There are two methods available for linking quicktime video to existing CLAN transcripts: Transcribe Sound or Movie and Manual Linking. The first is a quick and easy method which will prove useful for beginning linking to a particular transcript. Using this method, however, sacrifices a good deal of precision in the links. It is then often necessary to go back and tighten up the links using the Manual Linking method. The following description is an initial introduction to this process. For more detailed information, please consult the relevant chapters of the CLAN manual.

Transcribe Sound or Movie:

1. Open up the transcript in CLAN.
2. In the Mode menu, select Transcribe Sound or Movie or press the F5 key.
3. Locate the movie that you wish to link to. The movie should start running in a QuickTime screen. The first portion of your text will be highlighted also
4. As the video runs, you can set bullets (links to a portion of footage) for segments of text by hitting the space bar. A candidate segment is defined in CHAT as a line beginning with an asterisk and in CA as a line with a colon.
5. This will set a bullet for that section and advance to the next portion of the transcript. If you miss an important portion of the video, you can drag the video slide bar to the appropriate point and continue linking.
6. Continue this process until you have linked the desired sectiond of your transcript. If you click in the transcript you will no longer be in "Transcribe" mode. To continue transcribing simply select the "Transcribe Sound or Movie" option again or press the F5 key again.
   

Manual Linking:

1. Review an existing link by holding down the "apple" key (command on a windows machine) and clicking to the right of the bullet link.
2. The linked clip will play in the quicktime window.
3. Make sure your cursor in the CHAT editor window is correctly positioned and press SAVE in the movie window.
4. You can now modify the link's begin and end times by either typing the desired values into the appropriate text fields, or by positioning the slide bar and clicking the set Begin point button or the set End point button.
5. Clicking the Repeat button will play the footage between the begin and end point values contained in the window.
6. Once you have verified that the correct footage is included, click the Save button to set the link.
7. Test out the segment by playing it.
8. You may also wish to create links just by cutting and pasting old links and modifying the times by hand. Either method works fine.