Settings Reference

Settings Overview

Loki Studio has three settings areas, each with a different scope:

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Application Settings (Yggdrasil)

Global settings for API keys, LLM providers, transcription, and directories.

Directories Tab

Base Video Directory

• Path: Parent folder where all game/series subdirectories are created
• Browse: Open folder picker
• Create: Create directory if it doesn't exist

Example: E:\Videos\Gaming\ - profiles will create subdirectories here

Data Directory (AI Models)

• Path: Where AI models (Whisper, LLM) are stored
• Default: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\LokiStudio
• Reset: Restore default location

LLM Providers Tab

See the dedicated AI Setup Guide for detailed configuration.

LLM Mode

• Grimnir (Built-in LLM): Pro feature - runs locally
• Bring Your Own (Third-Party): Use external providers

Grimnir Settings

• Model: Select from downloaded models
• Max Tokens: Token budget for reasoning (1K-200K)
• Download Models: Install new LLM models

BYO Provider Settings

• Provider: Ollama, LM Studio, OpenAI, Claude, ChatGPT
• Base URL: API endpoint (for local providers)
• API Key: Authentication key (for cloud providers)
• Model: Model name/ID

Transcription Tab

See the dedicated Transcription Guide for detailed settings.

Basic Settings

• Model: Whisper model size (tiny to large-v3-turbo)
• Device: auto, cuda, or cpu
• Compute Type: float16, int8_float16, int8, float32

Quality Settings

• Beam Size: 1-10 (default: 10) - higher = more accurate
• Patience: 1.0-3.0 (default: 2.0) - alternative consideration time
• Compression Threshold: Default 3.0
• No-Speech Threshold: Default 0.40
• Log Prob Threshold: Default -1.0

Voice Activity Detection

• VAD Type: Auto, Off, Energy, Silero, TEN
• VAD Threshold: 0.0-1.0 (default: 0.35)

Output Options

• Generate Subtitles (.srt): Create subtitle files
• Word-level Timestamps: Enable for karaoke captions
• Initial Prompt: Context hint for the model

Performance

• Batch Size: Segments per batch (default: 24)
• Intra Threads: Threads per operation (0 = auto)
• Inter Threads: Parallel operations (default: 1)

Captions Tab

Display Settings

• Style: Sliding Window, One Word Pop, Full Segment
• Max Words: Words shown at once (default: 6)
• Font Size: Caption text size in pixels (default: 32)
• Max Width: Maximum caption width as % (default: 80)

Colors

• Highlight: Currently spoken word (default: yellow)
• Pending: Upcoming words (default: gray)
• Spoken: Already spoken words (default: light gray)

Position & Timing

• Position: Bottom, Top, Center, corners
• Padding: Distance from edge in pixels (default: 80)
• Linger Time: How long words stay after spoken (default: 0.5s)
• Show Background: Semi-transparent background behind text
• CC On By Default: Enable captions automatically

Advanced Tab

LLM Parameters

• Temperature: Creativity level (default: 0.70)
• Max Tokens: Output length limit (default: 2,000)
• Timeout: Request timeout in seconds (default: 60)

Logging & Error Handling

• Enable Logging: Write logs to file
• Log Level: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL
• Retry Attempts: Retries on failure (default: 3)
• Retry Backoff: Seconds between retries (default: 5)

Performance

• Waveform Sample Rate: 16000 Hz recommended
• Waveform Quality: 50% balanced

Workflow

• Enable File Variant System: Support for video variants

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Power User Settings (Ratatoskr)

Advanced settings for fine-grained control. Defaults are optimized for most users.

YouTube Upload Defaults

• Allow embedding: Let other sites embed your videos (default: on)
• Show view count: Display view count publicly (default: on)
• License: Standard YouTube License or Creative Commons
• Audio Language: Primary audio language (e.g., English US)
• AI-generated content: Disclose AI usage
• Paid Promotion: No paid promotion / Has paid promotion

Video Processing

• Upload Chunk Size: Size in MB for chunked uploads
• Max Retry Attempts: Retries on upload failure (default: 3)
• Retry Delay: Seconds between retries (default: 5)
• Upload Timeout: Minutes before timeout (default: 60)
• Verify upload: Confirm upload completed (default: on)
• Original filename fallback: Use filename as title if no metadata

Caption & Subtitle Settings

• Caption Format: SRT (SubRip), VTT, SBV
• Caption Language: Language code for captions
• Auto-sync timing: Automatically adjust caption timing
• Mark as CC: Mark as Closed Captions for accessibility

Notifications & Alerts

• Desktop notifications: Show system notifications (default: on)
• Sound on complete: Play sound when upload finishes
• Quota warnings: Alert when approaching YouTube quota (default: on)
• Quota threshold: Warning threshold percentage (default: 80%)

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Profile Settings (Norns)

Per-profile settings for thumbnails, upload, and content.

Individual Configs Tab

Each profile has its own configuration:

Thumbnail Customization

• Title Color: Main text color
• Subtitle Color: Secondary text color
• Outline Color: Text outline/stroke color
• Font: Font family (default: Impact)
• Title Font Scale: Title size multiplier (default: 4.0)
• Subtitle Font Scale: Subtitle size multiplier (default: 3.0)
• Logo Max Size: Maximum logo dimension in pixels (default: 400)
• Logo Position: top-right, center, corners, etc.
• Title/Subtitle Text: Default text (empty = auto-generate)

Flair Settings

• Use Flair: Enable flair overlay
• Flair File: Image file path
• Flair Position: Placement (bottom-left, etc.)
• Flair Max Size: Maximum dimension (default: 600)

Frame Selection

• Timestamp Range: Min/Max seconds for frame extraction
• Frame Selection: Random (Fast) or Brightest
• Brightness Interval: Frames to skip when finding brightest

YouTube Upload Settings

• Playlist Name: Default playlist for this profile
• Days Between: Scheduling interval
• Release Time: Default publish time (HH:MM)
• Privacy Status: public, unlisted, private
• Made for Kids: COPPA compliance setting
• YouTube Category: Gaming, Education, etc.
• Description Header: Text added to start of descriptions
• Description Footer: Text added to end of descriptions

Default Settings Tab

Configure defaults for new profiles:

• Save Defaults: Save current settings as defaults
• Apply to All: Apply these defaults to all existing profiles

Profile Management

• Add New Config: Create a new profile
• Duplicate: Clone an existing profile
• Delete: Remove a profile
• Refresh List: Reload profile list