The VO Manager is the project-wide command center for finding, reviewing, editing, and updating voice-over lines in Frostune:VO.
It is designed for dialogue-heavy projects where the user may have hundreds or thousands of lines spread across many scenes, folders, speakers, and recording states. Instead of opening every scene manually, the VO Manager lets the user search across the project, filter the exact lines they need, and apply targeted changes from one place.
Use the VO Manager when you need to quickly answer questions such as:
The VO Manager is especially useful once a project becomes too large to manage scene by scene.
The VO Manager can be opened from the main FTVO interface using the VO Manager / Find command.
When opened, it displays a searchable project-wide view of dialogue lines. The panel can stay open while the user continues working, making it useful as both a search tool and a production tracking tool.
The VO Manager can search across the full project, including lines that are not currently loaded in the Project view.
This means a user can find dialogue lines without first opening the correct folder or scene. For large projects, this keeps the interface fast while still allowing the user to locate content anywhere in the project.
Search can be used to find:
Example searches:
merchant
scene:INTRO
speaker:ALICE
status:to-record
wav:none
TEXT_NEEDED
The VO Manager includes filters that help narrow the visible results.
Common filters include:
| Filter | Use it to find |
|---|---|
| Folder | Lines inside a specific project folder or folder path |
| Scene | Lines from one or more scenes |
| Speaker | Lines assigned to a specific character or speaker |
| Line Status | Writing, recording, retake, or rewrite workflow state |
| WAV Status | Current audio asset state, such as missing, TTS, temporary, or final |
| Text Needed | Placeholder lines that still need writing |
| Locked | Lines that are frozen or protected from editing |
Filters can be combined. For example, a user can search for all TEXT_NEEDED lines for one speaker, or all to-record lines inside one folder.
FTVO separates line status from WAV status so the project can track both writing/production intent and audio asset state.
Line Status describes where the line is in the narrative or recording workflow.
Typical examples:
noneto-recordout-for-recordingrecordedto-retaketo-rewriteUse Line Status to communicate what needs to happen next from a production or performance point of view.
WAV Status describes the current state of the audio file for the line.
Typical examples:
nonettswaiting-temp-recordedtemporarywaiting-final-recordedfinalwaiting-temp-processingwaiting-final-processingtemp-processedfinal-processedUse WAV Status to track whether the audio file is missing, temporary, generated, recorded, processed, or final.
When a line is created without final text, FTVO can mark it as:
TEXT_NEEDED
The VO Manager makes these easy to find. This is useful for writers, narrative designers, localization coordinators, or audio teams who need to identify incomplete dialogue before export, recording, or implementation.
Recommended use:
TEXT_NEEDED.The VO Manager can be used to edit line text directly from the results list.
When a line is edited, FTVO treats the related audio as needing attention again. This helps prevent outdated WAVs or TTS previews from being treated as final after the text has changed.
Locked lines cannot be edited until they are unlocked.
The VO Manager can lock or unlock selected lines.
Locking is useful when a line is considered approved, frozen, recorded, or otherwise protected from accidental editing.
Use locking when:
Unlocking allows the line to be edited again.
The VO Manager can apply changes to selected results instead of requiring the user to edit each line manually.
Depending on the current build and selected rows, bulk operations may include:
This is useful after receiving a recording batch, doing a proofreading pass, updating retake lists, or cleaning up production status before export.
The Search and Replace tools are useful for controlled project-wide text updates.
They can help with:
For safety, use filters and selected rows before running larger replace operations.
Recommended workflow:
The VO Manager can show results from scenes that are not currently mounted in the Project view.
These are sometimes treated as “cold” results internally, but from the user’s perspective they simply allow full-project searching without opening every folder first.
When needed, the user can open the matching scene or line from the result list.
The VO Manager helps track audio readiness through WAV Status and selected-line operations.
It can be used to prepare practical recording and review workflows such as:
to-record.Some builds may also include WAV export or folder tools directly inside the VO Manager.
Before a production starts, decide how the team will use Line Status and WAV Status.
For example:
to-record = ready for actor recordingrecorded = recording received but not necessarily processedto-retake = needs a new performancewav:none = no usable audio file exists yetwav:temporary = placeholder or temp edit existswav:final = approved final WAV is readyUse TEXT_NEEDED only when the actual dialogue text is missing. This keeps placeholder searches reliable.
Locking approved or final lines reduces the risk of accidental edits during late production.
Before applying bulk changes, narrow the result list using folder, scene, speaker, line status, or WAV status filters.
Search and Replace is powerful. After using it, review the affected results before exporting or pushing content to an engine.
TEXT_NEEDED
Use this before recording exports or localization passes.
status:to-record
Then filter by speaker, scene, or folder if the session only covers part of the project.
wav:none
Use this to find lines that still need TTS generation, recording, import, or WAV assignment.
status:to-retake
Useful before sending a retake list to actors, directors, or recording studios.
wav:final
Useful for checking what is ready for implementation or delivery.
The VO Manager is the fastest way to manage dialogue lines across a full FTVO project.
It helps users search, filter, edit, lock, update status, track missing text, track WAV readiness, and prepare production batches without manually opening every scene.
For small projects, it is a convenience tool. For large narrative or localized projects, it becomes one of the main production control panels in FTVO.