File
| Menu Item |
Action |
Shortcut |
| new proJect |
Starts a new CADET project |
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| Open project |
Opens an existing CADET project file |
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| Save project |
Saves the current project file |
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| Save project as... |
Saves the current project file under a new filename |
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| open Media clip |
Adds a video or audio clip to the CADET project file for captioning or describing |
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| open Media URL |
Adds a remote video or audio clip to the CADET project file for captioning or describing.
Current support:
- YouTube
- Vimeo
- Facebook
- Generic file on a Web server
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| Import |
Imports a file (e.g., a caption transcript or an existing caption file) into the current CADET project |
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| Export... |
Exports the current CADET project as a caption file, a plain-text file or a description script |
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| Quit |
Exits CADET and shuts down the server |
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Style
| Menu Item |
Action |
Shortcut |
| Bold |
Type bold text, or make selected text bold |
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| Italic |
Type italic text, or make selected text italic |
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| Underline |
Type underlined text, or underline selected text |
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| Alignment |
- Left: left-align text; left justification
- Center: center-align text; center justification (default)
- Right: right-align text, left justification
- Top: position text at the top of the video region
- Bottom: position text at the bottom of the video region (default)
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| Text Color |
Show text in the following colors: black, white (default), red, blue, green, yellow, cyan, magenta |
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| Background Color |
Show the background of the caption region in the following colors: black (default), white, red, blue, green, yellow, cyan, magenta |
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| ♪ musicaL Note ♪ |
Insert musical note |
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Events
| Menu Item |
Action |
Shortcut |
| Go to Current Row |
Scroll the editor to the cursor's current position |
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| Insert Row Before |
Insert a row into the editor above the current row |
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| Insert Row After |
Insert a row into the editor below the current row |
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| Combine Row Up |
Combines current row with previous row, moving outtime if it exists |
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| Delete Row(s) |
Removes the current row, or selected rows, from the editor (cannot be undone) |
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| Clear Editor... |
Removes all rows and data from the editor (cannot be undone) |
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| Clear Current Times |
Deletes start and end times from the current row (cannot be undone) |
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| Clear All Times |
Deletes all start and end times from the current project (cannot be undone) |
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| Clear End Times |
Deletes all end times from the current project (cannot be undone) |
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| Insert start time |
Grabs the current timecode to specify when text will appear on the screen. NOTE: When media is playing, current row automatically advances to the next row, ready to insert the next start time. |
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| Insert end time |
Grabs the current timecode to specify when text will disappear from the screen. NOTE: When media is playing, end time is inserted into the previous row (since insert start time automatically advanced to the next current row. |
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Player
| Menu Item |
Action |
Shortcut |
| play/pause |
Play or pause the video (toggle) |
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| none |
Play or pause the video, looping within current event (DVS mode only) |
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| none |
Play the video (provided for foot pedal control) |
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| none |
Pause the video (provided for foot pedal control) |
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| none |
Stop and rewind video to beginning |
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| Cue to start time |
Move the playhead to the start time specified in the current row |
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| Cue to end time |
Move the playhead to the end time specified in the current row |
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| sYnc to player |
Scroll the editor to the current position of the playhead |
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| Play faster |
Increase playback speed (in .25 increments up to 2x normal speed)
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| Play slower |
Decrease playback speed (in .25 increments down to .5x normal speed)
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| Play normal |
Reset playback to normal speed |
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| Scrub Backward Small |
Move playhead backward in small increments (increments can be set in Tools > Preferences) |
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| Scrub Backward Medium |
Move playhead backward in medium increments (increments can be set in Tools > Preferences) |
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| Scrub Backward Large |
Move playhead backward in large increments (increments can be set in Tools > Preferences) |
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| Scrub Forward Small |
Move playhead forward in small increments (increments can be set in Tools > Preferences) |
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| Scrub Forward Medium |
Move playhead forward in medium increments (increments can be set in Tools > Preferences) |
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| Scrub Forward Large |
Move playhead forward in large increments (increments can be set in Tools > Preferences) |
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| Menu Item |
Action |
Shortcut |
| Check Timecodes |
Scan project for timecode errors (errors will be reported in the Status window) |
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| Offset Timecodes... |
Automatically retime all captions in a project, or a defined block of captions within a project, relative to a new start time |
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| Check CEA-608 Compliance |
Check compliance of captions to CEA-608 specification (for SCC export) |
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| Show/Hide Ruler |
Show/Hide the ruler (useful for conforming to CEA-608) |
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| Show/Hide Waveform |
Show/Hide the waveform visualizer |
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| Presentation Mode |
Display in full screen (Shift key suppresses captions for AD projects) |
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| Convert to Descriptions... |
Convert the current Caption project to a Description project, best guessing at timecodes |
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Miscellaneous commands (not in menus)
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Insert new caption row below current row |
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| Move up/down row in table |
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| Close all alert dialogs |
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| Switch (toggle) between editing the current project and reviewing the current project |
(or select the Edit/Review radio buttons in the Mode area of the editor) |
| Switch (toggle) between project types (caption or description) |
(or select the Caption/Description radio buttons in the Project Type area of the editor) |
| Insert player time as comment ( [hh:mm:ss.ss] ) in Description field (Project Type: Description only) |
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| Activate/Deactivate Menu Bar via keyboard (toggle) |
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