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Playback Mode
Hear your script read aloud, rehearse your lines, and record self-tapes.
🎬 The Basics
What is Playback Mode?
Hear your script read out loud with Scriptation 6.0's Playback Mode — the unified replacement for Read, Rehearse, and Record modes.
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What are Playback Presets?
Playback Presets are pre-built setups for how Scriptation reads and displays your script in Playback Mode. Switch between Table Read, Rehearsal, All On, View Only, or Custom in two taps.
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How do I change the font in Playback Mode?
Set the font type and size Scriptation uses to display your script in Playback Mode — handy for reading aloud or rehearsing at camera distance. Doesn't change the underlying PDF.
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How do I auto-scroll through my script?
Use Playback Mode's View Only preset for hands-free, silent scrolling through your script — perfect for memorization passes, run-throughs, or any time you want the page to keep moving on its own.
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🎙️ Voices
How do I use basic voices for Playback?
Configure your device's built-in basic voices in Scriptation's Playback Mode — change voices, languages, and speaking rates per character. Works entirely offline, no subscription required.
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How do I use premium AI Voices for Playback?
Hear your script read aloud in Playback Mode with natural-sounding AI voices — sign up, assign voices per character, and save them for future scripts.
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How does my AI Voices subscription work?
AI Voices uses a monthly minute allowance with five tiers (200 to 1,400 minutes). Here's how usage tracking, alerts, billing cycles, and changing tiers work.
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How do I save and reuse character voices across scripts?
Save your character voice assignments in Scriptation so they're ready to apply to future scripts with the same characters — useful for TV shows with recurring characters, franchise films, or any time you don't want to reassign voices from scratch.
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Are there better Playback voices available?
Download free Enhanced and Premium offline voices from Apple to make Scriptation's readback sound much more natural — same cost (free), dramatically better quality.
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🎭 Performing With Playback
How do I set up a rehearsal?
Use Scriptation's Playback Mode to rehearse your lines — pick a character, configure Auto-Highlight, Cue mode, Line Reminders, and Loop, then press play. Scriptation reads the other parts while you focus on yours.
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How do I record a self-tape audition?
Record a video of yourself performing your lines using Scriptation 6.0's Playback Mode — perfect for auditions, line memorization, or self-review.
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📼 Legacy (Scriptation 5.1.16 and earlier)
What is Read Mode?
Learn how to use Read Mode and its settings in Scriptation version 5.1.16 and earlier.
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What is Rehearse Mode?
Learn how to use Rehearse Mode and its settings in Scriptation version 5.1.16 and earlier.
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What is Record Mode?
Learn how to use Record Mode and its settings in Scriptation versions 5.1.16 and earlier.
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