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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FCP using Apple XML Format
MacCaption can create an XML file containing subtitles that can be directly imported by Apple
Final Cut Pro.
First create a finished caption project using MacCaption. Then use File > Export > Apple XML
Interchange Format to export an XML file.
In Final Cut Pro use File > Import > XML to import the XML file created by MacCaption and
look for the subtitles in your asset bin.
Annotation Edit FCP Subtitle plugin
MacCaption supports Annotation Edit FCP Subtitle plugin for Apple XML Interchange Format
export. The FCP plug-in for Annotation Edit will need to be installed and can be found at
http://www.zeitanker.com/. This plug-in is free and must be placed in Library >> Application
Support >> Final Cut Pro System Support >> Plugin folder. This enables real-time text color,
font, and outline functionality for Apple XML Export from MacCaption. MacCaption also
supports CGM Text effect plugin for Apple XML Interchange Format export.
TI DLP using CineCanvas XML File
With MacCaption-NLE and MacCaption-HD you can add subtitles to a digital cinema using
Texas Instruments DLP Cinema Technology. MacCaption can export a CineCanvas XML file.
This file can be used to create very sharp subtitles on Digital Cinemas.
DVD/DV-2000/DV-3000
You can add subtitles to DVD using one of the following DVD authoring systems. You can also
add subtitles to video using Ultech DV-2000/DV-3000. DV-3000 is now sold by Link under the
name HDE-3000.
After you export DVD subtitle files for your DVD authoring system, bring the file(s) to your
DVD authoring system and follow the instructions on how to add the subtitles to the DVD.
Below is a brief summary for DVD Studio Pro.
For Ultech DV-2000/DV-3000 and Link HDE-3000, please check the respective manuals on
how to add the subtitles to the video directly.