Originator Studio: PL/DL QC

This guide is designed to give you a general overview of Originator Studio QC for PL/DL. For a more in-depth look, check out this 15-minute course.

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What is Originator Studio?	Access	Starting a Task
QC Task View	Your Workspace	Editing Events
QC Tags	Help and Feedback	📚 Resources

What is Originator Studio?

The Netflix Authoring Tool for Dialogue Transcription/Translation: Your job is to provide quality control to maintain the highest standards for PL/DL creation. The PL/DL (Pivot Language / Dialogue List) is used by other language teams in the dubbing process. For detailed expectations and task steps, refer to the DL & PLDL QC Scope Of Work.

The overall workflow: Author > Proofread > QC (Quality Control)

Access

You must have the Fullscript QCer role to access the tool.

To get access to Originator Studio, reach out to your Project Manager.

Email Notification

Once you are assigned a project, you will get an email notification and link to your task.

Linguist Dashboard

To keep track of and access all of your tasks, bookmark the Linguist Dashboard.
You can start working on a task when it says Ready to QC
To open a task = 3-dot menu → Open in → Originator Studio

For more on the Linguist Dashboard, take this 5-minute course.

Starting a Task

To begin your task, select Start (top-right)

QC Task View

A task is made of 4 parts:

Info and Navigation,
Video Player
Events
Timeline

The image below reflects a Dialogue List (DL). A Pivot Language Dialogue List (PLDL) has the same layout, but the events panel will have 2 text fields: Transcription + Translation.

Your Workspace

In the following section, each part of the tool is displayed and labeled with letters. The tables below it explain the corresponding feature and purpose.

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Info and Navigation	Video Player	Events	Timeline
⚙️ Settings		Assistive Features

Info and Navigation

Gives you a general overview of the task and helpful resources.

Letter	Feature	Purpose
A	Task Info	Title info and metadata
B	Start/Done	Press to Start to begin and “Done” to submit.
C	Save	The project is auto-saved every 5 seconds. Select this icon to manually save.
D	References	If available, download the show guide and open Terminology for KNPs.
E	Characters	Add, edit, remove speakers. If a shooting script is available, characters might already be created for you.
F	Support	Learning Resources and Support Ticket Submission
G	Settings	Keyboard Shortcuts and Settings

⚙️ Settings

Originator Studio navigation relies heavily on keyboard shortcuts and settings. Select the Settings wheel at the top right of the page to reference and adjust shortcuts and general settings.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Use the search bar (top-right) to find specific shortcuts

Customize, clear or reset to default setting

Import/export keyboard shortcuts (COMING SOON)

General

Select General (second tab) to customize your settings for optimal use.

To learn more about keyboard shortcuts and settings, review Originator Studio | Keyboard Shortcuts

Video Player

Use the Video player to review the latest video cut while QCing events

Letter	Feature	Purpose
H	Cut Selector	Pick a video version to compare.
I	(Un)Mute	Volume control. Click the icon to (un)mute.
J	Loop	Play an event repeatedly.
K	Audio Selector	Available subtitles and audio. View dialogue events on screen. Switch between Transcript and Translation for PLDL.
L	Open in Second Tab	For working on 2 screens (1 window for video and 1 window for editing)
M	Full Screen	Preview full-screen mode

Events

During QC, focus on the elements that affect downstream dubbing teams:

Character tagging: Assign each line correctly.
Annotations: Keep notes short and clear.
Dialogue accuracy: Transcribe all audible dialogue and on-screen text precisely.

Letter	Feature	Purpose
N	Filters	Filter events by tags, character names, errors, etc.
O	Display	Customize event display for PLDL
P	Find and Replace	Search text (including annotations) and Replace (all)
Q	Actions	Jump to, select event ranges, or import/export the script
R	Play from Start	Manual replay
S	Event Menu	Split or merge events Insert or Delete events

Assistive Features

Work faster and stay consistent while you work.

Timeline

Use the timeline to sync events to audio waveforms. Select and drag events to move or retime.

Letter	Feature	Purpose
T	Scroll/Zoom	Zoom in/out on the waveform or use your mouse (pad) to move timeline.
U	Shot Change	Visual markers for scene shifts.
V	Playhead	Visual marker for current timecode

Editing Events

When you make changes to the dialogue events:

Changes are highlighted in pink
Toggle Show Edits to view your changes

QC Tags

While marking QC errors or issues, add:

A. QC Error (dropdown selection)

B. QC Description (manual notes)

To Do

Please Reference when tagging events:

QC Reason is required. You will not be able to submit the task until you provide a reason.
QC Description is recommended.

Help and Feedback

Select the Support Menu to access learning resources, see feature updates, submit a ticket for (technical assistance), or submit feedback on the tool.

📚 Resources

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Feature	What it Helps With
Spellcheck	Turn on spellcheck by selecting the "A" icon. Select highlighted words to see spelling or grammar suggestions. Select Ignore All to ignore this suggestion for the rest of this task Spellcheck languages: sv,ja,fr,es,de,it,nl,nl-BE,en,en-GB,en-AU,en-CA,en-NZ,en-ZA,pt,pt-BR,ro,el,pl,da
Terminology Pop-Up	Teal → KNP term Yellow → Sensitive term
Word Level Annotation	Highlight word(s) Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A (mac) or Alt+A (pc) Annotate