titlebee - Subtitle Maker

1. Your account

How do I register?

Go to http://www.titlebee.com/signup.aspx
Fill out the form
Download application
Install application

How do I sign in?

Open application
Enter email and password
Click the "OK" button

How do I purchase a license?

Go to http://www.titlebee.com/signup.aspx
Select version of application you wish to purchase
Enter payment details

How do I log out?

Select the Help > About menu item
Click the "Sign Out" button

How do I work with projects from another computer?

Go to http://www.titlebee.com/signup.aspx
Fill out the form
Download application
Install application
Open application
Enter email and password
Click the "OK" button

How do I uninstall titlebee?

Click the Windows Start button
Click Control Panel
Click Programs
Clicking Programs and Features
Select titlebee
Click Uninstall

2. Working with videos

How do I open a video project?

Option 1

Select the File > Open menu item
Find video in the list
Click the "Open" button

Option 2

Find video using Windows Explorer
Drag & drop file into application

How do I switch between video projects?

Option 1

Select the File menu item
Click on the project you wish to switch to

Option 2

Select the tab you wish to switch to on the tab bar

How do I close a video project?

Select the tab of the project you wish to close
Click on the cross on the tab bar

How do I rearrange video project tabs?

Select and drag the tab of the project you wish to move

How do I open a video project I recently worked on?

Select the File menu item
Click on the project you wish to open

How do I clear recent video project list?

Select the File menu
Click on the "Clear Recent Files" menu item

How do I control video playback?

Press Space Bar or F12 to toggle Pause/Play

Click on the buttons on the control bar, from left to right:

Play
Pause
Stop
Position selector
Previous subtitle
Next subtitle
Volume
Slow
Fast
Style
Export

How do I speed or slow down video playback?

Click on the fast or slow buttons on the control bar

How do I set the volume of video being played?

Option 1

Click on the volume button on the control bar
Drag control up/down

Option 2

Hover mouse over video
Scroll mousewheel up/down

How do I save a project I'm working on?

Projects are saved automatically in a central repository when changes are made

How do I display a wave form of the audio being played?

Option 1

Select Track > Soundwave menu item

Option 2

Right click time bar
Select "Soundwave" menu item

3. Working with tracks

How do I edit tracks?

Option 1

Select Track > Tracklist menu option

Option 2

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option

Option 3

Right click header on the track view
Select Tracklist menu option

How do I create a new track?

Option 1

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Click on "New" button

Option 2

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option
Click on "New" button

Option 3

Right click header on the track view
Select Tracklist menu option
Click on "New" button

How do I duplicate a track?

Option 1

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Select track to duplicate
Click on "Duplicate" button

Option 2

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option
Select track to duplicate
Click on "Duplicate" button

Option 3

Right click header on the track view
Select Tracklist menu option
Select track to duplicate
Click on "Duplicate" button

How do I set the language of a track?

Option 1

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Select track you wish to change the language of
Select the language from the drop down menu

Option 2

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option
Select track you wish to change the language of
Select the language from the drop down menu

Option 3

Right click header on the track view
Select Tracklist menu option
Select track you wish to change the language of
Select the language from the drop down menu

How do I rename a track?

Option 1

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Select track you wish to rename
Change the name on the bottom

Option 2

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option
Select track you wish to rename
Change the name on the bottom

Option 3

Right click header on the track view
Select Tracklist menu option
Select track you wish to rename
Change the name on the bottom

How do I synchronize the time of a track?

Make sure the track you wish to synchronize is selected by clicking anywhere on the column in the track view

Step 1 - Start by aligning the track to the first subtitle:

Scroll to the top where the first subtitle is visible
Press the Play button and listen to where the first subtitle should appear
Hold down the Alt key and use your mousewheel to move all subtitles up or down until the first subtitle is properly aligned

Step 2 - Now make sure subtitles are synchronized:

Hold down the Shift key and use your mousewheel to expand or contract the timeline of the subtitles so they are properly aligned

How do I import a track?

Option 1

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Click on the "Import" button
Select an SRT file to import
Change the language to ensure characters are readable

Option 2

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option
Click on the "Import" button
Select an SRT file to import
Change the language to ensure characters are readable

Option 3

Right click header on the track view
Select Tracklist menu option
Click on the "Import" button
Select an SRT file to import
Change the language to ensure characters are readable

How do I delete a track?

Option 1

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Select track to delete
Click on "Delete" button

Option 2

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option
Select track to delete
Click on "Delete" button

Option 3

Right click header on the track view
Select Tracklist menu option
Select track to delete
Click on "Delete" button

How do I rearrange tracks?

Option 1

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Select track to rearrange
Click on the "Move Up" or "Move Down" buttons until you reach desired position

Option 2

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option
Select track to rearrange
Click on the "Move Up" or "Move Down" buttons until you reach desired position

Option 3

Right click header on the track view
Select Tracklist menu option
Select track to rearrange
Click on the "Move Up" or "Move Down" buttons until you reach desired positionn

How do I change the displayed track?

Option 1

Double-click track to display on the titlebar

Option 2

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Double-click track to display

Option 3

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Click on the View check box

Option 4

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option
Select track to display
Click on the View check box

How do I show or hide tracks being edited?

Option 1

Select Track > Tracklist menu option
Select track to edit or not
Click on Edit check box

Option 2

Click on the downward arrow on the title bar
Select "Edit Tracklist" menu option
Select track to edit or not
Click on Edit check box

Option 3

Right click header on the track view
Select Tracklist menu option
Select track to edit or not
Click on Edit check box

4. Working with subtitles

How do I add a subtitle to a track?

Option 1

Double click the location on the trackview

Option 2

Higlight the location on the trackview
Right click and select the New menu item

How do I change when a subtitle appears or disappears?

Option 1

Move your mouse to the upper or lower edge of the subtitle on the track view
Click and drag the upper edge to change start time or lower edge to change end time

Option 2

Highlight the subtitle, use Up and Down keys to set start time and Shift+Up, Shift+Down to set end time

How do I select subtitle(s)?

Option 1

Click on the vertical handle on the left of a subtitle on the track view

Option 2

Highlight the track view by clicking and dragging the mouse behind the subtitles to select

Option 3

Hold down the Ctrl key and click the vertical handles of the subtitles you wish to select

How do I move a subtitle?

Option 1

Click and drag the vertical handle on the left of a subtitle on the track view

Option 2

Select the subtitle and press the up and down arrow keys

How do I delete a subtitle?

Option 1

Click on the vertical handle on the left of a subtitle on the track view
Right click and select the Delete menu item

Option 2

Click on the vertical handle on the left of a subtitle on the track view
Press the Delete key

How do I copy and paste subtitles?

Option 1

Select the subtitle(s) you wish to copy
Right click subtitles and select the Copy option
Highlight the posiiton you wish to paste to
Right click and select the Paste option

Option 2

Select the subtitle(s) you wish to copy
Press Ctrl and C
Highlight the posiiton you wish to paste to
Press Ctrl and V

How do I undo/redo changes to subtitles?

Press Ctrl and Z to undo an operation
Press Ctrl and Y to redo an operation

How do I split subtitles?

Select the subtitle you wish to split up
Right click subtitle and select the Split x2, Split x3 or Split x4 option

How do I merge subtitles?

Select the subtitles you wish to merge
Right click subtitle and select the merge options

How do I copy subtitles from one track to another?

Option 1

Select the subtitle(s) you wish to copy from the first track
Right click subtitles and select the Copy option
Highlight the posiiton on the second track you wish to paste to
Right click and select the Paste option

Option 2

Select the subtitle(s) you wish to copy from the first track
Press Ctrl and C
Highlight the posiiton on the second track you wish to paste to
Press Ctrl and V

Option 3

Select the subtitle(s) you wish to copy from the first track
Right click and select the Copy Left or Copy Right menu items

How do I spot/cue/timestamp a video to create subtitle timings?

Press play on the video command panel
Press the left square bracket '[' or '/' every time you wish to start a subtitle and right square bracket ']' or '*' where you want subtitles to end

5. Formatting subtitles

How do I change the subtitle font?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Select the font from the font list
Click "OK"

How do I change the color of the subtitle?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Select the "Fill" color from drop down list
Click "OK"

How do I make the subtitle bold/italic/underlined?

Select the subtitle you wish to edit from the track view
Type HTML tags around the text you wish to format, for example, ..., ..., ...

How do I change subtitle alignment?

Right click subtitle on the video view
Select the Alignment menu item
Select desired Alignment from the list

How do I change subtitle justification?

Right click subtitle on the video view
Select the Justification menu item
Select desired Justification from the list

How do I change subtitle position?

Option 1

Right click subtitle on the video view
Select the Position menu item
Select desired Position from the list

Option 2

Click and drag the subtitle on the video view

How do I apply subtitle style to all subtitles?

Right click subtitle on the video view
Select "Set As Default" menu item

How do I restore subtitle style to default?

Right click subtitle on the video view
Select "Restore" menu item

How do I change the subtitle size?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Move the Size slidebar to desired size
Click "OK"

How do I change the subtitle border style?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Make sure Border check box is selected
Select the "Border" color from drop down list
Move Border Width, Sweep and Angle sliders as required
Click "OK"

How do I change the subtitle shadow style?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Make sure Shadow check box is selected
Select the "Shadow" color from drop down list
Move Shadow Offset, Blur, Opacity and Angle sliders as required
Click "OK"

How do I create a bounding box for the subtitle?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Make sure Frame check box is selected
Select the "Frame" color from drop down list
Move Frame Opacity slider as required
Select from Text, Block and Strip styles
Click "OK"

How do I select a predesigned subtitle style?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Select the Style from the drop list at the bottom
Click "OK"

How do I save styles?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Modify the subtitle styles as required
Type a new name for the style next to the "Save" button
Click the "Save" button

How do I delete styles?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Select the style to delete from the drop list at the bottom
Click the "Delete" button
Click "OK"

How do I change the transition animation for subtitles?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Select the "Transition" from the drop list
Click "OK"

How do I filter font list to only display language compatible fonts?

Select the Format > Style menu item
Make sure the "Only show fonts the support display language" is checked

6. Bookmarks

How do I add a bookmark?

Double click on the left margin of the track view

How do I go to a bookmark?

Press the corresponding function key of the bookmark number e.g. F1 ... F9

How do I delete a bookmark?

Double click on the bookmark on the track view

7. Exporting files

How do I select a timeframe for exporting?

Make sure you add bookmarks to start and end times of timeframe to export
Click the render button on the video command panel
Select the start bookmark and end bookmark from the drop lists

How do I export an .srt text file?

Click the render button on the video command panel
Make sure "Text File [*.srt]" is selected
Click "OK" Button

How do I export a layered .mov movie file for importing into an NLE?

Click the render button on the video command panel
Make sure "Layered Movie File [*.mov]" is selected
Click "OK" Button

How do I export an .mkv file with embedded subtitles?

Click the render button on the video command panel
Make sure "Softsubbed Movie File [*.mkv]" is selected
Modify ffmpeg settings on the right (please refer to ffmpeg documentation)
Click "OK" Button

How do I hardsub a movie file with burned-in subtitles?

Click the render button on the video command panel
Make sure "Hardsubbed Movie File [*.*]" is selected
Select type of movie file to be exported from list
Modify ffmpeg settings on the right (please refer to ffmpeg documentation)
Click "OK" Button