Re: [Avid-L2] How to integrate Closed Captioning with Sub Cap Effect in MC 2018.12.15?

John,

I routinely get .srt files with an accompanied .txt file (using the format the AVID can read,  like a DS subtitle text file.

The ones I get are always set to start at zero.  Most .srt files I have opened in other apps start at zero as well.  They don't use timecode, they use seconds, if memory serves, down to 1,000th of a second.

This screws a lot of people up in the Broadcast world, since we usually like to start with a timeline that has room for Bars & Tone, a slate, countdowns, etc.  They load a caption file and wonder why no subs were found.  It's because all the subs were at times not in your timeline.

When we do captions, we make a copy of the sequence, starting at first frame of picture (e.g. 1:00:00:00) and then change that copy to a start time of zero.

On the subject of opening a copy of the file, I agree wholeheartedly with that sentiment.  Modern OSes do stupid stuff, because they assume users are stupid.  Especially Apple.

Dave Hogan,

Burbank, CA

On Oct 21, 2024, at 6:57 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

I've never dealt with the business end of Close Captioning but there is a request to make a screener for music clearance with closed captioning.  I have no idea why the want CC for music clearance.

I have the .scc file for the show and I understand I put the subcap effect on a track and then import the .scc file.  I sent the closed caption folks a reference that started at 00:59:30:00 with program start at 1:00:00:00.  Is there a way to determine what time code the .scc file starts at?  In other words should I put the subcap effect at the top of the sequence at 00:59:30:00 or 1:00:00:00.  I don't know how smart an .scc file is as to how it gets synced to the sequence in Avid's Sub Cap effect.  I'm waiting on along export without CC first to try but any suggestions appreciated.

John Moore Barking Trout Productions Studio City, CA bigfish@pacbell.net