Instruction manual

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6.4 Caption Files
Currently, HDE-3000 can read caption files in the following formats:
National Caption Institute (NCI) –
.CAP binary versions 1.p, 1.mx, 2.0, and PAL2
.FLC text
The Caption Center (WGBH) –
.TDS text
.0 text old “dot number” format (multiple files: name.0, name.1, etc.)
Captions Inc –
.CIN text
Cheetah Systems – CAPtivator Software
.CAP binary CAPtivator File Format versions 2.0and 2.1
Computer Prompting and Captioning (CPC) – CaptionMaker Software
.ONL binary CPC-715 Online CaptionMaker DataFile
.MCC see About MCC Files for more information
ULTECH –
.TLS binary TV Link Creator Format
.ULT binary Line 21 services
Line of Sight -
.LOS text
DVD caption file formats
.CC text
.SCC text
The caption files may be loaded into the HDE-3000 via the front panel floppy drive, USB
drive, or network interface.
The ULTECH caption file format (ULT file) is a compact binary file that stores captions
with embedded EIA-608 control codes and time code data. It was designed as a fast
intermediate file format for the HDE-3000, not for general purpose caption creation. As a
result it is not readable by a text editor.
Note: The .ULT file must contain captions that have the appropriate control codes
embedded with the text. Also the time code for each caption, should be equal to the desired
appear time. HDE-3000 does not adjust the caption appear time.
The .ULT file format supports multi-stream captions. Multi-stream captions allow multiple
data channels to be encoded at the same time. For example, bilingual captioning: English
on CC1 and Spanish on CC2.