1. Pori Saikia University of Essex psaiki@essex.ac.uk
ELAN TUTORIAL
Pori Saikia
University of Essex

2. Trimming the Video (Avidemux)

3. 1. Click on File and select Open from the drop down menu 2
1. Click on File and select Open from the drop down menu 2. Insert the video you wish to trim

4. 3. Change the output format to MP4 Muxer

5. 4. Play the video and select the point from where you wish to begin. 5
4. Play the video and select the point from where you wish to begin. 5. Press the stop button at the point you want to trim and then press the A button.

6. 6. Play the video again 7. Press the stop button where you want to end your video and then press the B button

7. 8. To save the trimmed video, go to File and select Save from the drop down menu 9. Give a new file name to your video

8. 10. Go to File and open the trimmed video 11
10. Go to File and open the trimmed video 11. Go to Audio and click on Select Track 12. Tick on Track 1 and change copy to PCM 13. Click OK

9. 14. Change the Audio Output to PCM 15
14. Change the Audio Output to PCM 15. Go to Audio and select Save Audio 16. Change the file extension to .wav 17. Save it and we are done 

10. Joining Files (tsMuxeR)

11. 1. Insert your first video file by clicking on Add 2
1. Insert your first video file by clicking on Add 2. Select the video from your folder and click on Open

12. 3. Click on Join and insert your next video 4
3. Click on Join and insert your next video 4. Add the remaining videos in the same way

13. 5. Your tsMuxeR window should look like this now

14. 6. Go to Output and click on Browse 7
6. Go to Output and click on Browse 7. Select the folder where you want to save the final output, give a file name, and save it.

15. 8. Select MT2S muxing 9. Click on Start Muxing

16. 10. Your final video should be ready in the destination folder 

17. Converting and compressing the files (HandBrake)

18. 1. In the menu bar, click on Tools and select Options

19. 2. Go to Output Files 3. Remove the ticks from the boxes 4
2. Go to Output Files 3. Remove the ticks from the boxes 4. Change MP4 File Extension as Always use MP4 5. Browse and select your destination folder 6. Click on Close at the bottom

20. 7. Click on Source 8. Select Open a single file from the drop down menu

21. 9. You will see the name and duration of your file in Source/Title if it has been added 10. Tick on the box for Web Optimized 11. Change the width to 960 (ideal for ELAN) 12 Browse and set a destination folder 13. Click on Start

22. 14. If you wish to convert more files then repeat steps 7 and 8 after 12 instead of clicking on start 15. Once each file has been added click on Add to Queue 16. Repeat the process until all files are added 17.Check the added files by clicking on Show Queue

23. 18. You can also choose what you want your computer to do once the process is over: Show Queue > When Done > Shutdown/Hibernate

24. 19. Click on Add below Presets on the extreme right of the window 20
19. Click on Add below Presets on the extreme right of the window 20. Set Preset Name as ELAN 21. Click on Add

25. 21. Select ELAN 22. Go to Options and choose Set Default (This will ensure that your future files will be converted in this format unless you choose other settings)

26. 23. Start the conversion by clicking on Start 24
23. Start the conversion by clicking on Start 24. Your converted MP4 files will be ready in the destination folder 

27. ELAN

28. 1. Go to File > New

29. 2. Go to Look in and elect the folder in which you have your media file 3.Select the audio and video file you want to annotate 4. Press the button to move the files to the Selected File window

30. 5. Your ELAN window will look like this now 6
5. Your ELAN window will look like this now 6. Start/stop your media file with Ctrl+Space keys on your keyboard. You could also use the /II buttons that appear just below your video

31. 7. Go to Type > Select Add New Linguistic Type

32. 8. Add Type Name 9. Select Stereotype if required 10. Click on Add

33. 11. Go to Tiers > Add New Tier 12
11. Go to Tiers > Add New Tier 12. Insert Tier Name > participant > Annotator 13. Select Parent Tier (if any) and Linguistic Type 14. Click Add

34. 15. Once you have added all the tiers, go to Delete and delete the default tier 16. Now go to Types > Delete Type, select Default and click on the Delete button

35. 17. Right Click on a tier > Sort Tiers > Sort by Hierarchy

36. 18. Go to File > Save as Template Now you do not have to insert types and tiers for any new annotation. Just select Template after adding the media files and add the .etf template file (refer to the slide of step 2 – 4)

37. 19. Click on the wave file from where you want to begin your annotation and drag it up to where you want to continue. 20. You can listen to the selected part by clicking on the play selection button

38. 21. Double click on the selected tier where you want to link that transcription 22. Enter text 23. Go to File > Save

39. 24. For ELAN advanced search > Search > Define Search Domain > New Domain 25. Select and add the files > OK > Specify a name for the domain to save > save **Refer to Advanced ELAN – Complex searches by Sophie Salffner to codes

40. For the shortcuts of ELAN go to View > Shortcuts (Get a printout, it is convenient for using this software)

41. Thank you for joining us. Hope you have fun with ELAN 