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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The Window Menu allows you to adjust the display size of the interface; Compact
or Full Size. It also displays the name of the project that you have open and the message window.
The Message Window contains detailed information about the various tasks that MacCaption has
performed (importing, exporting, etc.).
Help Menu
MacCaption Help
You can get help with all MacCaption options from this help file.
MacCaption User Guide on the Web
This will open up your web browser and direct you to the online user guide.
Tip of the Day
Tip of the Day displays at startup and can be accessed under the help menu. These tips address
the most common issues regarding use of MacCaption.
Automatic Match Text Help
MacCaption software can now automatically break and accurately time closed captions at the
click of button. There is a service fee for this function. This automates the labor-intensive job of
having a captioner listen to the audio, manually break the text into captions, and then
synchronize the captions with the dialogue.
For details, check this option under the Special Menu.
Upgrading MacCaption Software
You can upgrade your MacCaption software from any level to a higher level (i.e., MacCaption-
DV to MacCaption-NLE etc.) over the internet. You do not need to send the USB software
security key via mail to be replaced. We will upgrade the key via internet.
2. Run MacCaption software. Go to the Help menu and click on Update License
(If you do not find the menu item Upgrade License, follow the step below to install the most recent
version of your level of software. Now you will see the Upgrade License Screen under the Help menu.)
3. Now click on Display License ID.