#SW/AVIDMC-MediaComposer #Subtitles #status/develop *** # SubCap - EFFECT EDITOR > [!Idea] STABILITY > For a more stable experience, access the Effect Editor from the Effects Workspace. If your Effect Editor disappears, click the Effects Workspace button to refresh your interface. - Button: Outline/Path ## EDIT GLOBAL PROPERTIES... ### CONTACTS - Various metadata fields for the Subtitle Editing Team - Sign your work! ### CUSTOM - User Defined Data ### PROGRAM - [ ] Revision Date YYYY-MM-DD - [ ] Creation Date YYYY-MM-DD - [ ] Language: √ (Choose Language) - [ ] Original Program Title - [ ] Original Episode Title - [ ] Translated Program Title - [ ] Translated Episode Title ### STYLESHEETS - Stylesheets allow you to save the current caption style as a template. You will then be able to apply the template style to any other caption or set it as the default style. ### SYNCHRONIZE - Specify how each caption property should be a synchronized: - not at all - with all instances on the same track - with all instances on the sequence | GLOBAL PROPERTIES | CLIP | TRACK | SEQUENCE | | ---------------------- | ---- | ----- | -------- | | Language Code | | 🔘 | | | Last Revision Date | | 🔘 | | | Creation Date | | 🔘 | | | Original Program Title | | | 🔘 | | Original Episode Title | | | 🔘 | ## CAPTION FILES - [SUBCAP CONVERSION TOOL - Nikse.dk](https://www.nikse.dk/subtitleedit/online) ### IMPORT CAPTION DATA... #### FILETYPES - [ ] EBU N19 Caption File (.stl) - [ ] Avid DS Caption File (.txt) #### START and END - Select your SUBCAP File and check these fields prior to import to determine over what range of time they will appear on your timeline. ### EXPORT CAPTION DATA... - [ ] EBU N19 Caption File (.stl) - [ ] Avid DS Caption File (.txt) #### MULTIPLE LANGUAGES - Isolate each Language to a separate SubCap track - To Export a single language, duplicate sequence > delete all SubCap tracks except req'd language track > Export Caption Data... ## BOX APPEARANCE - [ ] Opacity: 0 ^[CEA Closed Captions tend to include a 'black box' which surrounds the captions. Adjusting opacity to 0 will render a more traditionally-cinematic subtitle appearance.] - [ ] √ Anchor To Bottom of Text - [ ] Anchor To Top of Text - [ ] Anchor Center - [ ] Extent: Fixed Width (Wrap) - [ ] Box Width (px) - [ ] At Most N Rows ^[This allows single-row subtitles to dynamically reposition as close as possible to title safe.] - [ ] Row Count: 2 - [ ] Padding - [ ] Vertical: 2 - [ ] Horizontal: 3 ### EDIT MASTER CAPTION LIST... - View or modify the text for any and all captions in the sequence. ^[When in Dark mode, the caption text contents may appear to hide, and can be revealed by selecting a range of text in each caption.] # ALSO - [How to import an SRT file into AVID](https://www.checksub.com/blog/how-to-import-srt-file-into-avid/) - [How Do You Subtitle a Movie at Cannes? Henri Behar Explains All](https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/how-do-you-subtitle-a-movie-at-cannes-henri-behar-explains-all-47138/) %% # BROADCAST EMBEDDING - [Avid Closed Captioning Export Settings ?](https://community.avid.com/forums/p/203711/911291.aspx) Our normal export timeline consists of .aaf cc file on data track, 1 mixed down video file, 1 stereo channel. Our Export Setting: - [ ] MXF OP1A - XDCAM 50 Mbits - Direct Out - Audio PCM 48000hz 24 bits per sample direct out mix We have delivered hundreds of files (1080i/59 & 1080p/23) to networks with your settings going back at least to MC 8.6.5. There have been no rejections for CC problems that I know of. Many networks request the addition of a sidecar scc file, easily made in Avid, so I don't know for sure if they use the embedded or scc. - [ ] The only other file I know that exports embedded captions is MXF OP1a DNxHD that came out with the AMA file export update. Third party add-on is needed for Quicktime Captions in MOV. - [ ] We always Link and check the MXF XDCam HD encode with Avid. I've never had any luck with VLC for embedded Captions or Timecode. Have you? %%