The Start Page

When you open SyncDepo and log in, you will be presented with the start page. From here you can create a new synced deposition, open an existing one, view your sync queue, view your settings, or exit the program.

Creating a New Synced Deposition

To create a new synced deposition, click the “New Sync” button on the start page.

Start by clicking the “Select Transcript File” button and choose a TXT transcript file from your computer.

Once you have selected a transcript, the transcript will appear in the preview area. Fill out the required metadata fields to continue. SyncDepo automatically detects the witness name, volume, date, and lines per page, but you can edit the fields as needed.

SyncDepo will also try to automatically detect the videographer’s read-on. Lines before the read-on appear in light gray. If the detection is incorrect, right-click a line and select “Mark as Read-On.”

Selecting Video Files

Once you've filled out the metadata, click next to start adding your video files. You can add as many video files as you want - but Make sure they are in the correct order, and that none are missing!

When you are ready, click “Confirm.” Once submitted, your sync job will be added to the Sync Queue, and you will be directed to the Sync Queue page

Sync Queue

Submitted depositions appear in the sync queue. The Sync Queue is split into two sections - the "Pending Jobs" section and the "Submitted Job" section. Pending jobs haven't been uploaded to our servers yet, and can be canceled without using any credits. Jobs go through three steps in the pending section before being submitted:

• 1. Pending: The job is waiting for other pending jobs to be submitted before starting.
• 2. Extracting: The audio is being extracted from your deposition videos for use in the syncing process.
• 3. Uploading: The audio and transcript are being uploaded to our servers for syncing.

Once Submitted, jobs will begin syncing. Once done, the status will be changed to "Complete", and the download button will appear.

You can close the application once all queued jobs move to the Submitted section —processing continues on our servers. Completed syncs are available for download, typically within five minutes.

Editing Sync Timings (QC)

To review or adjust timings, click “Open Sync” and choose the .syncd file you want to edit. If the original video file moved, use “Remap Media Files” to update the location.

Click any transcript line to jump to that timestamp in the video. Adjust timings with the controls below the video or via the right-click menu. As the video plays, the active line is highlighted.

Colored timestamps reflect confidence: green indicates highly confident, yellow is less certain, red means a timestamp could not be determined. Edited timestamps turn blue so you can track manual adjustments.

Exporting Sync Files

When your sync is QC'd, click “Export" and choose the desired format. SyncDepo supports the following formats:

SyncDepo Package Folder

The SyncDepo Package Folder is the recommended way to distribute your synchronized depositions to others. The package folder includes all of the above files as well as the HTML viewer file and a launcher exe that launches the SyncDepo Viewer - our new fully featured viewer application.

SyncDepo Viewer Application

The SyncDepo Application is a fully featured application that is installed separately, for viewing SyncDepo Syncs. With the SyncDepo Viewer, users can search, highlight, and export mp4 video clips, as well as designations lists and CCS files for OnCue or TrialDirector.

Viewer.html

The SyncDepo HTML Viewer lets you deliver synchronized proceedings to any computer with a browser. The Viewer.html file is a super lightweight browser based viewer that comes bundled with every SyncDepo package.

Settings

Manage you custom branding, storage locations, and UI settings from the Settings page.