This page aims to indicate and explain each of the various Validation and autocorrection settings.

 

Validation ValuesExplanation
Characters per Second (max)The shortest title required for reading text
Characters per Title (max)The maximum number of characters allowed in one title
Characters per Line (max)The maximum number of characters allowed on one line
Duration Less than (frames/secs)Minimum amount of frames/secs allowed for one title
Duration More than (frames/secs)Maximum amount of frames/secs allowed for one title
Minimum gap to next title (frames)Minimum amount of frames between one out cue and the next in cue
Gap to next title less than (secs)Minimum time allowed between subtitles if it is not the minimum gap
Empty spaces before punctuationFlags titles which have a space between characters and punctuation
0-10 not written as textFlags titles which include numerals (1-10) instead of text (one to ten)
First word as number not written as textFlags titles which start the line with a numeral
Empty TitleFlags titles which have no text
Empty LineFlags titles which have a line break but only one line of text
Line breaks more thanFlags titles which have more than the specific number of lines
Overlapping out-cue valuesFlags titles which overlap in time with another title
Count Space as CharacterFor reading speed purposes
Validation bar onChoose to have the bar show Chars/Title, Chars/Sec, Chars/Line or no bar displaying
Validation fieldChoose which input fields to calculate
Validation bar fieldChoose which input fields to display (Text, Second text etc.)


Scene ChangeExplanation
Start Before (frames/secs)Specifies how many frames/secs a title can start before a scene change
Unless (frames/secs)Overrides the previous value if it is incorrect
Start After (frames/secs)Specifies how many frames a title can start after a scene change
End Before (frames/secs)Specifies how many frames/secs a title can end before a scene change
Unless (frames/secs)Overrides the previous value if it is incorrect
End After (frames/secs)
Specifies how many frames a title can end after a scene change


 

Autocorrection Settings
Snap to Legal time values based on gaps,
 determined in the validation rules
This will force timings to "legal" values set in the preferences
Ellipses converted to Unicode characterThis will change 3 full stops (...) to a ellipsis character (…)
Remove line breaks if character/title is less than (Y/N) [Count]
If a title is less than the specified value and is on 2 lines, it will be adjusted to 1 line