with a single media file loaded Play Controls The media playback controls are located at the bottom of the Playback screen Fig 1 11 The D Scribe Media Playback Controls ...

Page 15: ...nds upon the media type sound video drivers and codecs being used in your system Timer Display The timer display shows the recorded date and time of the current position in the media clip If the currently selected playing file does not have an associated recorded time i e not a broadcast wave file the creation date and time of the file is used Altering the Recorded Date Time To alter the date and tim...

Page 16: ...lay has reached the required point then release Playing a File To begin playback of the currently selected media clip press the Play button Pausing a File To pause the currently playing media clip press the Pause button To resume playback press the Play button Skip Back on Pause Media files can be forced to skip back a number of seconds after pressing the Pause button This can be a useful feature w...

Page 17: ...les in the playlist select the file you wish to move then right click to choose Move Up or Move Down Removing Playlist Files To remove a media file from the playlist but not delete the media file from your computer select the required media file then right click and choose Remove The Trackbar The media trackbar can be used to quickly move backwards or forwards through the media by selecting it and dra...

Page 18: ...aying audio or video media file by pressing Ctrl M Jump to Mark To jump back to the start mark at any moment during playback press Ctrl G End Mark The end mark can be added at the current position by pressing Ctrl E Stop on End Mark To automatically stop playback of a media clip upon reaching the end mark select Control Bookmark Stop on end mark from the menu Clearing Marks To clear the start and e...

Page 19: ...menu to show hide the video panel The video panel is displayed to the left of the transcript space Supported Video Media The ability to playback AVI MPEG and VOB DVD video files depends upon the version of Windows TM Media Player TM and codecs installed on your computer Also DVDs must be finalised in order to ensure playback Non finalised DVDs can give spurious playback results MPEG4 video and audio ...

Page 20: ...o or video file then press Open Audio CDs cda can also be used for playback without the need for recording ripping to the hard disk D Scribe Standalone will try to select a transcript text file with the same name as the selected audio or video file If this file has not yet been created press Edit to create this as a new file to associate with the selected media file see page 17 Transcript files created w...

Page 21: ... CRI PT I ON Fig 1 16 The D Scribe Open Script Screen The D Scribe Standalone window opens with a blank transcript space ready for transcription to begin and the caption bar shows the filename of the transcript Fig 1 17 The D Scribe Transcription Screen ...

Page 22: ...st working on transcription file Fig 1 18 The D Scribe Playlist Screen Defining Inserts D Scribe Standalone allows the user to quickly insert up to twelve items of text using shortcut keys Ctrl F1 to Ctrl F12 The inserts can be defined at any time during transcription for the most commonly typed words or names To define the inserts select File Define Inserts from the menu Fig 1 19 The D Scribe Inserts ...

Page 23: ...ng transcript press the Edit button on the transcription toolbar Any existing transcription associated with the selected audio will already be displayed in the transcription window Fig 1 20 The D Scribe Transcription Screen Aborting Transcriptions To abort the transcription without saving any changes press the Abort button on the transcription toolbar Note Use the Abort button after using the Save...

Page 24: ... Paste Ctrl V are available from the transcription toolbar Compact Player If you wish to playback audio material without the need for the transcription window select View Compact from the menu The small player gives you control over the audio playout volume control and use of the foot pedal control To return to the full window for track selection select View Normal from the menu Fig 1 21 The D Scr...

Page 25: ...o e mail individual audio clips and or associated transcriptions to interested parties Press the E mail button on the transcription toolbar to email the selected audio clip transcription D Scribe Standalone uses your current default e mail program such as Outlook to send e mails Fig 1 22 The D Scribe Email Screen ...

Page 26: ... IN G A N H T TP OR S TR EA MI NG S OU RCE Opening an HTTP or Streaming Source To open a file from an Internet source such as a file from a website or a live stream use the Open URL feature accessible from the File menu Select Open URL from the file menu ...

Page 27: ...se from the following MP3 Medium Quality 56kbps 24kHz stereo MP3 Low Quality 32kbps 24kHz mono WAV CD Quality 44 1kHz 16bit stereo WAV Radio Quality 22 05kHz 8bit mono WAV Telephone Quality 11 025kHz 8bit mono Note The ability to record in the MP3 formats will depend on the version of Windows TM Media PlayerTM and associated codecs installed on your computer It is recommended that you upgrade to t...

Page 28: ...Stop from the menu To alter the trigger values for this feature click on the start or stop values on the recorder screen The value increments in steps of 5dB from 40dB to 0dB Split Recordings Recording sessions can be split into recordings of set durations Select Control Recorder Split Recordings from the menu and then choose the required duration of the recordings from 30 Seconds 1 Minute 2 Minut...

Page 29: ...ecordings right click on the cut list and choose Delete All or Delete Selection Multiple recordings can be selected from the cut list for deletion through use of the Shift and or the Ctrl keys Playing a Recording To queue a selection of recordings or all the recordings in the cut list right click on the cut list and choose Cue All or Cue Selection Multiple recordings can be selected from the cut l...

Page 30: ...ed on an audio CD Ripping Formats To choose the recording format select Control Ripper Format from the menu and choose from the following MP3 High Quality 128kbps 44 1kHz stereo WAV CD Quality 44 1kHz 16bit stereo WMA Ripping Sources The ripping sources available to you depend upon the CD drives installed To choose a CD drive for ripping from select Control Ripper Source If you have only one CD dr...

Page 31: ...on to begin recording the audio CD tracks Aborting Ripping Process Press the Abort button to cancel ripping tracks from the audio CD Playing Recorded Tracks Audio CD tracks that have been successfully recorded can be cued to play in the playlist Right click on a track in the cut list and select Cue Selection or Cue All Only recorded tracks can be cued for playback Deleting Recorded Tracks To delet...

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