How to Create SCENES for The Choicer Voicer: Dub Mode Step-by-Step Tutorial

This tutorial provides a complete, factual walkthrough based on the official video guide "How to Create SCENES for The Choicer Voicer | Step-by-Step Tutorial" (YouTube: SONyTdaTaFk). It details how to turn any video into a playable, judge-scored scene in The Choicer Voicer Dub Mode.

Understanding Scenes in The Choicer Voicer

In The Choicer Voicer, Dub Mode Scenes allow players to perform live voiceovers over video clips from movies, animations, memes, and television shows. Unlike standard audio-only voice packs, a Dub Pack contains:

• Full Video Track: The visual scene that plays on-screen while players dub.
• Background Audio Track: Ambient noise, sound effects, and music isolated from the original character dialogue.
• Dialogue Clips & Timestamps: Sliced audio lines with precise start/end points that define when players must speak.
• Subtitles & Captions: The on-screen text prompt that guides the player's performance.
• Character Roles: Distinct character assignments for single-player or multiplayer dubbing sessions.

Step 1: Video Sourcing and Format Constraints

Before importing into the scene workflow, ensure your video file meets the following specifications shown in the tutorial:

• Supported Video Formats: .MP4, .MOV, .WebM, or .OGV.
• Maximum Duration: Up to 5 minutes per scene video (shorter, high-energy scenes of 1 to 3 minutes are recommended for best gameplay pacing).
• File Size Limit: Keep files under 500 MB (for cloud-assisted processing) or under 150 MB (for direct in-browser export).
• Clear Audio Separation: Scenes with audible dialogue and recognizable character moments produce the most engaging dubbing challenges.

Step 2: Automatic Clip Detection & Slicing

Once the video is uploaded into the scene creation editor:

1. Navigate to the Clips tab in the editor.
2. Click "Create clips automatically".
3. The automated detection tool analyzes speech pauses and sound waveforms to generate initial clip slices across the video timeline.
4. This automated pass provides a baseline timeline of dialogue lines that you can subsequently refine.

Step 3: Timeline & Waveform Fine-Tuning

Manual timeline adjustment ensures vocal prompts line up precisely with mouth movements and audio cues:

• Adjust Start Timestamps: Drag the start boundary of each clip to the exact millisecond when the character starts speaking.
• Adjust End Timestamps: Set the clip endpoint right as the spoken line finishes to give players clean scoring windows.
• Split or Merge Clips: If two characters talk in quick succession, split them into separate clips. If one continuous sentence was cut in half, merge the slices into a single prompt.

Step 4: Transcribing Captions & Subtitles

For each timeline clip, enter the exact spoken dialogue into the caption field:

• Type the exact phrase as spoken by the character to display on screen during the dubbing countdown.
• Include punctuation and inflection cues (e.g. question marks, exclamation points, ellipses) to help the player match the original delivery tone.
• Ensure subtitles are concise and easy to read during fast-paced scenes.

Step 5: Character Labeling & Role Assignments

Assign a distinct character name to every dialogue slice:

• In the clip details, assign the speaker (e.g., Character A, Character B, Narrator).
• When players select Dub Mode in The Choicer Voicer, the game uses these character tags to allocate lines to specific players or let a single player dub an entire role.
• Consistency in naming ensures lines from the same character are properly grouped in the game's Dub Mode overview.

Step 6: Background Audio Processing & Vocal Removal

To allow players to record their own voices over the video without hearing the original actor's voice, the audio must be separated:

• Navigate to the Background audio tab.
• Select "Extract background audio" to isolate the background instrumental music and sound effects while stripping out the original spoken dialogue.
• Alternatively, if you already have a clean background music/SFX track, click "Import background audio" to upload it directly.
• This guarantees that when the scene plays in Dub Mode, the player hears backing music and ambient effects while speaking their own lines.

Step 7: Pack Checking & Verification

Before exporting, run a validation check on your scene:

• Click "Export Pack" to trigger the automated Pack Check.
• Verify the Pack Title and Creator Name.
• Confirm the total Video Duration and total Clip Count.
• Review any warnings regarding overlapping clips, missing captions, or unassigned character tags.

Step 8: Exporting & Installing into The Choicer Voicer

Once the pack check passes:

1. Select either Cloud Export (for large files up to 500 MB) or Browser Export (for files up to 150 MB).
2. Download and extract the exported pack folder.
3. Open your Choicer Voicer installation folder and locate the custom content directory:
   [The_Choicer_Voicer_Directory]/packs_voice/
4. Place your exported scene folder into packs_voice/ (or the dedicated dub directory).

Step 9: In-Game Dub Mode Testing

Launch The Choicer Voicer and test the newly created scene:

• From the main menu, enter Dub Mode.
• Select your custom scene from the pack list.
• Select the character role(s) to dub.
• Perform the dubbing lines when prompted and check that video playback, background audio, subtitles, and virtual judge scoring operate smoothly.