English Subtitles for AI Barks

[Geep]

The subtitles of The Simpleton vocal set is now available for eventual incorporation into TDM:

testSubtitlesSimpleton.pk4

"Vocal Script: Simpleton" says that he is "an uneducated, simple character, who speaks in a slow, measured voice. He goes about his life dealing with the here and now, and doesn’t think much about anything beyond what he’s doing. He could be a simple servant or labourer. For inspiration, think of the pirate with the wooden eye from 'Pirates of the Carribean', or Hank Hill from 'King of the Hill'. This is the default voice for common townsfolk, so don’t give him too much personality, or over-exaggerate it for laughs (even though some of the lines are played for comedic value)."

Statistics

In file fm_root.subs there are 496 inlines, including:

• 52 with an explicit linebreak, intending 2 lines
• 444 without

Of these, 59 with explicit duration extensions, as follows:

• 37 from 0.25 to 0.49, for 17 cps
• 22 capped at 0.50 seconds, for 17-20 cps

There are 3 SRTs, all representing vocalized tunes. Each has 2 messages,  with a 2-second start message and later 2-second end message. None required an explicit linebreak.

In all, there are 499 voice clips with subtitles, showing 502 messages.

Corresponding Excel File

SubtitlesSimpleton.xlsx

As usual, this is based on Version 5 of the Excel Template for TDM bark subtitles.

[Geep]

The subtitles of the Builder 1 and 2 shared vocal set are now available for eventual incorporation into TDM:

testSubtitlesBuilder1and2.pk4

Under the wiki's "Voices", Builder 1 is described as "middle-aged; somewhat zealous; (suits builder guards, acolytes)".

Note: The St. Lucia FM has a dozen-odd "conversation" subtitles for Builder 1 & 2 distributed with the core files, and already defined in tdm_sound_vocals_decls01.pk4\tdm_stlucia.subs. These are excluded from the work here.

Statistics

In file fm_root.subs there are 483 inlines, including:

• 61 with an explicit linebreak, intending 2 lines
• 422 without

 
Four of these have explicit duration extensions, all from 0.25 to 0.49, for 17 cps.

There are 11 SRTs, all with 2 messages. Of the 22 total SRT messages, there are:

• 14 with an explicit linebreak, intending 2 lines
• 8 without

In all, there are 494 voice clips with subtitles, showing 505 messages.

Corresponding Excel Spreadsheet

SubtitlesBuilder1and2.xlsx

As usual, this is based on Version 5 of the Excel Template for TDM bark subtitles.

[Geep]

The subtitles of The Critic (aka Bossy) vocal set are now available for eventual incorporation into TMD:

testSubtitlesCritic.pk4

The wiki's "Voices" article describes The Critic as "a slightly upper-class, know-it-all voice", good for a male character who "has an opinion on everything and frequently offers advice. Suitable for nobles, mages, inventors, and snooty servants or guards." For inventors and mages, specific vocal phrases are provided.

This speaker is a relatively fast talker, requiring more subtitle time extensions than most characters.

Statistics

In file fm_root.subs there are 293 inlines, including:

• 79 with an explicit linebreak, intending 2 lines
• 214 without 

69 of these inlines have explicit duration extensions, as follows:

• 33 from 0.25 to 0.49, for 17 cps
• 32 capped at 0.50 seconds, for 17-20 cps
• 4 with more than 0.50 seconds, for 20 cps. The worst case one of these also was given non-verbatim shortening ("would have" replaced by "would've")

There are 14 SRT files, including:

• 12 with 2 messages
• 2 with 3 messages

Of these, 7 were given a time extension past the end of the clip, in the range 0.20-0.50 sec, analogous to duration extensions in the inline files. (In fm_root.subs, there are actually 15 srt commands. Two of these had the same subtitle text and so shared an .srt file. This file is one of those with a time extension.)

Of the 30 total SRT messages, there are:

• 21 with an explicit linebreak, intending 2 lines
• 9 without

In all, for this vocal set, there are 307 voice clips with subtitles, showing 323 messages.

Corresponding Excel Spreadsheet

SubtitlesCritic.xlsx

As usual, this is based on Version 5 of the Excel Template for TDM bark subtitles.

[Geep]

The subtitles of The Wench vocal set are now available for eventual incorporation into TDM Two versions, created earlier in the year, are released today with just-revised names. The first (created on Apr 21) was fully QA tested under April's 2.12dev:

testSubtitlesWenchOriginal.pk4

But it was noticed at the time that some of the voice clips do not correspond well with their TDM event categorizations. So, the second testSubtitlesWench version (created on Apr 24) is designed to be used with corrected voice clip names and categorizations, as detailed in bugtracker 6284. It was hoped that this bug report could be addressed in a timely way, so that this patched version could also be given final testing. But waited long enough; released now without final testing:

testSubtitlesWenchPatched.pk4

CAUTION: If you run this version with current 2.12dev and step through the subtitles, at some point it will fail with a console error. It will only fully succeed with a future 2.12dev with bugtracker 6284 changes incorporated.

EDIT: Since this was posted, progress has occurred on 6284. The result is reportedly a bit at odds with "Patched". Expect a 3rd, fully-aligned version of testSubtitlesWench to be forthcoming.

About The Wench

The Wench character is described as "uneducated, saucy and bold. The wench has been around the block; she is confident and flirty." She is further characterized in the wiki as "a low-class woman with something of a foul mouth". This vocal set comes with slightly different versions for soft-spoken women and "barmaids, whores, and female thieves".

Statistics

Original: In file fm_root.subs there are 535 inlines, including:

• 50 with an explicit linebreak, intending 2 lines
• 485 without

Patched: In file fm_root.subs there are 533 inlines, including:

• 48 with an explicit linebreak, intending 2 lines
• 485 without

None of these needed explicit duration extensions.

For both original and patched, there are 20 SRTs, including:

• 19 with 2 messages
• 1 with 3 messages

Of the 41 total SRT messages, there are:

• 13 with an explicit linebreak, intending 2 lines
• 28 without

In all, in this vocal set, there are:

• Original: 555 voice clips with subtitles, showing 576 messages.
• Patched: 553 voice clips with subtitles, showing 574 messages.

Corresponding Excel Spreadsheet

WenchOriginalSubtitles.xlsx

This spreadsheet was organized with an early "v1" barks template.

Edited November 27 by Geep
Added "EDIT:" update about bugtracker progress