Split a long line into sentences

The automatic script makes one long line per slide. Splitting it into sentences lets you fix each sentence and keeps captions readable.

1. 1Click ⋯ at the upper right of the script.
2. 2Click Split lines at each full stop in the menu.

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1. 1
   Action Click ⋯ at the upper right of the script.
2. 2
   Action Click Split lines at each full stop in the menu.

Check This applies to the slide that is open. To split other slides, select each on the left and repeat. We split all five slides in this example.

After splitting, each sentence becomes its own line with its length in seconds. The figure shows slide 2 split into four lines.

1. 1Check that lines 1 to 4 are listed: 1.9, 6.2, 5.4 and 8.8 seconds in the figure.
2. 2Check the expected total length under Estimate at the upper right.

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1. 1
   Check Check that lines 1 to 4 are listed: 1.9, 6.2, 5.4 and 8.8 seconds in the figure.
2. 2
   Check Check the expected total length under Estimate at the upper right.

Check Right after splitting, narration for the new lines is recreated; it took a few seconds here. After splitting all five slides there were 23 lines and the estimate was 3:20.

Splitting is done slide by slide: select a slide on the left and use the same menu. The figure shows slide 1 after splitting.

1. 1Click the next slide to split in the list on the left.
2. 2Check the lines after splitting. Slide 1 became four lines, such as a 1.5 second greeting and a 5.8 second sentence, each with its own length.
3. 3Check the total length under Actual length at the top: 3:20 after splitting all five slides.

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1. 1
   Action Click the next slide to split in the list on the left.
2. 2
   Check Check the lines after splitting. Slide 1 became four lines, such as a 1.5 second greeting and a 5.8 second sentence, each with its own length.
3. 3
   Check Check the total length under Actual length at the top: 3:20 after splitting all five slides.

Check Splitting adds a short pause between sentences, so the total grows slightly: from 3:07 to 3:10 after slide 2 here, and to 3:20 after all five. The figure was captured after the video was finished, so the label at the top reads Actual length instead of Estimate.

When the project reaches the track editor, each studio line appears as one clip. The figure shows the track editor opened after this example was finished.

1. 1The Presenter audio row holds one audio clip per line, starting with the greeting and then each sentence.
2. 2The Presenter row holds the footage clip (Sophia) for each line.
3. 3The Captions row also holds one caption clip per line.

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1. 1
   Check The Presenter audio row holds one audio clip per line, starting with the greeting and then each sentence.
2. 2
   Check The Presenter row holds the footage clip (Sophia) for each line.
3. 3
   Check The Captions row also holds one caption clip per line.

Check With one clip per sentence you can also recreate just one sentence in the editor. The editor is covered in “Finish in the track editor and save the MP4”.