

As an example, if you are importing data where the speaker is "Abe" and the text is "Fourscore and seven years ago", InqScribe would use the speaker delimiter setting to add the following to your transcript. Typically, this value will be something like ": ". If you are imported tab-delimited or XML data that includes a Speaker field, you can use this setting to control the text that will appear between the speaker and the text of the associated record. If you want to add imported text to an existing transcript, replacing only the existing selection is the way to go.

This setting lets you decide whether the imported text should replace everything in the current document, or only replace the current selection. This setting lets you account for the timecode frame rate of the imported text.įor example, if you were importing text containing timecodes that you know are PAL- or NTSC-based, select that choice. It's not always safe to assume that you are importing text-based timecodes that use the same frame rate as your transcript. If there is no BOM, InqScribe assumes the text is encoded in big endian order. Note: InqScribe will import UTF-16 encoded text properly as long as a BOM (byte order mark) is present. If you know that your text was encoded in a different way, you may select a different encoding from this popup menu. UTF-8 is a superset of ASCII and works in most cases.

Imported Text Encodingīy default, InqScribe assumes text is encoded using UTF-8. Once you've made your selection, a dialog box appears.ĭefines whether the imported file is a plain text file, a tab-delimited file, or an XML file. Use the File > Import menu to select the format that you would like to import. Together, this makes it a bit easier to experiment with different import settings. InqScribe will remember your Import settings on a per-document basis until you quit the application. Note that imported timecodes will be formatted based on your transcript settings. See the descriptions of the specific data formats for more details about how structured data is imported and formatted. InqScribe is pretty good about determining how many of these fields are present and importing them properly.
