Transcript
Transcript Export produces readable, text-based script files from your Event Group data. It is designed for editorial review, compliance archiving, accessibility documentation, and delivery to vendors who require a human-readable version of the caption or audio description content alongside timecode.
Opening the Export Window​
To begin, go to File > Export, select Transcript, and click Next. The Transcript Export window will appear. Start by selecting the Event Group you wish to export, then choose a Layout Preset and a File Format.
Layout Presets​
Three layout presets are available. The Subtitle preset outputs each event on its own line in the order it appears in the Event Group. The Paragraph preset groups consecutive events into longer blocks of text, removing line breaks between individual captions to produce more readable prose. The Table preset arranges each event as a row in a table structure, which is most useful when exporting to CSV or DOCX formats where the column-based layout adds value for reviewers comparing timecodes across a spreadsheet.
File Formats​
Transcripts can be exported in three formats. TXT produces a plain text file with no formatting, suitable for pasting into other tools or uploading to platforms that accept plain text. CSV generates a comma-separated values file that can be opened directly in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. DOCX generates a Microsoft Word document with paragraph formatting preserved.
Several pre-configured profiles are available for specific delivery requirements. The LMS Transcript profile generates a Word document structured for learning management system delivery, including timecode, speaker identification, and event text. The DVW QC Script profile produces an Excel-compatible spreadsheet with columns for timecode, event text, speaker IDs, notes, replies, and other metadata, making it a comprehensive tool for quality control review. DVW Studio Script is a simplified version of the QC script tailored for studio recording sessions. CSV and JSON profiles provide raw data exports for teams who prefer handling the data programmatically.
Export Options​
The Include Metadata toggle adds project metadata such as the programme title, frame rate, and creation date to the header of the exported document. Include Speakers exports speaker name tags alongside each event line, which is particularly useful for dialogue transcripts that feature multiple speakers. Include Incode adds the starting timecode of each event to the output. A TC Offset field allows you to apply a fixed offset to all exported timecodes, and a throttle control prevents repeated rapid submissions from triggering multiple export operations simultaneously.
Export settings can be saved as a named preset using the Save Preset option in the screen. Previously saved presets can be retrieved via Load Preset, enabling consistent output across different projects that share the same delivery specification.
Descriptive Video Transcript (DVT) Workflow​
A Descriptive Video Transcript combines dialogue from a closed caption Event Group with video descriptions from an Audio Description Event Group into a single unified document. This type of document, often referred to as a DVT, is used in accessibility compliance and educational contexts.
To create a DVT, start by ensuring you have both a Subtitle Event Group (containing your dialogue captions) and an Audio Description Event Group (containing your description scripts). Using speaker tags on your events to identify each line as dialogue or description will carry through to the final output, improving comprehension for the reader.
Once both groups are ready, open the Event Group options on either group and select Merge Event Groups. In the Merge tool, provide a name for the new group and set the Group Type to Transcription. Select both Event Groups while holding the Control key, set the Order By option to Start Time to ensure events appear in chronological order, and click Merge Group. A new Event Group will be created containing events from both source groups, interleaved by timecode.
With the merged group created, you can export the DVT using the Dialogue List Export (for a Word document in tabular format) or the Transcript Export (for plain text or CSV). Both options support the full range of layout and format settings described above.