# AIDR Manual (English)

> Set up a project, generate and spot takes, get them reviewed.

- September 2026 · AIDR Studio 1.27
- For workspace admins, project creators, project assistants and dialogue editors
- One example runs through the whole manual: the film Le Retour, the character Camille Roussel, cue 18210.
- Web version with screenshots: https://aidr.studio/manual/en/
- Other languages: https://aidr.studio/manual/nl/manual.txt, https://aidr.studio/manual/da/manual.txt, https://aidr.studio/manual/fr/manual.txt
- The AIDR user interface is in English in every language. Words in **bold** are the exact labels on screen.
- Each step below describes one screenshot; "(1) label" is the numbered marker on that screenshot.

## How a project runs

From a new project to the final take in Pro Tools. Each step names who does it.

The director goes first, then the actor decides:

1. Create the project (Project creator or workspace admin)
2. Add characters or import the cast list (Creator, or assistant if ticked)
3. Invite actors and crew (Creator, or assistant if ticked)
4. Actor signs, you approve the claim (Creator, or assistant if ticked)
5. Generate and spot takes (Dialogue editor, in AIDR Studio)
6. Send the take for review (Dialogue editor)
   Director present? yes: Actor decides on their own voice. no: Director reviews.
7. Director reviews (Director, in the review app)
   rejected: Generate and spot takes.
8. Actor decides on their own voice (Actor: approve, reject, or record it)
   rejected or recorded: Generate and spot takes.
9. Take approved, cue locked (The answer lands on the cue in AIDR Studio)
10. Spot the final take in Pro Tools (Dialogue editor)

Director present on: the director approves in the room and the cue goes straight to the actor. A rejected take, or a line the actor recorded, goes back to the dialogue editor for a new take. A director can also choose Do it in the studio.

## Part A: Set up a project

For: Workspace admin · Project creator · Project assistant · aidr.studio

### Your workspace

1. Your invitation opens here. Your level is already set for you.
   On screen: (1) Your level; (2) Accept invitation.

2. Admins sign in with a second step. Scan the code with an authenticator app.
   On screen: (1) Scan; (2) Six-digit code.

3. Your workspace.
   On screen: (1) All projects; (2) Everyone, and open invitations; (3) Who manages what; (4) My account, Downloads.

Who can do what:

| | Workspace admin | Project creator | Project assistant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create projects | yes | yes | - |
| See projects | all | own projects | assigned |
| Characters, cast list | yes | own projects | if ticked |
| Invite actors and crew | yes | own projects | if ticked |
| Invite project creators | yes | - | - |

4. Invite a colleague as project creator. Adding a workspace admin needs AIDR.
   On screen: (1) Level; (2) Email, or a link to share; (3) Send invitation.

### A new project

1. One name. You land on the project straight away.
   On screen: (1) Add project; (2) Name.

2. Add the characters. The code comes from the name.
   On screen: (1) Add character; (2) Code; (3) Temp: no consenting actor yet.

3. Or drop the cast list. Check the rows, then create.
   On screen: (1) Characters and actors found; (2) Already in the project; (3) Create characters.

### Actors and consent

1. Invite the actor who plays the character. The agreement travels with the invitation.
   On screen: (1) Character; (2) Email address; (3) Language of the mail; (4) Agreements for this role; (5) Send invitation, or generate a link.

2. The actor signs the agreement. You approve the claim.
   On screen: (1) Claimed, waiting for your approval; (2) Approve claim.

3. Consent per character.
   On screen: (1) Consented; (2) Invite pending; (3) Denied; (4) Ghost: nobody plays it.

### The crew

1. One tab per profession.
   On screen: (1) Tabs; (2) Add; (3) Invite pending: resend or withdraw.

2. An assistant gets exactly what you tick.
   On screen: (1) Capabilities; (2) What they will be able to do.

3. Everyone in your workspace, and every open invitation.
   On screen: (1) Level; (2) Invitations.

4. Send your dialogue editor here for AIDR Studio.
   On screen: (1) Apple Silicon; (2) Intel.

## Part B: Work in AIDR Studio

For: Dialogue editor · AIDR Studio next to Pro Tools

### Start

1. Sign in with the account your invitation went to. Pick the project, open your Pro Tools session.
   On screen: (1) Project; (2) Pro Tools connection.

2. Three tabs, three panels. AIDR Studio follows your Pro Tools selection.
   On screen: (1) Library; (2) Cue Generation; (3) Cue Review; (4) Settings; (5) Voice Reference; (6) Voice Generation; (7) Generated Cues; (8) Pro Tools connection.

3. Pick the character in the Library. Everything you make belongs to it.
   On screen: (1) Library; (2) Characters in this project.

### The reference

1. Select the original in Pro Tools, then **Use selected clips**.
   On screen: (1) Your selection in Pro Tools; (2) The reference, clip by clip; (3) Transcription: fix it if it is wrong; (4) Language: set it on short clips.
   Watch out: Boom and lav on two tracks become one mix. Keep **Auto-Align** on in Settings so they line up first.

2. A strong performance? Keep it as a profile and use it in any scene.
   On screen: (1) Profile; (2) Its clips; (3) Add clips from the timeline; (4) Use as reference.

### From text

1. Put the Pro Tools cursor on the cue. Type the line.
   On screen: (1) Text input; (2) Direction in square brackets; (3) Engine; (4) Takes per click; (5) Generate.
   Watch out: A tag colours the read. It does not turn a shout into a whisper; for that, record a profile from the real performance.

2. The engines this project may use. Try more than one on the same line.

3. Every take lands here. Listen before you spot.
   On screen: (1) Play; (2) Engine and method; (3) Not on the timeline yet; (4) Spot.
   Watch out: The first take after switching engine is slow. After that it takes seconds.

4. Select a track in Pro Tools and spot. The take lands on it with a readable name.
   On screen: (1) Character, cue, take; (2) The ID AIDR finds it back by; (3) The original stays.
   Watch out: Keep the ID in the clip name, also after AudioSuite.

### From speech

1. Record the line yourself, or use a stand-in. Select that clip.
   On screen: (1) Your recording; (2) The original.

2. **Speech input**, then **Use selected clip**.
   On screen: (1) Speech input; (2) Source clip; (3) What it says; (4) Generate.

3. The voice comes from the reference. Choose the engine.
   On screen: (1) The actor's voice; (2) Chatterbox or Seed-VC.

4. Your timing and delivery, in the actor's voice.
   On screen: (1) Chatterbox; (2) Seed-VC.

5. Spot both. Mute what you do not send.
   On screen: (1) Starts where your recording starts; (2) Muted takes stay out of the review.

### Fix one word

1. One word wrong in a good take? Fix only that word.
   On screen: (1) Fix a word.

2. Change the word. The rest of the take stays as it was.
   On screen: (1) New word, old word above it; (2) Before and after; (3) Longer word: same length, squeeze, or run longer; (4) Fix.

3. A new take next to the old one. Not right yet? Try another version.
   On screen: (1) The fixed stretch; (2) Try another version; (3) The new take.

### Review

1. Cue Review: the cues of this character on a timeline, each with its conversation.
   On screen: (1) Cues on the timeline; (2) Where the cue stands; (3) The conversation; (4) The cue on picture.

2. Mute the takes you do not send. Write what you want, then send.
   On screen: (1) The unmuted take goes out; (2) Director present; (3) Message; (4) Send take for review; (5) Picture for the review.
   Watch out: **Director present** on: the director sits next to you and the cue goes straight to the actor. Off: the director reviews first.

3. The answer lands on the cue itself.
   On screen: (1) New status; (2) The director approved; (3) The actor recorded it herself.

4. Listen to it, spot it in Pro Tools, or send it to Speech input.
   On screen: (1) Play; (2) Spot (at the Pro Tools cursor); (3) To STS (into Speech input).

5. Her recording becomes the source. Generate, spot, and send it back for review.
   On screen: (1) Her recording as the source; (2) Her voice as the reference; (3) Generate.

### Settings

1. Set these once.
   On screen: (1) Output device.

2. And per project.
   On screen: (2) Auto-Align: boom and lav line up; (3) Mic split: one clip per mic; (4) Default pre-roll and post-roll.

## Part C: What your director and actor see

For: For you to know: director and actor · review.aidr.studio, on a computer or a phone

### The director

1. One inbox for director and actor. Each sees only their own cues.
   On screen: (1) Your turn; (2) Project; (3) Open the cue.

2. The take plays on picture, with the viewer's name across it.
   On screen: (1) Watermark: the viewer's own name; (2) Play; (3) The editor's message; (4) Reject or accept.

3. A rejection goes back one of two ways.
   On screen: (1) Ask for a new take; (2) Do it in the studio.

### The actor, on a phone

1. The director goes first. Then the actor decides about her own voice.
   On screen: (1) Your turn; (2) Open the cue.

2. She sees what the director decided, and plays the take on picture.
   On screen: (1) Her own name across the picture; (2) The director accepted; (3) Approve; (4) Reject.

3. Or she records it herself, right there, while the picture runs.
   On screen: (1) Record it here.

4. She listens back and sends it to the studio.
   On screen: (1) Record it here; (2) Send.

5. Done. The recording is with you in AIDR Studio.
   On screen: (1) Sent to the studio; (2) Her recording.

## Roles

- **Workspace admin**: Runs the workspace. Invites project creators.
- **Project creator**: Creates projects and runs them.
- **Project assistant**: Helps on one project, with what is ticked.
- **Dialogue Editor**: Generates, spots and sends takes in AIDR Studio.
- **Director**: Reviews a take first.
- **Actor**: Decides about their own voice.

## Glossary

- **Cue**: A line to replace. Its number comes from its timecode.
- **Take**: One generated version of a cue.
- **Spot**: Place a take on the Pro Tools timeline.
- **Reference**: The original clips the new take should sound like.
- **Profile**: A saved reference, reusable in any scene.
- **Text input**: Type a line, hear it in the actor's voice.
- **Speech input**: Speak or record a line, hear it in the actor's voice.
- **Fix a word**: Replace one word inside an existing take.
- **Director present**: The director approves in the room; the cue goes straight to the actor.
- **Temp**: A character without a consenting actor.
- **Ghost**: A character nobody plays.