Final Cut Pro X - Closed Captioning

I am looking for a digital, low cost solution for Closed Captioning. Any suggestions?
Richard

Take a look at this.
QuickTime Pro is atill an available download for $30.
Russ

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  • Any word about final cut pro and closed captioning?

    Has anyone heard any news of Final Cut Pro dealing with the issue of closed caption for their software?

    Close Captioning is done through/with DVDSP, not FCP. Not good news if you want to deliver on tape-- but great if you deliver on DVD<<</div>
    Todd,
    Not exactly true ... While they may seem to serve a similar function, Closed Captioning and Subtitling are two distinctly different things. Subtitles can be used on DVD-Video and turned on or off by the user via the remote (or defaulted to on by the author). Subtitles are also used by film makers releasing their films in foreign language countries.
    On the other hand, Closed Captioning is encoded into line 21 of an NTSC video signal. CC is received and decoded by TV sets (required on ALL TV sets sold in the U.S.) as mandated by FCC ruling several years ago and more recently required by law under provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
    Since it's inception, CC inclusion was a very expensive process and remained in the realm of specialized service companies for many years. With the recent passing of the FCC's deadline for almost ALL broadcast programing (with few exceptions) to be closed-captioned, I would think/hope that NLE vendors, like Apple, Avid and others would incorporate CC capabilities into their programs. There is one other CC software solution for Macs that I'm aware of available from: http://www.ccaption.com/
    -DH

  • Final Cut Pro 7 Closed Captioning/Hardcoding question

    Hi everyone, I have a question regarding the closed captioning that final cut 7 now allows. I'm using movcaptioner to create SCC files to import into final cut for closed captioning of a broadcast television series. However, this show is also to be broadcast with another language track besides english with hardcoded english subtitles. Is there any way to do this or any other application if I can't do it in final cut? It would be extremely beneficial to use the closed captioning as the english language subtitles for the foreign language version.
    Thanks

    If I understand your question, you want to re-use your SCC file.
    My subtitle prep tool can do so (or even generate the .SCC)
    http://www.videotoolshed.com/?page=products&pID=12
    Then output to XML and have your subtitles as text generators in FCP.
    Mind you, subtitling is very different from CC, so there will be some work.
    (subtitles have two lines, while CC can go up to 4
    Also, it's uncommon for subtitles to jump all over the screen.
    There is a free demo, do toy with it.
    hth,
    Bouke
    * Disclaimer, i AM the owner of the link provided, and i WILL make money on it! **

  • Creating Closed Captions in Final Cut Pro

    Does anyone have any reference information on adding Caption Files to Final Cut Pro?

    The caption file gets imported to the track.
    The file must be in the correct format - see the section in the manual.
    The timecode of the track or mpeg asset must match the timecode of the master used for the captioning.

  • What is the best closed captioning program for Final Cut Pro 7?

    I want to include closed captioning as a feature in my video products. What's the best third-party application for closed captioning in collaboration with Final Cut Pro 7?

    You can get a better response on the FC Studio forum.
    Good luck.
    Russ

  • How do I import an .scc caption file into final cut pro x?

    I use final cut pro x.  I am needing to import an .scc file for closed captioning and need to know a software compatible with FCPX that will allow me to do so.  Does anybody know what I need to do?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r59sSiDBKU

  • Captions Are Disappearing in Final Cut Pro X

    Here's my problem.  I'm currently using Final Cut Pro X to put together a 40 min movie.  This movie includes various video clips as well as still images.  Naturally there is a need for many captions/subtitles.  However, when I'm finished for the day and close everything out, the next day upon opening up Final Cut Pro X again, i've found that many of my captions have returned to the default view.  For instance, my caption may have said, "Johnny enjoys a day at the park."  But upon returning, it says "title."  I'm spending countless hours perfecting these captions only to find that they have to be redone.  This will be the third time having to do this.  The crazy thing is, not all of them do this.  What is the problem here?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I'm finding myself having to leave my mac on 24/7 in order to keep this from happening, but even that is impossible to continue. 

    I'm having exactly the same problem with a ten minute movie.
    Some captions revert to "title" and keep the formatting that I'd set. Some revert to the default font and size.
    A very few of them are saved as I created them.
    If I had the responsibility of saving my work as I go along, I could blame myself if changes weren't saved, but the program is supposed to be keeping track of every change I make.
    Very frustrating.
    Help please.

  • Final Cut Pro X and Mac Caption Site Licenses

    How much does it cost for a site license for Final Cut Pro X and Mac Caption?  I need to have one computer going for production and one for training someone.  Is there 501C-3 pricing available?

    FCP X can be used on as many Macs as you own.  Be sure each is logged in to your iTunes/App Store account.  So for two Macs that you own, you can download to both, only pay for one.
    There is a bulk license deal for it, but you'd need to be running 10+ Macs before you'd get any discount or anything.
    Mac Caption is an issue you'll have to take up with them.

  • Subtitles Final Cut pro

    How do you get subtitles into a track on Final Cut Pro so they are exported within a quicktime file, I can only work out how to put ST in DVD studio pro.

    It depends on what you want. Do you want sub-titles that the viewer can turn on and off from the DVD menu? Do you just want subtitles to translate the spoken word into text that the viewer has no control over? Or do you really mean "Closed Captioning?"
    Viewer controlled subtitles - can only be done in DVDSP, usually with the help of a third part app like Bell-Nuit.
    Non-viewer controlled - follow the last posters instructions and use a text generator
    Closed Captioning - outsource it
    K

  • My Final Cut Pro unexpectedly quits when I scroll near a certain project in my Project Library (and unable to open said project).

    I was working on a project last night and Final Cut Pro would unexptedly quit several times. I eventually got tired of it and decied to go home. Came back today and the problem continued. I turned my Macbook off and turned it back on, same problem. I moved some of my stuff off my Mac HD into my external hard drives, still the same problem. I ran Disk Utility on all my harddrives, used Preference Manager on Final Cut Pro; the problem continues. I'm able to open and work on all my other projects, but when I even scroll near the file I was working on last night, FCP decides to completely close.

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    After a lot of research it appeared that some of my thumbnails were corrupted and made FCPX freezing while trying to display them.
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  • How can I restart media import in final cut pro?

    The operation of background activities on Final Cut Pro is often convenient, except when an import gets interrupted by an inadvertant media removal.   I usually have multiple SD cards connected to my Mac doing imports, and if I have more media than I have adapters/slots to connect them with, I will invariably unplug the wrong card, and interrupt an import that is in progress.  When I put the card back in, there is nothing that I can see to "restart" the import of that media where it left off at, or at least start over, and overwrite any incomplete files.  Instead, it seem that I need to import the card into a new event, and then use finder to then move the media files into the old event folder structure.  Only then, can I get something that seems to work.
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  • How Can I do an export that from Final Cut Pro 7 that is specific to these settings?

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  • Final Cut Pro issues in Lab environment

    Ok so this one has me completely buggered.
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    This is severely hampering the workflow for students using these editing stations, as they can't use their network home folders to save any data in Final Cut.
    The strangest part, is it worked fine last semester. The same machines were running 10.6 and Studio 3, and the server has not been changed at all.
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    No problem Tom!
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  • URGENT HELP Burning DVD from Final Cut Pro

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