diff --git a/autokara.py b/autokara.py
index 1f9c1c3fbe8027cd63b4f2dcf2dab88c5ad182ef..c77abb49f10ebd14c15837c28463e2b89e63a49f 100644
--- a/autokara.py
+++ b/autokara.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ from autosyl.segment import segment
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='AutoKara - Automatic karaoke timing tool')
 parser.add_argument("source_file", type=str, help="The video/audio file to time")
-parser.add_argument("ass_file", type=str, help="The ASS file in which to output the karaoke")
+parser.add_argument("ass_file", type=str, help="The ASS file with lyrics to time")
 parser.add_argument("--vocals", action="store_true", help="Treat the input as vocals file, i.e. do not perform vocals extraction")
-parser.add_argument("--ref", help="Use an ASS file as reference")
+parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", help="Write output to specified file. If absent, overwrite source file")
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -40,19 +40,21 @@ if not args.vocals :
 else:
     vocals_file = args.source_file
 
-if args.ref:
-    reference_file = args.ref
-else:
-    reference_file = None
+
 
 print("Identifying syl starts...")
-syls = segment(vocals_file, reference_file=reference_file)
+
+
+reference_syls, line_meta = getSyls(ass_file)
+syls = segment(vocals_file, reference_syls=reference_syls)
 print(syls)
+print(line_meta)
 
 print("Syls found, writing ASS file...")
+header = getHeader(ass_file)
 writer = AssWriter()
-writer.openAss(ass_file)
-writer.writeHeader(header=getHeader(reference_file))
-writer.writeSyls(syls)
+writer.openAss(args.output if args.output else ass_file)
+writer.writeHeader(header=header)
+writer.writeSyls(syls, line_meta)
 writer.closeAss()
 
diff --git a/autosyl/assUtils.py b/autosyl/assUtils.py
index 37b517c22fb3fa0e4ab7d11d1c65ae39c379f24d..7d2e6c2dfbe3972858ba7d2df98b45678d009ae3 100644
--- a/autosyl/assUtils.py
+++ b/autosyl/assUtils.py
@@ -25,20 +25,28 @@ def dateToTime(date):
 
 def getSyls(ass_file):
     SYLS = []
+    META = []
     with open(ass_file, 'r') as f:
         CONTENT = f.read()
-        LINES_KARA = re.compile(r"Comment:.*(\d+:\d{2}:\d{2}.\d{2}),(\d+:\d{2}:\d{2}.\d{2}),.*,karaoke,(.*)\n");
+        LINES_KARA = re.compile(r"Comment:.*(\d+:\d{2}:\d{2}.\d{2}),(\d+:\d{2}:\d{2}.\d{2}),([^,]*),([^,]*),(\d+),(\d+),(\d+),karaoke,(.*)\n");
         RGX_TAGS = re.compile(r"\{\\k(\d+)\}([^\{\n\r]*)")
         for line in LINES_KARA.findall(CONTENT):
             syl_line = []
             lastTime = dateToTime(line[0])
-            for couple in RGX_TAGS.findall(line[2]):
+            for couple in RGX_TAGS.findall(line[7]):
                 if(couple[1] != '' and not couple[1].isspace()):
                     syl_line.append([lastTime, couple[1], int(couple[0])])
                 lastTime += int(couple[0])
             syl_line.append([lastTime, '', 0])
             SYLS.append(syl_line)
-    return SYLS
+            line_meta = {}
+            line_meta['stylename'] = line[2]
+            line_meta['actor'] = line[3]
+            line_meta['margin_l'] = int(line[4])
+            line_meta['margin_r'] = int(line[5])
+            line_meta['margin_v'] = int(line[6])
+            META.append(line_meta)
+    return SYLS, META
 
 
 def getHeader(ass_file):
@@ -106,16 +114,18 @@ Comment: 0,0:00:05.68,0:00:05.68,Default,,0,0,0,,
 '''
         self.file.write(header)
 
-    def writeSyls(self, syl_timings):
-        bottom = False
-        for syl_line in syl_timings:
-            start_time = timeToDate(syl_line[0][0])
-            end_time = timeToDate(syl_line[-1][0])
-            v_margin = (150 if bottom else 50)
-            line = f'Dialogue: 0,{start_time},{end_time},Default,,0,0,{v_margin:d},,'
-            for i in range(len(syl_line) - 1):
-                syl_dur = round((syl_line[i+1][0] - syl_line[i][0]) * 100)
-                line += f'{{\k{syl_dur:d}}}{syl_line[i][1]:s}'
+    def writeSyls(self, syl_timings, line_meta):
+        for line_index in range(len(syl_timings)):
+            start_time = timeToDate(syl_timings[line_index][0][0])
+            end_time = timeToDate(syl_timings[line_index][-1][0])
+            margin_v = line_meta[line_index]['margin_v']
+            margin_l = line_meta[line_index]['margin_l']
+            margin_r = line_meta[line_index]['margin_r']
+            style = line_meta[line_index]['stylename']
+            actor = line_meta[line_index]['actor']
+            line = f'Dialogue: 0,{start_time},{end_time},{style},{actor},{margin_l:d},{margin_r:d},{margin_v:d},,'
+            for i in range(len(syl_timings[line_index]) - 1):
+                syl_dur = round((syl_timings[line_index][i+1][0] - syl_timings[line_index][i][0]) * 100)
+                line += f'{{\k{syl_dur:d}}}{syl_timings[line_index][i][1]:s}'
             line += '\n'
-            self.file.write(line)
-            bottom = not bottom
\ No newline at end of file
+            self.file.write(line)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/autosyl/segment.py b/autosyl/segment.py
index b2373508b3be039d414fe560acc50a2fc37abc02..cc8e3fe1d42106952b49dc65c03da6b13bc4a7fd 100644
--- a/autosyl/segment.py
+++ b/autosyl/segment.py
@@ -11,16 +11,11 @@ from autosyl.LyricsAlignment.wrapper import align, preprocess_from_file
 
 
 
-def segment(songfile, reference_file=None, syls_per_line=10, last_syl_dur=500):
+def segment(songfile, reference_syls=None, syls_per_line=10, last_syl_dur=500):
 
     delay = -4
     backtrack = False
 
-    if reference_file:
-        reference_syls = getSyls(reference_file)
-    else:
-        reference_syls = []
-
     print(reference_syls)
 
     audio_file = songfile                      # pre-computed source-separated vocals; These models do not work with mixture input.