Scripta troubleshooting

Below are some handy tips to try if you encounter an error with Scripta. If the error still cannot be resolved, please email onlinesupport@ai-media.tv.

Layout issues

Layout issues can prevent you from accessing either the bottom or top menu in Scripta. This error occurs on monitors or laptops with small resolutions. Take a look at the below video to see how to fix this issue and continue transcribing.

To view the bottom half of Scripta if you are ‘stuck’ in the top half:

1. Press Pg Dn (page down).

To view the top half of Scripta if you are ‘stuck’ in the bottom half:

1. If needed, zoom out on your browser until you can see the full screen button on the video player.
2. Press the full screen button.
3. Press Esc to exit full screen mode.
4. Zoom back out to 100%.

If this still doesn’t work, press Pg Up (page up).

Timestamp issues

Setting the end timestamp before the start timestamp

If you are unable to set timestamps on a new segment and you don’t know why, try setting the end timestamp before you set the start timestamp. Sometimes, Scripta will prevent a start timecode from being set if the end timecode is not timestamped correctly, or if it’s 00:00:00.

Overlapping timecodes

A common reason why a task does not successfully submit through Scripta is overlapping timecodes. This is often hidden as milliseconds. If you have clicked Complete in Scripta but the task remains on your dashboard in InProgress status, there may be overlapping timecodes.

What to do

To find out exactly where the overlapping timecodes are, follow the steps below. Please note that this only works if you have already clicked Complete in Scripta and there is an attachment on your task. You can find the attachment in the COMPLETE TASK section on the Task Details page.

• Click Submit Completed Task on your Task Details page.

• If there are overlapping timecodes, they will be listed in a pop-up error message.

• Take note of these timecodes by writing them down, then close the error message.
  • The timecodes provided will be in a format as follows: 00:00:00,000 –> 00:00:00,000. The first timecode is the one to look at. This timecode is before the timecode of the previous segment and is the one you will need to edit.
  • Pay attention to the first few digits that are visible to you in Scripta. For example, the error message reads 00:10:10,139 –> 00:10:14,599, so navigate to 10:10 in Scripta.
• Launch Scripta.
• Navigate to the overlapping timecodes and follow the millisecond instructions.
  • For example, a segment may end at 11:10 and the next segment begins at 11:10. You will need to change the end timecode of the first segment to 11:09 OR change the start timecode of the second segment to 11:11 to make sure there are no hidden millisecond overlaps.
• When timecodes are fixed, click Complete at the top of the Scripta page.
• If the overlapping timecodes have been successfully fixed, the task should now be in Completed status.

Segment duration

Segments in Scripta must be at least 0.7 seconds and no longer than 3,600 seconds. If any segments in your transcript break this rule, an error message will appear when you try to submit the task. Note that there are 1,000 milliseconds in one second.

What to do

Timestamps will need to be adjusted to ensure each segment is at least 0.7 seconds (700 milliseconds) or no longer than 3,600 seconds (60 minutes).

Short segment duration

In the following screenshot, the middle segment starts at 00:07:21.469 and ends at 00:07:21.627. This is less than 0.2 seconds (200 milliseconds). Each segment needs to be at least 0.7 (700 milliseconds) in duration.

In the next screenshot, the start timestamp has been adjusted to 00:07:20.753. This makes the segment’s duration approximately 0.9 seconds (900 milliseconds), allowing the error message to clear. Another way to make the segment at least 0.7 seconds long would be to adjust the end timestamp to meet the following segment’s start timestamp of 00:07:23.862.

Don’t worry if the timing of the segments doesn’t match the speech exactly.

Video tutorial coming soon… watch this space!

Community Portal issues

It’s important to remain logged in on Community Portal while you are editing in Scripta. To do this, make sure to navigate back to Community Portal periodically and refresh the Task Details page. This will ensure your license to Scripta does not expire if you are logged out of Community Portal due to inactivity.

Taking a break

If you’d like to take a break, it’s important to save and close both Scripta and Community Portal. This helps to avoid autosave issues.

Before taking a break:

1. Press Save on Scripta
2. Close the Sripta tab
3. Navigate back to Community Portal
4. Press Logout in Community Portal