Script guide
Direct the narrator with square brackets.
Write your script as normal. Add directions in square brackets where you want control; Booth handles the rest.
Directions
| Write | What it does |
|---|---|
[serious] [tense] [excited] … | Sets the mood from that point until the next mood tag. |
[auto] | Hands mood back to automatic detection. |
Blank line | Paragraph pause. |
*** or --- | Scene break (1.8 seconds). |
[pause 2s] | Exact pause, up to 10 seconds. |
[laugh] [chuckle] [cough] | Voiced non-verbal cues (English only). |
- neutral
- calm
- warm
- serious
- excited
- joyful
- surprised
- sad
- tense
- angry
Example
A script with directions
[serious] In 1998, a hedge fund run by two Nobel Prize winners lost four and a half billion dollars in under four months. So how does a fund like that collapse? [pause 1.5s] [tense] It starts with one assumption, buried deep inside their models... *** [excited] Then something extraordinary happened! [auto] In this video, we'll break down exactly what went wrong.
Captions
SRT caption files
When you narrate, Booth asks whether you also want an SRT caption file. Say yes and you get a ready-to-upload .srt timed to the finished audio, with directions stripped out and lines wrapped for YouTube. You can also export an estimated SRT from the studio at any time. Captions come with the Creator and Pro plans.
Languages
Language support
Mood detection and non-verbal cues are English-only. Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Amharic, Zulu and Twi aren't supported by the voice engine yet; use explicit mood tags for other languages.
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