LAMS_AJBakare_240423.pptx

LAMS How to guide Version 04/23 Table of Content Click on hyperlink to access content • 1. Setting Up • Info & Log in • Home page • 2. Search & Edit • • • • • • Quick Search Results Check other languages Other useful tips How to edit Check history • 3. Audio • • • • Strings with audio Searchi...

LAMS How to guide Version 04/23 Table of Content Click on hyperlink to access content • 1. Setting Up • Info & Log in • Home page • 2. Search & Edit • • • • • • Quick Search Results Check other languages Other useful tips How to edit Check history • 3. Audio • • • • Strings with audio Searching for audio files TTS SSML Info & Log in LAMS is Sony's in-house software for enabling effective localization for globally released games. It is an online database that allows to access and modify the Master Text file (MTF). In addition to text, it may also contain audio files. Log in Use the link provided on project info to open the website. Enter the user credentials corresponding to your language. Click on Log In. Home page You will have a view similar to this one. Quick Search • Use this box on the bottom right to search for strings. • Language: In this drop-down menu you can choose from Source, All languages or your target language. • Search boxes: • Text: enter the text to search for here. • Unique name: enter the unique name to search for here. Please use the "–" separator even if the MTF is using the character "_" . Example: hu-col-string-res-text hu_col_string_res_text • IDs: enter the ID here. It is usually a number. • Tip: You can search for multiple strings at the same time if you separate the unique names or IDs by commas or spaces. Example: 33901,33984,25547 33901 33984 25547 Results If you filter by a language and a unique name or unique ID, you will have a view similar to this one: If you search for text and it is present in different strings, the view will be similar to this one: Check other languages If you want to check/compare the translation in other languages, you can click on the world icon. Then you will see the same string translated in all languages: Other useful tips • If you want to see just the EN source for the string, you can click on the number ID on the left. • If you want to see other strings from that area of the game, you can click on the brown panel above the string. How to Edit To edit a string, you need click on the pencil icon: • Modify the string in the textbox: • When you finish, click on Major Edit or Minor Edit depending on the severity of the edit: Some strings could be locked and cannot be edited, then the pencil appears in grey: Check history • You can view the translation/edit history of a string by clicking on the clock icon. Strings with audio • Some strings have the audio file embedded. • You can distinguish them because there is waveform and a small play button on the left hand side. • You can listen to the audio if you click on the play button. Searching for audio files • You can look up a specific audio file on LAMS, if you have its unique name. • On the panel on the left, select View / Search. • Select the language. • Input the unique name into the corresponding field and tick "Exact Match". • Click on the "Search" button at the bottom right of the screen. TTS (text-to-speech code) Text-to-speech (TTS) is a type of assistive technology that reads digital text aloud. In some strings you can find a <tts> tag and some text after it. • <tts> is a tag that tells the system to use the software reader that reads the words/text automatically. • In some cases, the text might not be pronounced correctly. It is necessary to force the technology to read the word or the character in a particular way. • The text after <tts> tag is not displayed in game. SSML (Speech Synthesis Markup Language code) • <ssml> = Speech Synthesis Markup Language. It is a markup language that provides a way to mark text up for generation of synthetic speech (i.e., you add a transcription using International Phonetic Alphabet, and the software will reproduce it instead of reading the word itself). • The text after <ssml> tag is not displayed in game. THANK YOU We want to keep this guide up to date and relevant for all departments. Want to add or edit some information? Want to remove outdated information? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject: How to guide – Suggestion – [HowtoguideName]