User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Overview
- Hardware Requirements
- Software Installation
- Caption/Subtitle Preparation
- A prepared final project
- The Captioning Process
- The Edit Window
- Now Let’s Get Your Feet Wet
- Retrieve Captions
- Roll-up Captioning
- Suggested Styles and Conventions
- Special Topics
- Import/Export Text & Caption/Subtitle Files
- ASCII Text (unformatted)
- ASCII Text (formatted)
- ASCII Text Files (Tab Delimited)
- Caption Center Files (.tds)
- Captions, Inc. Files (.cin)
- Cheetah Caption Files (.asc)
- Cheetah Caption Files (.cap)
- CPC-715 Online Files (.onl)
- DVD Caption Files (.scc)
- QuickTime/Podcast Closed Caption File (.srt)
- EBU Subtitle File (.stl)
- Ultech Files (.ult)
- Exporting ASCII Text Files
- Using International Character Sets with MacCaption
- Preparing Foreign Language Text
- Exporting Captions/Subtitles
- DV – 720x480 video
- NLE 720x486 Videos
- Avid Media Composer
- Notes on Animation Codec
- Add Captions using Avid ABVB Hardware
- Add Captions using Avid Express Pro
- Add Captions using Avid Meridien Hardware
- Add Captions using the Media 100
- Add Captions using Pinnacle Systems
- Add Captions using Pinnacle TARGA 3000 & Adobe Premier
- Add Captions using Blackmagic Design DeckLink Extreme
- MPEG-2 (DVD) 720x480 Video
- MPEG-2 (DTV/ATSC)
- HD Tapes
- HD/SD Captioning using Matrox MXO2
- HD/SD Captioning using AJA Kona
- Add Subtitles to Digital Videos
- Adding Captions to Videos for Webcasts
- Flash Video.
- YouTube/Google Video
- QuickTime Text Track
- QuickTime Movie
- Real Video
- Windows Media Video
- Importing Captions
- Captioning with an External Encoder
- Menus
- Preferences
- File Menu
- New Window/Close Window
- Edit Menu
- Display Menu
- Font
- Program A, B, C, D, E, F
- Show Caption Grid
- Show Safe Titles
- Show Time Code
- Display as Subtitles or Captions
- Caption Menu
- Encode Preferences
- Decode Preferences
- Set Caption Data Lowest Limit…
- Set Caption Data Lower Limit
- Set Decode Channel
- Attributes
- Convert Illegal Caption Characters
- Device
- Properties
- Initialize Device
- Close Device
- Send Caption
- Erase Caption
- Live Caption
- Live Caption Options
- Subtitle Menu
- Time Code Menu
- Format Menu
- Special Menu
- Windows Menu
- Help Menu
- Suggestions for Breaking Lines
- Selecting Multiple Caption Text Boxes
- Moving Caption Text in the Movie Window
- Suggested Styles and Conventions
- Copy to Program A
- From To
- Trouble Shooting
- Appendix
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Captioning with an External Encoder
Hardware Encoders Supported by MacCaption
• Link Electronics PCE 845-D/885/890 and other encoders
• EEG Smart Encoders
• SoftTouch Hubcap Mag (Decoder to create open captions only)
Setting Up Link PCE 845-D
• Plug a BNC cable from the Video Out on your play deck to the NTSC IN slot on the
Encoder.
• Make sure the MODE switch is flipped to NTSC.
• Plug a BNC cable from the ENCODER slot under OUTPUTS to the Video In on your
record deck.
• Plug a Straight Serial Data Cable from the TO COMPUTER slot on the Encoder into the
Serial Data Port on your computer.
Notes
• If the Video Out and Video In slots on your play and record decks are RCA, you will
have to get BNC to RCA Adapters or BNC to RCA cables. These are common cables
and can be found at your local electronics store.
• If you are using SVHS, use the SVHS IN and OUT slots and make sure to flip the
switch to SVHS under MODE.
Setting up SoftTouch Hubcap Mag
• Plug a BNC cable from the Video Out on your play deck to the Video In slot on the
Encoder.
• Plug a BNC cable from the Video Out slot on the encoder to the Video In on your record
deck.
• Plug a Straight Serial Data Cable from the Data Port slot on the Encoder into the Serial
Data Port on your computer.
Notes
• If the Video Out and Video In slots on your play and record decks are RCA, you will
have to get BNC to RCA Adapters or BNC to RCA cables. These are common cables
and can be found at your local electronics store.