VividLyrics Editor

VividLyrics Editor is a program that allows you to edit and make karaoke lyrics files for your favorite songs.

1. Additional Information: It includes the title, artist, album of the song, the offset of timestamp and the editor who makes the lyrics file. Timestamp offset is measured in 10-millisecond, for example, -20 equals -200 millisecond. The karaoke plugins will add this value to all the timestamps before displaying lyrics, it has no effect on the lyrics editor.

2. Lyrics and Syncpoint: It is necessary to set syncpoints while some words sung faster and some words sung slower in a lyrics line. A syncpoint can be set at any place except start and end of line. Syncpoints divide a line into several parts. A part of lyrics is called a lyrics piece. A line having no syncpoint also is a lyrics piece. The lyrics pieces are always shown in colors alternating between blue and yellow. The first is blue, the second is yellow, the third is blue, the fourth is yellow... and so on. See the screenshot above, a syncpoint set at "g" of "green" of the first lyrics line divides the line into two parts, "I see trees of " is a lyrics piece, "green," is a lyrics piece. The second line "red roses too" is a lyrics piece too.

3. Timestamp: The timestamp defines a lyrics piece's start and finish times, measured in 10-millisecond. The first timestamp corresponds to the first lyrics piece, the second timestamp corresponds to the second lyrics piece... and so on. A timestamp and its corresponding lyrics piece have same color. See the screenshot above, the parts of the waveform shown in blue or yellow indicate there marked the timestamps.

4. Current Playback Position: The red triangle and y-axis indicate the current palyback position. You can drag the triangle to adjust the position when playback paused or stopped.

5. Lyrics Preview: The program will update the preview immediately when a lyrics piece or a timestamp has been changed.

6. Playback Progress Indicator: It shows the progress of the playback. To jump to a specific location in a song, press the left mouse button on the indicator and drag the mouse left or right.

7. Buttons:

Click this button to open an audio file, the format can be WAV, MP3, WMA.

Click this button to start playback.

Click this button to start playback. The playback will start at current position and pause at the time when the last timestamp of a lyrics line just fully pass the y-axis. If you want to preview a line of lyrics, click this button.

Click this button to start playback. The playback will start at current position and pause at the time when the nearest timestamp just fully pass the y-axis. If you want to preview a lyrics piece, click this button.

Click this button to pause playback.

Click this button to stop playback when playing song or to cancel creating waveform when opening an audio file.

Press this button in and hold to rewind the playback, release the button to stop rewinding.

Press this button in and hold to advance the playback, release the button to stop forwarding.

Click this button to undo the timestamp operation.

Click this button to redo the timestamp operation.

Click this button to switch the operation to setting timestamp. How to set new timestamps: If this button is unchecked, check it first. While the playback is running, place the cursor in the waveform area, left click the mouse to set the start time of a new timestamp, if left click the mouse again, set the end time of the timestamp and set the start time of the next new one, right click the mouse to set the end time of the timestamp. While the playback is paused or stopped, place the cursor on the waveform and move the cursor at the position where you want to set a timestamp, left click the mouse to set the timestamp.

Click this button to switch the operation to removing timestamp. How to remove a timestamp: If this button is unchecked, check it first. Left click the mouse on the timestamp which you want to remove. The action has no effect if the playback is running.

Click this button to switch the operation to combining timestamps. How to combine two conterminous timestamps: If this button is unchecked, check it first. Left click the mouse on the second of the two conterminous timestamps which you want to combine. The action has no effect if the playback is running.

Click this button to switch the operation to spliting timestamp. How to split a timestamp: If this button is unchecked, check it first. Place the cursor on the timestamp and move the cursor to the point at which you want to split, then left click the mouse. The action has no effect if the playback is running.

Click this button to switch the operation to adjusting timestamp. How to adjust a timestamp: If this button is unchecked, check it first. Place the cursor on the timestamp which you want to adjust, then drag the mouse left or right. The action has no effect if the playback is running.

Click this button to switch the operation to moving timestamp. How to move a timestamp: If this button is unchecked, check it first. Place the cursor on the timestamp which you want to move, then drag the mouse left or right. The action has no effect if the playback is running.

Click this button to switch the operation to moving timestamps. The timestamps are from the selected one to the last one. How to move timestamps: If this button is unchecked, check it first. Place the cursor on the timestamp from which you want to move, then drag the mouse left or right. The action has no effect if the playback is running.

Click this button to switch the playback rate to Normal Speed.

Click this button to switch the playback rate to Slower Speed.

Click this button to switch the playback rate to Slowest Speed.

Click this button to open a lyrics file, the format can be TXT, LRC, VL.

Click this button to save the lyrics file.

Click this button to copy text.

Click this button to paste text.

Click this button to undo the edit operation.

Click this button to redo the edit operation.

Click this button to set a syncpoint.

Click this button to remove a syncpoint.

Click this button to copy lyrics pieces and corresponding timestamps.

Click this button to paste lyrics pieces and corresponding timestamps. For more information, see Making Lyrics File (Advanced)

Check this button to block the keyboard input and activate the custom shortcut keys. If this button is checked, the edit box will refuse the inputs from the keyboard, but still accept Paste and Super Paste.

Mouse Controls:

• While the playback is running:
  • Right click on the waveform: Pause the playback(If setting a timestamp, set the end time of the timestamp).
    
    
• While the playback is pasued or stopped:
  • Right click on the waveform: If click on an unlocated timestamp, locate this timestamp. In other words, set the current playback position to the start time of the timestamp. Otherwise equals clicking "Play X" button.
  • Right click on a lyrics piece: Locate its timestamp.

Custom Shortcut Keys:

1. Select "Tools" > "Options" from the menu, then click "Custom Shortcut Key" to open the shortcut key option box, define your shortcut keys.
2. Check the "Edit Lock" button to activate the shortcut keys.

Note:

1. VividLyrics ignores blank lines. If you would like a blank line, use a space character line instead.
2. If a space character is at start or end of line, it will be shown as underline character('_'). Why to do this change, the editor just want to let you know, there are some space characters which are maybe unuseful.
3. If a syncpoint is set at a space character, the space character will be shown as underline character('_'). To do so lets you know that a syncpoint was set at a space character.

Step-by-Step Guide to Making Lyrics File:

• Making Lyrics File (Primary)
• Making Lyrics File (Advanced)