Projects
An archive of productions with cover, company and author. Projects are saved as files that can be kept, sent and reopened.
Features What Sténtor Lite does.
What Sténtor Lite does.
What Sténtor Pro will add.
Sténtor Lite is available now and covers surtitling in the venue. Sténtor Pro, currently in development, extends the work to the audience's smartphones. Both are free.
Sténtor Lite
AvailableA lightweight application for preparing surtitles and running them during the performance.
Import
Word scripts, with characters, lines and stage directions recognised; Excel or CSV tables; PowerPoint presentations; SRT and VTT subtitles; plain text.
Writing
The list of lines is edited in place: split and merge, characters, operator notes, and styles on single words.
Languages
Several translations in the same project. Each screen can show a different language.
Live operation
Forward, Back, Go to (by number, marker or text) and Blackout, with a map of the performance by acts and scenes.
Screens
One or more projection screens, each with its own typeface, size, colours, format and text position.
Timing
A stopwatch for the performance, with the duration of acts and scenes.
Checks
Text verification for lines that are too long, missing texts and stray spaces, with automatic clean-up.
Interface in 25 languages
The application can be used in 25 languages, with customisable keyboard shortcuts.
Sténtor Pro
Coming soonCurrently in development. To the surtitles in the venue it adds the audience's own devices and accessibility tools.
Audience smartphones
Spectators connect with their own phone and follow the surtitles in sync with the performance, in the language they choose.
Audio description
Audio description in several languages, prepared alongside the script and delivered to the audience's phones.
Audience surveys
Questionnaires offered to the audience on their own devices.
The two versions compared
| Feature | Sténtor Lite | Sténtor Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Surtitles in several languages | Included | Included |
| One or more screens in the venue | Included | Included |
| Surtitles on the audience's smartphones | Not included | Included |
| Audio description in several languages | Not included | Included |
| Audience surveys | Not included | Included |
| Free of charge | Included | Included |
| Status | Available | In development |
Sténtor is free.
Sténtor Lite can be downloaded for macOS, Windows and Linux. Beta access to Sténtor Pro, currently in development, is available on request.