Content Location Setup

1. FTP
2. S3 Storage
3. Azure Storage
4. Google Storage
   
5. HTTP Server
   

1. On the main menu, click SETUP. 
2. Select the Content Locations tab.
   The Content Location page opens.
3. On the bottom left corner, click Register.
   The Register Content Location window opens.
4. Select the storage location type and click Next.
   
5. Enter the storage related details.
   
6. Click Test Connection to check the connectivity of the registered content location.
   
7. Click Register.
   A new content location is added.

1. On the top menu, click SETUP.
2. Select the Content Locations tab.
   The Content Location page opens.
3. From the list of content locations, select the location that you want to edit.
   
4. On the edit page, click Edit to make the fields editable.
   
5. Do the required changes.
   
6. Click Test Connection to check the connectivity of the registered content location.
   
7. Click Save.
   The location details are updated with the applied changes.

1. On the main menu, click FOLDERS.
   The Folder page opens displaying the list of all available folders.

1. On the main menu, click SETUP.
   
2. Select the Content Locations tab.
   The Content Location page opens.
3. From the list of content locations, select the locations that you want to delete.
   
4. On the bottom right corner, click Delete.
   The selected content location gets deleted.

If you delete access to a content location, the registered folders in that content location are also removed.

Word Lists

Captions lets you manage a word list based on which undesirable words can be identified in content scheduled for QC and correction. You can create your own word lists of anticipated words or phrases. After creating a word list, you can add or remove the words, as per your requirement. You can create multiple word lists and select the required word list(s) for word detection. Additionally, you can edit, delete, import, and export word lists. 

By default, Captions provides the following built-in word lists that you can use for word detection:

• All profane words               

• Most used

• Seven dirty words

1. On the main menu, click SETUP.
   
2. Select the Word Lists tab.
   The Word Lists page opens.
3. On the bottom left corner of Word Lists page, click Create.
   The Add Word List window pops-up.
4. In the Word List Name text box, enter the name of the new word list.
   
5. Click Create.
   A message appears at the bottom right corner as "Word List added".

1. On the main menu, click SETUP.
   
2. Select the Word Lists tab.
   The Word Lists page opens.
3. From the list of word lists, click the word list that you want to edit.
   The Edit page opens.
4. On the bottom right corner, click Edit to make the fields editable.
   
5. In Description text field, add a brief description for the word list.
   
6. Select either Words or File to add words to the word list.
   By default, the Words option is selected.
7. Select Words, and in the New word... text field, enter new words or a sequence of words separated by spaces.
   
8. Select File, click Add words from a text file, and select the file to upload.
   The words from the file are automatically added to the word list.

You can enter multiple words using comma as a delimiter.

1. On the main menu, click SETUP.
   
2. Select the Word Lists tab.
   The Word Lists page opens.
3. On the bottom left corner, click Import.
   The Import Word List(s) window appears. 
4. Click Select File(s) to select the file to import.
   
5. Navigate to the required file and click Open.
   
6. Click Import.
   The new word list is imported to the system.

1. On the main menu, click SETUP. 
   
2. Select the required word list(s) from the list.
   
3. Click Export to download the information related to the selected word list(s).
   

1. On the main menu, click SETUP.
   
2. Select the Word Lists tab.
   The Word Lists page opens.
3. From the list of word lists, select the word list that you want to delete.
   
4. On the bottom right corner, click Delete.
   The selected word list gets deleted.

Dictionaries

ICS — CAPTIONS comes with built-in dictionaries for all the supported languages.

The Pre-defined dictionaries are the built-in default dictionaries provided by ICS — Captions and are available in all the supported languages. These default dictionaries are empty and you need to add words/phrases manually or upload a text file containing the words.  

Example:
Consider a word IBARA, which has not been added to any dictionary. In this scenario, while captioning, ICS — Captions may interpret the word as "you borrow". However, if it is added to a dictionary, ICS — Captions correctly interprets the word as IBARA.

Project-Based Dictionaries

ICS — Captions provides you with an option to create project-based dictionaries. You can add specific words or phrases in the dictionary as per your project, that are not valid or required for any other project.

Example:

Consider for a specific project, you have one or more media files where the spelling of Sir in the caption text is termed as Ser. You can create a separate dictionary and add the word Ser for that specific project. Thus, ICS — Captions will consider Ser as a valid word and will not report any spelling error.

1. On the main menu, click SETUP.
   
2. Select the Dictionaries tab.
   The Dictionaries page opens.
3. On the bottom left corner of Dictionaries page, click Create.
   The Create Dictionary window pops up.
   
   
4. In the Dictionary Name text box, enter the name of the new dictionary.
   
5. From the Language drop-down select the language of the dictionary.
   
6. Click Create.
   A message appears at the bottom right corner as "Dictionary added".
   Once a dictionary is created, it is empty. ICS — Captions lets you add words or phrases to the dictionary as a text or upload a text file containing the words.
   

1. On the main menu, click SETUP.
   
2. Select the Dictionaries tab.
   The list of available dictionaries appears. 
3. From the list, click the dictionary that you want to edit.
   The Edit page opens. 
4. On the bottom right corner, click Edit to make the fields editable. 
   
5. In Description, add a brief description for the dictionary.
   
6. Select either Words or File to add words to the dictionary.
   By default, the Words option is selected.
1. Select Words, and in the New word... text field, enter a new word or a sequence of words separated by spaces. 
   
2. Select File, click Add words from a text file, and select the file to upload. The words from the file are automatically added to the dictionary.
   

You can enter multiple words using comma as a delimiter.

7. Click Save. 

Deleting Dictionaries

ICS — Captions lets you to delete any created dictionary if it is not in use.

You cannot delete any built-in dictionaries.

Steps to delete dictionaries:

1. Select the Dictionaries tab.
   The Dictionaries page opens.
2. From the list of dictionaries, select the dictionary/dictionaries that you have created and want to delete.
   
3. On the bottom right corner, click Delete.
   The selected dictionary/dictionaries gets deleted.

Settings

1. User settings: To view timecode in task reports
2. System settings: To set the timeout value for the scheduled tasks which are not in progressing state
   

The Task Timeout value should always be greater than 2 minutes. If a task has not progressed for the specified time, Captions aborts the task.

1. On the main menu, click SETUP > Settings tab.
   
2. Select User Settings.
   
3. Click Edit to make the fields editable. 
   
4. Select the Show Time Code In Task Report check box to display start time and end time in SMPTE format in task reports.
   
5. Select the Time Format as Humanized or Absolute.
   By default, the value is Humanized.
6. Click Save.
   

1. On the main menu, click SETUP > Settings tab.
   
2. Select System Settings.
   
3. Click Edit to make the fields editable. 
   
4. Specify the required task timeout value.
   By default, the timeout value is 10 minutes.
5. Click Save.
   

Tasks Cleanup

The Task Cleanup option is available only for Enterprise users.

You must have Admin rights to work with the tasks clean up.

ICS — CAPTIONS cleans up the tasks if the number of tasks in the All Tasks page list exceeds the limit that you specify. Here, the tasks are automatically removed as per the defined values. You can set up the task cleanup based on certain parameters.

Parameters	Description
Hard Cleanup Limit	Specify the number of tasks, exceeding which you want Captions to trigger the cleanup process. This is a mandatory option. Default value: 150000 tasks
Soft Cleanup Limit	Specify the number of tasks, exceeding which you want Captions to stop the cleanup process. This is a mandatory option. Default value: 145000 tasks
Cleanup Tasks older than	Specify the number of days. Captions will cleanup the tasks, which are older than the specified number of days. This is an optional parameter and has no default value.
Cleanup interval	Specify the interval at which you want Captions to cleanup the tasks. The interval can be Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Default value: Weekly

Once the task cleanup process begins, it stops only when the Soft Cleaning Limit is reached or the specified limit of days is reached (whichever is reached first).

Use the Clean Up button to run and initiate the cleanup process immediately with the defined parameters.

1. On the main menu, click SETUP.
2. Select the Task Cleanup tab.
3. Click Edit to make the fields editable.
4. Specify the cleanup parameters, as required. 
5. Click Save.