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Job Types

Job Types

Our customer base is always expanding, and as such, we are always receiving new job types. Now that you've had time to review the components of a job type document, below is a list of job type documents for jobs you may encounter while in Custom.

Index

Basic Caption/Basic Caption Expedited
Basic Caption (NFL)
Bloom
Buzzr
Canadian/UK Spelling
CMAX
Digiscribe Audio or Video
Digiscribe SID
Epic
Goog
NYPL
Pattan/Paragraph Caption
Police Interview
Religious
Telemeet
VMware

Basic Caption/Basic Caption Expedited

Sentence Formatting

Stutters

Non-scripted shows: No.
Scripted shows: Yes.

Non-fluencies

Non-scripted shows: No.
Scripted shows: Yes.

Filler

Yes.

Snap-ins

No.

Other

You should only scribe through the end of the credits, up until a fade to black.
Expedited jobs are due at 3:00PM on the day they're due. Non-expedited jobs are due at 5:00PM on the day they're due.
Note that stutters and nonfluencies may or may not be required, given the style of a Basic Caption job. DO NOT scribe stutters and nonfluencies in Basic Caption jobs that appear to be non-scripted. DO include stutters and nonfluencies in Basic Caption jobs that appear to be scripted.

exclaim NOTE: When differentiating between scripted/non-scripted Basic Caption jobs, ask yourself if what you're scribing can be seen primarily as a reality or scripted program. For example, a program that is primarily interview-based with jumps to scripted movie trailers or clips would still be deemed a reality program. exclaim

Basic Caption (NFL)

Please refer to the additional info on this page: NFL Draft

Sentence Formatting

Stutters/Non-fluencies

No.

Non-fluencies

No.

Filler

Yes.

Snap-ins

No.

Other

Note there are several different NFL ref sheets. Please select the appropriate ref sheet for your given job.

Bloom

Paragraph Formatting

Transcribe in paragraph format, creating a new paragraph when speakers change.
- Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions.

Speaker ID

Identify Questioner as Q:
Participants as P1, P2, P3:
DO use a space after the colon.

Filler

Yes.

Stutters

No.

Non-fluencies

No.

Other

At the start of the file, there may be legal disclaimers. This does not need to be transcribed and you can use [NDA, Opening Disclaimer]
Double dash (--) used to indicate interruption and changes of thought.
No periods between acronyms unless meaning is unclear.
Prioritize dominant speakers and use the (chatter) marker as necessary.

Buzzr

UPDATE AS OF DECEMBER 2021!! Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions. Please let a CSL know if you have questions.

Paragraph Formatting

Transcribe in paragraph format, creating a new paragraph when speakers change.
- Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions.

Speaker ID

Single dash, no space.

Snap-ins

Yes.

Filler

Yes.

Stutters

No.

Non-fluencies

No.

Other

Sound Markers

Include:
- (music)
- (foreign) - Use like our normal [Foreign] marker
- (buzzer)
- (ding)
- (clock ticking)
- (applause)
- (chatter) - Note, this takes the place of our normal Chatter marker Include sound markers ONLY for any music or sound effects essential to the narrative or style of the show.
Double dash (--) is used to indicate interruption.
Do not use periods between acronyms unless meaning is unclear.

Canadian/UK Spelling

Paragraph Formatting

Transcribe in paragraph format, creating a new paragraph when speakers change.
- Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions.

Speaker ID

Use >> for speaker changes. See examples listed in Other.

Stutters/Non-fluencies

OMIT stutters and non-fluencies.

For the word check in the financial sense, use the spelling of cheque.

Cheque is the standard spelling in British English, where it has been used since the earlier 19th century—but only for check in the financial sense.

Ex: They waited 8 weeks for their mail-in rebate cheque, but they finally got that $1.99 back.

Ex: The days of cheque-writing are nearly past us with tools like Venmo on the rise.

For phrases like fact check, check in, in check, check against, etc., the spelling check is used even in British English.

For the word story in the sense of a floor of a building, use the spelling of storey.

Storey is the standard spelling in British English for the floor of a building.

Ex: She loved the view from her new apartment on the fifth storey.

Ex: The orphanage was demolished and replaced with a 120-storey office building.

Story is the spelling used in context of a story that is told—story of my life, bedtime story, origin story, long story short

Our system will automatically convert the text into the appropriate spelling (exception: check/cheque and story/storey as above), so manually using spellings like programme is unnecessary. With exception of check/cheque; story/storey, American English should be used.

CMAX

Paragraph Formatting

Create a new paragraph when speakers switch.
- Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions.

Speaker ID

Speaker changes indicated by dash (WITH space between dash and words)

Filler

Yes.

Stutters

No.

Non-fluencies

No.

Sound Markers

Include:
- [music]
- [foreign] - Use like our normal [Foreign] marker
- [buzzer]
- [ding]
- [clock ticking]
- [applause]
- [chatter] - Note, this takes the place of our normal Chatter marker Include sound markers ONLY for any music or sound effects essential to the narrative or style of the show.

Snap-ins

Transcribe all after-credit content and snap-ins.

Stutters/Non-fluencies

Omit all stutters and non-fluencies.

Other

Double dash (--) is used to indicate interruption.
Do not use periods between acronyms unless meaning is unclear.

Digiscribe Audio or Video

Use the double-dash (--) for interruptions on this job type.

We can also treat fillers and stutters the same way we'd ignore them in Formalizer jobs for Digiscribe job types.

Line Formatting: Paragraph

Transcribe in paragraph format (each speaker gets one paragraph). Upon change of speaker, start a new paragraph.

Non-Words
Stutters: No
Filler:No
Non-Fluencies:No

Speaker Identification:
Symbol: double chevron with space if unidentified speaker.
Identification: First Last if identified speaker
Separator: space (colon if named)
If names not available, double chevron and space

Processing Standards:
Formalizer standards are acceptable to use with the exception of what's listed on this document. Experienced custom scribes: you may use the full Custom standards.

Bookmarks:
Refer to the General Standards.

Quotations:
Use quotations as necessary (see the above example) even if the speaker does not explicitly request quotation marks.

Interruptions:
Use the double-dash (--) for interruptions on this job type.

Special Content:
When names of cities, places, people, products, etc., are spoken, they should be formatted in the officially-recognized manner.

Example:
Spoken: "We've had significant gains using the plastomatic series RVT thermoplastic pressure regulator"

Correct (using Google): "We've had significant gains using the Plast-O-Matic Series RVT Thermoplastic Pressure Regulators."

Digiscribe SID

Speaker Identification: Full Name IDs.

Example:
John Smith: Hey.
Rodney Dangerfield: Hey, yourself!

Use the double-dash (--) for interruptions on this job type.

Line Formatting: Paragraph
Transcribe in paragraph format (each speaker gets one paragraph). Upon change of speaker, start a new paragraph.

Speaker Identification:
Symbol: None
Identification: First Last
Separator: colon space (: )
If names not available, use Woman #1, Man #1, Woman #2, etc.

Speaker Identification, Example:
Stacy Rivers: Good morning. This is Stacy Rivers.
Jo Stone: Hello! Nice to meet you. I’m Jo Stone.

Non-Words:
Stutters: No
Filler:No
Non-Fluencies:No

Epic

Paragraph Formatting

Transcribe in paragraph format, creating a new paragraph when speakers change.
- Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions.

Speaker ID

Use >> for each change of speaker.

Punctuation

DO use Oxford comma.
Put periods and commas OUTSIDE of quotation marks.
When speaker says to search for something, what's being searched needs to be in quotes.
Fillers, nonfluencies, stutters, stammers and false starts can be omitted.
If a speaker starts a sentence and abruptly changes thoughts, the unrelated portion of the phrase can be omitted.
Additionally, subject/verb agreement CAN BE adjusted to make the most grammatical sense: ("We is going" can be converted to "We are going")
Expand ALL contractions.
- It's -> It is
- Where's -> Where is
- You'd -> You would

Spelling

- Photorealistic or photorealism is considered one word in UE4
- V-Ray should be VRay
- G-buffer(s) should be GBuffer(s)
- Pascal casing should be observed (example: NewMaterial, not newmaterial).
- See Glossary below.

Glossary

Capitalize the terms found on the Glossary
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Shared/Glossary/index.html
Additional terms to be capitalized:

Marketplace (if in reference to the Epic Games Marketplace)
Actor
Pawn
Content Browser
Template names (i.e. Third Person Template, First Person Template, Advanced Vehicle Template, Virtual Reality, etc.)
Project Settings
Project Browser
Epic Games Launcher
Game Mode (may also be Pascal cased, depending on context)
Player Start
dot product - unless referring specifically to the Dot Product node
float, vector, integer, etc. are only capitalized in reference to the node name (i.e. Vector * Float, Float + Integer)
Static Mesh and Skeletal Mesh

Goog

Paragraph Format

Transcribe in paragraph format, creating a new paragraph when speakers change.
- Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions.

Speaker ID

ID Speakers by last name if possible or First name if Last isn't available.
Unnamed speakers should be IDed as Person
Format IDs as Name:

Sound Markers

Include:
- [music]
- [foreign] - Use like our normal [Foreign] marker
- [buzzer]
- [ding]
- [clock ticking]
- [applause]
- [chatter] - Note, this takes the place of our normal Chatter marker Include sound markers ONLY for any music or sound effects essential to the narrative or style of the show.

Other

OMIT stutters and nonfluencies
Include filler (eg "like," "you know," "I mean," etc)
Consistent spellings for non-words and interjections (uh, um, mm-hmm, uh-uh, etc). Refer to our documents for a full list.
Double dash (--) used to indicate interruption
No periods between acronyms unless meaning is unclear

NYPL

Please see standalone NYPL standards page:
https://www.cbswiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=NYPL

Pattan/Paragraph Caption

Paragraph Formatting

Transcribe in paragraph format, creating a new paragraph when speakers change.
- Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions.

Interruption Marker

Use ellipsis with space on either side ( ... )

Speaker ID

Use >> for speaker changes. See examples listed in Other.

Stutters/Non-fluencies

OMIT stutters and non-fluencies.

Police Interview

Please DO process Police Interview job types. Please let a CSL know if you have any questions.

Please copy/paste Custom Scribe Standards into your browser for reference:

https://www.cbswiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Custom-Scribe-Standards

Please use our normal IDD marker for Indistinct instead of typing out INAUDIBLE. Sometimes the customer will ask for INAUDIBLE, but still please use our system IDD marker for this bookmark.

For these type of jobs, special content like driver's license numbers, license plates, addresses, police codes (10-4, et cetera) can be written numerically.

Please use the provided names VERBATIM for speaker IDs. Sometimes it will be just a name, sometimes it may include the title.

If there's prolonged garbled radio chatter, we can use the marker RADIO CHATTER - Though please note that if the radio dialogue is somehow essential to the context of the job or plays a role in the case at hand, we'd still need to capture it. Use your best judgment and let a CSL know if you have any question.

Paragraph Formatting

Transcribe in paragraph format, creating a new paragraph when speakers change.

Stutters/Non-fluencies

Do include general fillers, but OMIT stutters and non-fluencies.

Interruption Marker

Use ellipsis with space on either side ( ... )

Speaker ID

Format as NAME: with a space after. Please see names attached with job and use those names verbatim for your IDs.

Speaker Identification, Example:

NELSON: That's what I'm saying. You see what I'm saying?

DET LUWYN: Yes. Where were you going?

NELSON: Well, I thought I had to meet up with ...

DET LUWYN: This is about you and nobody else. So where were you going?

Helpful Tip:

Create macros for your given job's IDs, with brackets and spacing already included!

For example, n0 = NELSON: and d0 = DET LUWYN:

For example, nx = NELSON: and dx = DET LUWYN:

For example, nelx = NELSON: and detx = DET LUWYN:

Religious

Paragraph Format

Transcribe in paragraph format, creating a new paragraph when speakers change.
- Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions.

Special Content

All references to God are capped: God, Father, Son, Spirit, Him, His, He, His Word, His Name, Name of Jesus, etc.

Speaker ID

Use >> for speaker changes.

Sound Markers

Mark music as: [Music]
Mark applause and cheers from audience as: [Applause]

Telemeet

Block Mode

The Telemeet job type requires timestamps and speaker identification using Block Mode. Block Mode will be initiated automatically when you dock a Telemeet job. A pop-up box will appear with a preloaded speaker list. From here you can make notes about speakers to help you keep up with them and even create speakers if missing from the list.

The first block is created for you at timestamp 0:00:00.000. If the first speaker begins speaking more or less from the beginning, you may use this block. If there is silence for some time before the first speaker begins, please create a new block and delete the first block so that the timestamp for first speaker is more accurate.

After the first speaker, create a new block whenever a new speaker begins by pressing Ctrl+Enter. Assign a speaker to the block from the list above the text box. The text will disappear from the text box, and you have a fresh new block. Blocks will appear in the Block Mode tab with timestamps. From here you can open blocks up to edit text or reassign the speakers. If you need to create a block at an earlier timestamp, the new block will appear at the bottom of the block list out of chronological order. Click Reorder by timestamp to sort.

Be extra careful to ensure that timestamps are generally accurate and speakers are correctly assigned. Timestamps do not have to be absolutely precise, especially where there is quick back-and-forth between speakers. Prioritize creating timestamps for each speaker in chronological order reasonably close to when they begin speaking.

If multiple people are speaking on the same speaker label (for example, sitting together in a room on a call), transcribe both people on same block under same speaker label as though they were one speaker.

If there is at least a minute of silence between speech by the same speaker with no change of speaker, create a new block when same speaker resumes, assigned to same speaker. For example, the speaker pauses, gets distracted or is waiting for something, then resumes speaking without interruption.

Do not add speakers. Only use speakers provided. If a speaker is not listed, do not assign speakers to their blocks.

Ctrl+I jumps to speaker selection.

Find/Replace function only looks at current block.

Standards

Please refer to and apply Formalizer standards:

https://download.copytalk.com/Standards.htm

Please only use Custom-specific bookmarks:

https://www.cbswiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Bookmarks-and-Content-Markers

Omit fillers, non-fluencies and stuttering.

Use -- (double dash) with space on either side for interruptions or change of thought. When one speaker interrupts another mid-sentence, leave double dash at end and create a new block. If the first speaker then finishes their sentence afterwards, start with double dash and continue.

Example:

So like I was saying --
[new block] How do I create a new block again?
[new block] -- the hotkey to create a new block is Control plus Enter.

Omit one-word responses (yeah, yes, nah, no, mm-hmm, uh-huh, exactly, etc.) while another person is speaking - background acknowledgement, agreement, etc., that isn't acknowledged or contributing to conversation.

Exception: Use best judgment to include one-word responses where contextually relevant and expected. For example, interrupting or answering a question "yes" or "no" while another person is speaking, particularly if there is a pause in the interruption.

VMware

Paragraph Formatting

Transcribe in paragraph format, creating a new paragraph when speakers change.
- Please DO use discretionary paragraph breaks for a single speaker if there is a long pause or a dramatic change of thought. Don't overdo this though. A new ID isn't needed since it's the same speaker, but we can now go to the next line under these conditions.

Speaker ID

Use >> for speaker changes. See examples listed in Other.

Stutters/Non-fluencies

OMIT stutters and non-fluencies.

Other

"VMware" always formatted that way
other product names which start with a "v" to have a lowercase v, such as:

vRealize Operations
vCenter
vCloud

If there's text on screen that matches dialogue, format as it's formatted on screen
RS with full product terms (full name) at bottom