Dictionary Overview

The dictionary feature allows users to filter out the messages in real time against spam, threats, and foul texts and to focus on the exact data that you want to see during the live event.　Additionally, the feature helps you identify sensitive terms in VOD subtitles or transcription results.

Access the Dictionary below the Library via the sidebar on the console.

A total of 100 dictionaries are allowed in the Dictionary. Three of them are default dictionaries which can not be deleted/edited, including samples in English, Japanese, and Mandarin which you can download to create your own.

Also, you can customize up to 97 dictionaries which can be added/deleted/edited. Each dictionary is allowed to have 1000 words. 

Create Filter Dictionary

Click Add Filter Dictionary to add a new dictionary.

Input Field

• Filter Dictionary Name: Input your preferred name in the field. Default name is “Dictionary”. This field is required and must be less than 30 characters.
• Filter Dictionary Description: Input the description of your Filter Dictionary.
• Upload Filter Dictionary: Select your file to be uploaded which you can modify the attached “example” file as your own. 

Example file’s item 

• Subject: Define sensitive terms you want to identify
• Action: Use “Tag as” to highlight the defined terms
• Expectations: Define the generalized terms you want to be tagged as a group   

Users are allowed to upload a .csv file to overwrite one of the 3 customized dictionaries only if they follow the format. The words that don’t follow the policy would not take effect in the filtering function. The policy is described below:

1. Each word in the dictionary is limited to 40 characters.
2. The word could not contain symbols except for “-”, ” _”
3. No need to examine if there are repetitive words.

Click Save to create your customized dictionary.

The created Filter Dictionary can be confirmed in the Dictionary list, and could edit/add/delete words in the dictionary.

Enable Word Filter in Live Chatroom

While enabling Word Filter in the setting of the chatroom during livestreams, you can enable all Dictionaries or specific ones. 

To manage dictionary settings during live, please refer to <Manage Chatroom while Live>.

When a user sends the indecent word in the chatroom during a live event, the word will be automatically filtered out if it exists in Filter Dictionaries, and the other users will not see the filtered word. Only Admin can see the indecent word with red word “Filtered Out” at the right side.

Enable Dictionary in VOD

When you create a new VOD and enable “Clips & Tags” under the Metadata section, the Dictionary feature will be enabled.

Click the “Add” button to apply the dictionary predefined in the Dictionary list.  

A total of 10 dictionaries can be applied to identify sensitive terms in VOD subtitles or transcription results. Select your preferred dictionaries and click Apply to apply.

After successful application of dictionaries, the sensitive terms in transcription will be highlighted.

The icon will be displayed next to the title of VODs where dictionaries have been applied.

To manage the dictionary after creating a VOD, please refer to <Edit a VOD>.