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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* Encoder versions cannot prepare or edit caption text/timing. Limited keystrokes allowed for
last minute fixes. Encoder versions can only export captions from a pre-prepared caption
formatted file.
** DTV version can caption SD MPEG-2 videos (up to 720x480).
High definition videos will have watermarks inserted.
Live Web
Plus
Classic DTV-
M/A
DV DTV HD
Enterprise
Import:
Plain Text files √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Industry standard caption files √ √ √ √ √ √
Retrieve captions from existing video √ √ √ √ √ √
Caption Preparation*:
Transcribe & Time Stamp videos √ √ √ √ √ √
Formatting & Editing √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CLI & Batch Processing √ √ √
Assemble Captions (conform to FCP .xml) √
Export Captions:
Plain Text files √ √ √ √ √ √ √
All caption formatted files √ √ √ √ √
DVD closed captions (.scc) √ √ √ √ √
DV (720x480) video (for DVCAM, miniDV, etc.) √ √ √
MPEG-2 708/608 captions √** √
Line 21 CC ("Black Movie") for SD 720x486 √ √
Line 21 CC (Matrox 4VANC) for MXO2 DTV-M √ √
HD-SDI 708/608 via Matrox MXO2 DTV-M √ √
QuickTime DTV 708/608 track for AJA Kona DTV-A √ √
XDCAM-HD .mxf, DVCPRO-HD .mov √
Manzanita Mux HD MPEG-2 Transport Stream √
Export for Web:
Flash. QT. YouTube, WMV, Real etc. √ √ √ √ √
Live Text Stream √ √ √ √ √ √
Export Subtitles:
DVD subtitles (DVDSP, Encore, etc.) √ √ √ √ √
Apple XML Subtitles √ √ √
Advanced subtitles (Scenarist, Blu-ray BDN) √ √ √
Subtitles with Alpha channel √ √
Hardware Encoder Support:
Live Captioning for broadcast √ √ √ √ √ √
Post Captioning w/SMPTE timecode from tape √ √ √ √
Live Web
Plus
Classic DTV-M DV DTV HD
Enterprise