Re: [Avid-L2] Captions and Subtitles with InqScribe

I do know Subbits and admire it from afar, but I've never had the distinct need. We've use InqScribe primarily for time-coded transcription of interviews. As it happens, InqScribe can also handle our limited captioning needs. We build open captions from existing scripts. We use InqScribe to breakdown and time the script and generate FCP XML or subtitle file. It's not perfect, but it works. We don't do closed-captions, DVD subtitles, or translations in house.

I don't love SubCap, but it's working for us at the moment. I agree about it's weaknesses. The font clipping is particularly annoying. To be honest, I don't expect to be using SubCaps much, but I still like Avid DS as caption output format. It's the best format for review and markup.

I believe InqScribe would be legitimately interested in whether other Avid editors use their product in this way. They export several formats that are very close. Right now we use the Spruce STL export and remove the commas and add the missing breaks. Easy enough with search and replace, but InqScribe could save us the trouble.

Cheers,
tod

Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
Media Composer v8.1 Mac
Mac Pro Quad, OS X 10.9.5



On Oct 22, 2014, at 4:59 AM, 'Edit B' bouke@editb.nl [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> You know my prep tool Subbits can export to DS?
> However, personally i always render bitmaps and overlay them, as the SubCap plugin still sucks IMHO.
> (no decent outline control, no decent centering, very often trouble with cropped fonts.)
> So while you're at it, start nagging at Avid to improve that...
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> We use InqScribe for the preparation of captions and subtitles. I know we are not alone.
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> I have just made a feature request to add Avid DS caption format to Inqscribe's export module. If you would like to add your voice to this request, you can find it here:
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> http://support.inqscribe.com/forums/4206-general-feedback-for-inqscribe/filters/new?query=Avid%20Caption%20Format%20Export
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> Cheers,
> tod
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> Tod Hopkins
> Hillmann & Carr Inc.
> Media Composer v8.1 Mac
> Mac Pro Quad, OS X 10.9.5
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