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Toolbar navigation

To view the toolbar within the editor you can hover over the top of the editor screen view and it will appear. To 'Pin' or 'Unpin' the toolbar you can hover over the bottom of the toolbar, in the middle, selecting either option.

Settings cog​

The settings cog of the Subtitle Editor can be found in the top-left corner of the screen and can be toggled to open and closed by clicking on the cog icon.

Within the menu there are six different categories of settings:

  1. Preferences
  2. Appearance & Behaviour
  3. Track specification
  4. Hotkeys
  5. Sound
  6. Video

To read about all the settings in detail, go to the General Settings page.

Video title​

By clicking on the video title you will be provided with an overview of the following:

  • Project name
  • Video title
  • Language (the language you are working with)
  • Track type (for example subtitles, captions or AD)

Event browser​

By clicking on the 'Event browser' button you are provided with a side panel which shows the subtitle events that have been created within the editor.

Each event is displayed with an event number, a time stamp, the duration the subtitle event is on the screen for, an option to view or edit annotation and a quick link arrow that can move you to that subtitle event within the editior.

In the top-right corner of the event browser there are two options:

  • Syncronize to video: This will make the event browser progress your position in time with the video playing.
  • Three-dot menu: In this menu you will find options for showing or hiding the source and target lanugage events and annotations. You can also use the search function to find specific events, or export the subtitle file.

Arrows​

By clicking on the left arrow you are taken to the previous event.

By clicking on the right arrow you are taken to the next event.

By clicking on the search bar you are provided with a search window with which you can find events within the editor or access a new view within the editor.

Different ways of navigating to specific events are:

  • Search by event text, for example "the moon came into view."
  • Search by event number with a #, for example "#37"
  • Search by video time by writing min or sec, for example "4min 23sec"

New event​

To add a new event to the editor you must first navigate to a specific time code within the timeline that does not currently have an event.

You can then click the '+ New event' button or use the New Event Hotkey and a new event will appear within the selected point on the timeline.

Event status indictors​

The event status indicators appear as yellow, green or red alonside a number value that corresponds to the amount of events with that status within the timeline.

  • Yellow: Event exists, but has no text.

  • Green: This is a valid event with no current issues.

  • Red: There is an active error in this event which should be resolved.

  • Orange: These events have been flagged.

Save indicator​

Zille saves all changes immediately when they are made. When a change is made, the indicator will display Saving... for a few seconds, and then confirm by displaying Saved.

Users should ensure an internet connection is maintained in order not to risk any loss of work.

User icons​

People who are present in the editor will appear here. Users can follow each other, which will allow them to navigate to different points in the video in order to go over anything they want to discuss whilst looking at the same events.

Glossary​

By clicking on the 'Glossary' button you are provided with a side panel which shows the glossary for the project, if the project manager has uploaded one.

Comments​

By clicking on the 'Comments' button you are provided with a side panel which shows any comments which have been created.

Issues​

By clicking on the 'Issues' button you are provided with a side panel which shows any existing issues which need to be resolved.

Version history​

By clicking on the 'Version history' button you are provided with a window which shows various versions of the subtitle track.

You can choose which events to display by clicking on 'All events' and selecting from the following options:

  • All events: This will display all events within the subtitle track.
  • Changed events: This will only display events which have been changed between the two versions you are viweing.
  • Identical events: This will only display events which are identical between the two versions you are viweing.

You can also choose if you want to display both target and source events, or just one of them.

Zille automatically saves a version of your track every ten minutes if changes are occuring, and you can save a version yourself as well by clicking on the 'Version+' button in the top-right corner.

Versions will automatically save with a title indicating the time and date they were created on.

If you click on the title then you can rename it, and you will then be able to filter which versions you see by selecting 'Named versions' from the drop-down menu above the list of versions. This can be helpful if there is a large number of versions created and you have a particular interest in just a few of them.

Personalisation​

You can personalise your editor by selecting Comments, Issues, Glossery, Version history or Event browser and dragging and dropping them between the two highlighted boxes on the toolbar. This will then change where the side panels appear on your screen.

Complete task​

When you have finished your work within the editor you can click on 'Complete task' in order to mark the task as completed.

Once you mark a task as complete the project manager will immediately be notified and the editor will close down. You will no longer have access to the editor, unless the project manager has given you extended access.