Timestamp offset

[joave]

Does anyone know how to get timestamp offset? That is, sometimes we get video with burned-in timestamps that don't start at 0. They start at, say, 19:01:10. However the timestamp in ExpressScribe starts at 0. Does anyone know how to get an offset so the timestamp starts counting from 19:01:10?

[Damian Lettie]

Does anyone know how to get an offset so the timestamp starts counting from 19:01:10?

Select the dictation and click File -> "Dictation Information" and it's called "Time offset". (Must have Express Scribe v5.03 or later.)

 

You may also need to change Options -> Display -> "Time mode".

[joave]

Thank you, Guru. Is there a time limit to the offset? I see there's an entry in that window that says 45 minutes long.

[Damian Lettie]

I see there's an entry in that window that says 45 minutes long.

Are you looking at the "Total duration" field? That's the duration of all the dictations that were selected when you opened the "Dictation Information" dialog, which won't effect the "Time offset" field.

[joave]

Guru - thank you again. I now understand...i probably had a 45-minute file in the queue at the time. Thanks!