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What is One-Button Realtime Startup?
You can start Total Eclipse realtime translation by just clicking on the “Realtime” icon of the 1st toolbar. Eclipse will use your most recent translation options and automatically name the file with an “RT” and today’s date and time. When you stop translation, the system can automatically prompt you to rename the file.
What’s on the “Translate Notes” Dialogue?
You can access all translation options from the “Translate Notes” dialogue. From here you can name your job, select dictionaries, turn phonetic translation on or off, turn realtime output on or off, and much more. The “Gear” icon gives access to the full User Settings dialogues, so you can make quick changes without having to close the “Translate” dialogue first.
If I already have realtime cables, can I use them with Eclipse?
Yes, you can use your current realtime cables. Eclipse also works very well with the StenoCast wireless realtime setup.
Can I output in more than one format at the same time?
Absolutely. For instance, you might output through a network to a judge using the free Bridge realtime viewer. At the same time, you might be outputting to TeleView so that a client anywhere in the world can input a password and see your realtime transcript via the internet. At the same time, you might be using a serial port to connect the StenoCast X5 and transmit wirelessly to a client’s CaseView or Summation or LiveNote software. At the same time, you may be using another serial port to connect to a closed captioning encoder. An in-depth video tutorial (.4 NCRA CEU) is available to help you take advantage of these capabilities.
Can I have a scopist edit as I write?
Sure. You can even have a team of scopists working on different parts of the job at the same time. For instance you could set the Division Interval to 15. This would mean that every 15 minutes, Total Eclipse will copy the last part of your realtime transcript and place it on a network drive. So Scopist A might be editing the 10:00 to 10:15 file while Scopist B is editing the 10:15 to 10:30 file while Scopist C edits the 10:30 to 10:45 file. Each scopist can have complete access to the audio file while it is being recorded. The edited sections can then be merged to form one completed transcript that is ready for distribution.
Can I create globals and do other editing of my realtime transcript from the steno keyboard?
Certainly. The Realtime Editing Kit will help you, and there’s a video tutorial (.4 NCRA CEU) to help you learn. If you have a scopist sitting beside you, keep in mind that both you and your scopist have complete access to your realtime document. Unlike some programs, Total Eclipse does not say that editing from the steno keyboard is limited to a relatively small “reporter’s area” that has not yet been accessed from the computer keyboard. With Eclipse, you can edit anywhere in your document, from your steno machine or from your computer keyboard, whichever you find faster at any moment.
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