
(Macintosh OS X) Closed Captioning/Subtitling Software [Includes patented [#6,895,166] software engine} MacCaption-Live, WebPlus, Classic, DV, NLE,
10 Captioning DV Video If your original digital video is a DV video, and you transfer the video to a tape via FireWire, then the DV function will wor
100 Captioning with an External Encoder Hardware Encoders Supported by MacCaption • Link Electronics PCE 845-D/885/890 and other encoders • EEG Sma
101 Initializing the Encoder in MacCaption Now that you’ve got your encoder physically set up, it's time to activate it in MacCaption. Go to th
102 On the Fly Without a Transcript Make sure your encoder is setup correctly. You may refer to the earlier sections in this chapter for specific in
103 Menus Preferences There are three tabs in the Preference Dialog; the General Tab, the Display Tab and the NLE Tab. General Tab The sel
104 Caption Timecode Sync Function Key Caption Timecode Sync Function Key is the [+] key near the keypad by default. But you can assign any function
105 Display Tab This Display Tab controls the type of errors that are reported for individual captions in the caption text area. Sel
106 Video non-linear editing systems from different vendors require specific set up values to generate proper closed-caption image data file
107 editing systems are able to display video that is composed with this type of previously referenced frames. Deselecting Small QuickTime can turn o
108 new project, you will need to use Close Window after you close the project and use the New Window feature to start a completely new file. Save/Sa
109 Import Captions Import Captions is used to import text files for captioning or subtitling, or to retrieve captions from existing captioned videos
11 / break-out boxes will ignore the caption data. See the link www.cpcweb.com/nle/nle-hardware.htm for a list of compatible NLE systems. Captioni
110 Export Captions Export is used to create/export your final caption/subtitle, text or movie file. NLE: HD: Web/Podcast:
111 Batch… Please see chapter Exporting Captions/Subtitles for details. Capture Video… Please see chapter Importing Captions for details. Print To
112 Redo If you have undone too many actions, this will redo those actions. The keyboard shortcut for Redo is [Command/Apple] + Y. Cut Takes the sele
113 From the drop-down menu, you can also select whether you’d like to search the entire project (All), Down or Up from where you are currently worki
114 Font Used to change the font of the selected text. Program A, B, C, D, E, F Opens the selected program. Show Caption Grid Shows caption grid in
115 Additional Information: Subtitle menu items are only available when displaying text as Subtitles. Subtitle fonts look best when they are made
116 Caption Menu Encode Preferences With EIA-608 (standard definition captions), you can caption all 4 caption channels in 4 different
117 There are six independent text editing areas in MacCaption. These are labeled Program A through Program F. To switch between the different progr
118 The Program button allows you to toggle between six separate caption text areas. The area that is currently selected is the one in which MacCapti
119 Set Caption Data Lower Limit This allows you to set the lower limit for caption blocks. Captions before the lower limit (LL) mark will not be en
12 Subtitling Digital Videos Adding Subtitles to DV MacCaption can add subtitle to a DV video and print the video to a tape via FireWire. Adding Sub
120 Vertical Position In captioning, there are only 15 possible vertical positions. They are numbered 1-15. Insert Music Symbol Inserts a music symbo
121 Upstream Transparency The option to allow existing Field 1 data and Field 2 data to pass through untouched may be toggled here. Live Caption Opt
122 Live Caption Options Here you can select the number lines for roll-up, the maximum characters per line, left indent, and move the caption horizon
123 Subtitle Menu Subtitle Preferences The Subtitle Preferences dialog box can be found directly under the Subtitle main menu. The
124 Font Used to change the font. Font Size Used to change the size of the text. Font Color Used to change the color of the text. Font Outline Size U
125 Draw Vertically This allows you to align the caption vertically so that the letters are displayed from top to bottom instead of left to right. T
126 Mode Allows you to choose the time code mode that matches your video mode. The options include: NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps, the most common form
127 3. Highlight the block of text. 4. Then choose the Fill-In Time code option from the menu bar or by right-clicking on any of the highlighted ce
128 Ripple Time Code This feature will change the time code within the currently selected block, or from a selected row to the end of a file. There a
129 Insert/Delete/Merge/Split Row(s) As you go through the formatting process, you may need to add or delete a cell or sometimes merge two cells or
13 * Encoder versions cannot prepare or edit caption text/timing. Limited keystrokes allowed for last minute fixes. Encoder versions can only expor
130 Insert Music Symbol Inserts a music symbol (the quarter note) to the caption text. There are two choices for this menu item; Single Music Symbol
131 Special Menu Autosync Playback This item corresponds with the Autosync button on the interface. Equate Movie Time to Captions W
132 Customize Keystrokes This will open a window that tells you how to customize keystrokes. First find the command that you want to assign or chang
133 To enable Scene Detection • Check the box labeled Caption Overlaps Scene Transition in Preferences > Display • Select Scene Detection und
134 the Change to box and click Change. To change all occurrences of the word in the caption text click Change All. To ignore the specific word clic
135 Select Include V-Chip Information to generate V-Chip Program Rating Data. Additional information on the V-Chip, Television Parental Guidelines, M
136 changes, the file is ready for to be combined with the video as captions or subtitles using MacCaption software. By utilizing the Automatic Matc
137 The Window Menu allows you to adjust the display size of the interface; Compact or Full Size. It also displays the name of the project that yo
138 4. Copy and paste the string of characters to [email protected] We will email you a *.dat file. Now you need to follow step 3 inside the Upgrad
139 Caption Tips Suggestions for Breaking Lines You should watch captioned programs on the television to get an idea how professional captioning is d
14 Hardware Requirements Operating System Required • Macintosh OS X “Leopard” 10.5 • QuickTime 7.0 CPC Protection Key (Key) A CPC Protection Key
140 words spoken by off-screen speakers (commonly narrators) appear in italics (but italics can be skipped if the speaker comes in and out of view).
141 captions from the current caption to the last caption is to option-shift click two times in the current caption. To select all of the captions fr
142 Trouble Shooting Proper QT Movie QT DV video must be 29.97 fps and audio must be either 32KHz for 4 12-bit audio channels or 48KHz for 2 16 bit a
143 Transferring files between Mac and PC Use a standalone FireWire Disk that is formatted for the PC and plug it into the Mac's FireWire port.
144 Losing First Caption When you export a DV movie with closed captions you should specify the lower limit for the closed caption data. This is nece
145 Appendix Description File Command Directives An external description file or an on screen Text I/O Window (Macintosh only) can contain all of th
146 *NDF Indicates the time code values in this file are to be interpreted as non drop frame time codes. Example: *NDF This command causes subs
147 Example: *RIGHT 12,28 This command places text so that its right edge is located at Row 12 and Column 28. The right left and right center direct
148 Indicates the following data lines are to be interpreted as an Interactive Television crossover link. Example: *ITV <http://www.ccaptio
149 Example: *DURATION 10:00:00 This command will cause the generated video to be 10 minutes in length. Video frames at the end are filled with ra
15 We have tested the following decks and media converters, which do the job successfully. If your deck is not listed below, you can use the compatib
150 Specifies program name information. The name must be between 2 and 32 characters in length. Example: *PROGRAMNAME THE AVENGERS This exampl
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16 The Sony Business Solutions & Systems Product Operations Support Center: http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/minisites/HDV/support.
17 NLE Systems Primary Row Starting Column AJA Io LA * 1 24 AJA KONA * 2 24 AJA KONA (alternate) * 1 24 AJA KONA LH/Lhe, LS/LSe *
18 http://www.cpc-usa.com/1ccaption/NLE_MOV_Exports.zipAVI files for a number of NLE systems: http://www.cpc-usa.com/1ccaption/NLE_AVI_Exports.zip C
19 have determined these values, you can use these values in the CPC software and caption your videos using your NLE system. MacCaption DTV-M, DTV a
2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Copyrighted names used herein are the property of their respective
20 Software Installation Installing MacCaption software Inside the CD you will find a file similar to MacCaptionV5.0.hqx. V5.0 reflects the version
21 Caption/Subtitle Preparation A prepared final project We created a prepared final project demo.cca using a short video demo.mov. These files are o
22 You may also download the most recent manual and project files described below from the downloads page: www.cpcweb.com/download/mac-download.htm t
23 The following instructions will show you how to open a text file and a video file, format the text into individual captions, and then time stamp e
24 In addition to clicking on these buttons, you can use your keyboard to do the same things. To go forward or back by 1 frame: press right or lef
25 Edit Window Controls To edit text, make sure the Edit button is checked as shown below. But when you want to Time Stamp the captions or Auto
26 Directly above these icons, there are three drop-down menus which can be used to perform the same tasks, but more precisely. Caption Display M
27 It also works with OS X Mac applications by using the OMNI application: |www.vpedal.com/omni.php. Note: Although it is technically possible, w
28 • There are no settings or configurations you need to setup. The vPedal will operate the play, pause, forward, and rewind functions of the vide
29 NOW MY NAME APPEARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, WE PUT CAPTIONS OF WHAT I SAY AT THE TOP, SO THAT MY NAME IS NOT COVERED BY CAPTIONS. UP UNTIL
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30 Opening a Text File Note: Besides opening a simple free format text file, you can also import many other text files with time codes and caption
31 You need to check this box only when you work with Chinese (Traditional or Simplified), Japanese (Hiragana or Katakana) or Korean (Hangul). If yo
32 Check the End caption at end of sentence punctuation: (.?!) box for all caption modes Pop-on/Paint-on/Roll-up. For this tutorial, check the b
33 17 ONE CAPTION BLOCK IS PAINTED ON THE SCREEN, 18 FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, ONE CHARACTER AT A TIME. 19 NOW THE ROLL-UP MODE. 20 THIS MODE IS NORMALLY U
34 Caption limitations: Closed caption technology allows no more than 32 characters on a line, and a maximum of 4 lines of text on one screen. Dele
35 to the Roll-up mode, you first need to make sure that there is only one line of text per cell. (The Roll-up mode is the only caption mode that req
36 Listen to the audio and press the [+] key on the right hand side of the keyboard at the appropriate time to match the text on the current cell
37 AutoSyncing To check your work – formatting, positioning, time stamping, you need to check the Autosync button as shown below: The video will
38 • Windows Media Player file SAMI (version 6 or version 7, 8, 9 and 10), use Windows Media Player. • Timed Text DFXP file for Flash, use the Fla
39 • Add a QuickTime Text Track to a QuickTime file, use the Web>QuickTime Text Track file option. Exporting Video with Subtitles To export, go
4 IMPORT/EXPORT TEXT & CAPTION/SUBTITLE FILES ... 56 ASCII Text (unformatted) ...
40 To watch a real time analog TV broadcast with captions on your computer, connect the analog video and audio output from a VCR (connected to the br
41 The above choices will result in: 1. Each row of text will contain only one2. As many words as possible are placed into each caption cell, unti
42 34 lower case, and also in 35 Spanish: ¿Dónde está el 36 niño? 37 Está en la casa. 38 And in French: Parlez-vous 39 français? 40 Répétez, s'i
43 2. Roll-up captioning is available for 2, 3 or 4 lines of captioning. When you choose any one of these modes, you will see a maximum of 2, 3 or 4
44 Special Topics Captioning a Commercial Spot If you are captioning a short commercial this issue is very important. If you do not do it right the
45 Caption up to 4 Channels You can caption all 4 caption channels in 4 different languages simultaneously as long as there is enough space on the vi
46 The third area is located at the bottom left side of the batch window. This is where input movies are selected for all export operations that requ
47 To add close captions in previously prepared .cca files to DV QuickTime movies: 1. Under Caption and Subtitle Source Program A: Select “Use .cca
48 Now that you have a translated file with all the important time stamps marked, it's time to import. Go to File >> Import >> For
49 Once the change is made to the tab delimited file, it can be imported into MacCaption and replace the existing line of text without compromising t
5 MENUS ... 103 Preferences ...
50 4. The Assemble Captions window will pop up and you will have the following options: a. Conform .scc time codes to 00:00:00:00 b. Conform fina
51 e. Preserve MacCaption decoded caption data as .scc files – MacCaption decodes captions from QuickTime videos into .SCC files in order to accompl
52 -help - Output a brief command line summary -s
53 mpeg608708 - MPEG DTV 608 and 708 captions mpegccubelinear - CCube linear 608 captions mpegccubetemporal - CCube temporal
54 user has a copy of any of the 3 Manzanita Multiplexers installed in their Applications folder in OS X, the “Generate a Transport Stream using Manz
55 To verify and check the timing of the output MPEG-2 Transport stream the user can purchase Elgato EyeTV software (www.elgato.com), or can use the
56 Import/Export Text & Caption/Subtitle Files MacCaption can import variety of files as described below. Sample files are included on the Ma
57 preliminary formatting of your captions by having the transcript break up captions according to punctuation marks, and then square up text for cap
58 SO THAT MY NAME IS NOT COVERED BY CAPTIONS. Note: If you do not have a Tab character inside the text line, the line would break into multiple lin
59 Captions, Inc. Files (.cin) You can import/export Captions, Inc. .cin files from the file >> Import/Export menu. CCaption Description File
6 Overview Video Tutorials and Support Knowledge base documents, Updates and Upgrades • Video Tutorials: www.cpcweb.com/tutorial • Forum:
60 Cheetah Caption Files (.asc) You can import/export Cheetah ASCII files from File >> Import/Export menu. Here is a sample example: ** Capti
61 a .cc file. The contents of .cc and .scc files are identical, the only difference is the extensions in the names. A typical DVD caption file looks
62 Exporting ASCII Text Files In addition to importing ASCII text files in different formats, you can also export them. MacCaption has a number of
63 Using International Character Sets with MacCaption MacCaption supports 16 bit Unicode and can be used with 16 bit International character sets.
64 Spanish, Portuguese and European Languages 1. Open your document (make sure the text ‘reads’ properly) 2. Go to File>Save As 3. Save the f
65 Exporting Captions/Subtitles MacCaption encodes captions directly onto digital video without the need for encoding hardware. MacCaption can inse
66 DV – 720x480 video Digital Video format / DV format is video that is transferred in and out of the computer via a FireWire (IEEE 1394) interface.
67 DVCPRO) with a DV Converter connected with a FireWire cable. Connect the outputs from the converter to the inputs of your video recorder. Go to:
68 First option is straight forward. We will explain how to use the second method in detail in the following sections. The advantage of the second me
69 Notes on Animation Codec Animation codec is lossless. When you compress an image with the animation codec it preserves all of the data. You should
7 One Price - Both Platforms (Mac and Win) Whether you work with Mac or Windows, we have a solution for you. When you purchase MacCaption, you wil
70 Primary Row: If your system is not listed, you need to know the primary Row and Starting Column numbers for your NLE system. If you know those v
71 To superimpose closed caption data onto an actual video image, follow the instructions described below for other Avid systems. Add Captions usin
72 Add Captions using the Media 100 To superimpose closed caption data onto an actual video image, place the QuickTime movie onto a video track. Plac
73 You can verify that closed captions are being properly handled by DeckLink Extreme by digitizing an analog video broadcast signal containing clo
74 MPEG-2 (DTV/ATSC) MacCaption software has been able to add closed captions to MPEG-2 video used in the authoring of DVDs for a number of years bu
75 EIA 608 closed captions for MPEG-2 streams can be encoded with 4 channels of alternate languages these include CC1,CC2, CC3, and CC4 data respect
76 DVCPRO HD video content can also be encoded with closed captions for the Omneon Spectrum Playout Server with the optional HD-SDI DV100 I/O port a
77 Save the new Captioned MXF on your desktop, and when prompted select the original MXF. Once the new MXF with captions is generated the user can
78 Proofing your 708 captions from MPEG-2 streams You can use MacCaption to proof your HD captions. We have a Print to FireWire function in the sof
79 8. Control-click or right-click on the “Source” field to the left of you “A8” or audio track containing the 4VANC audio file. 9. In the drop do
8 Classic (WebPlus + Post caption using CC hardware interface) Do you own a hardware closed caption encoder? If so, the Classic version is designed
80 13. Select “Embed in SDI Line 21 (SD) if you are printing to an SDI compatible VTR (such as Digital Betacam or DVCPRO50 deck). 14. Select “Embed i
81 HD/SD Captioning using AJA Kona To work with AJA KONA 3 and LHi, you need MacCaption DTV, DTV-A, or HD Enterprise, as well as Final Cut Pro 7
82 To export SD closed captions choose • QuickTime 608 Closed Captions (FCP/Podcast/Web) Initial Steps for All Workflows 1. If you are starting wit
83 5. If you will be outputting for HD, make sure you have at least one 708 target specified in MacCaption Caption > Encode Preferences (usually,
84 2. To output via AJA TV: simply open this movie file in AJA TV and play it out through your Kona card. (Make sure your Display setting is set to
85 Kona HD-to-SD workflow for FCP7 1. MacCaption Export > Podcast/Web/QuickTime 608 > QuickTime 608 Closed Captions (FCP/Podcast/Web). Your s
86 3. In the Closed Captioning setting of the Print to Video dialog box, select the QuickTime movie with the 608 track that you exported in Step 7 a
87 FCP using Apple XML Format MacCaption can create an XML file containing subtitles that can be directly imported by Apple Final Cut Pro. First cre
88 Subtitle with DVD Studio Pro 1. Go to File >> Export and choose the DVD Subtitles >> DVD Studio / Spruce option to export out a .st
89 • Captionate (This is the program that will allow you to embed captions inside your .flv files. You can find it here: http://www.buraks.com/capt
9 file, and you go in and out of your NLE with FireWire, then DV Encoder will encode your captions with software only – no hardware encoder required.
90 • Then under Skin choose any skin that begins with the word Captioned • If you want your captions to appear over your video, choose a skin that
91 Google guidelines for videos accepted: Goggle accepts AVI, MPEG, QuickTime, Real, and Windows Media. If your video file is over 100 MB, please use
92 The Text Display Options window will appear; In the Text Box Size and Location areas, we recommend; Font Size: 30 Style: Plain Justification: Cent
93 Font Size: 14 Style: Default Justification: Center White Font on Black background If the style is set to Default each caption text's style i
94 MacCaption creates two files for RealText: One is a file ending in ".rt" and the other is a file ending in ".smi." When you c
95 <time begin="20.53" /><br/><clear/><i/>To indicate that<br/>I'm off screen,</i> <time begin=
96 .smi and .wmv) in one folder and double-click on the .asx file. The video will play and display the captions. 2. Play video with captions below
97 Importing Captions Retrieve Captions from a DV Movie (Real Time Decode over FireWire) MacCaption will display and decode video and its associa
98 MacCaption searches for the upper most closed caption data line in the input file and then decodes the closed captions in the rest of the file. To
99 closed captions. Once you have captured the QuickTime file, go to File>Import DVCPRO HD (DV100) Closed Captions. Similarly, DVCPRO HD QuickTi
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