Free / open source Closed Captioning software?

I'd like to add closed captions to a feature film I produced. I understand the difference between closed captioning (which is embedded in the video and decoded by the TV) and DVD subtitles, and I would like to add real closed captioning.
Is there any free / open source Mac-compatible closed captioning software I can use to add captions to my feature film and create a .cc file for importing into DVD Studio Pro?
I'm more than comfortable with steep learning curves and X11 interfaces. If I have to use a text editor and timecodes, that's fine too. I just need that .cc file to add true closed captioning to my video, and I don't have the dough for commercial CC software.
Thanks!

my company does offer closed captioning as a service, Kelly is correct when he says the software is very expensive. as far as creating a .scc file with a text editor, i don't believe it is possible but i may be wrong. when opening a .scc or .cc file in a text editor, it does look like a bunch of "gobbledygook". but the .cap file that is used to create the .scc or .cc file looks a bit more manageable and could possibly be created without captioning software, again i may be wrong and have never attempted to do it. but say you could do it, you could save a bunch of money by creating the .cap file and giving it to someone who has the software to convert it to .scc or .cc. if that seems overwhelming and want to job it out, you could save some money by transcribing the video yourself which is a significant part of the cost when outsourcing. here is a sample of what a .cap file looks like:
~CPCC6.70~;Upper;PopOn;01;
00:00:48:06³0CEN³WELCOME TO.
00:00:52:08³0CFN³
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00:01:25:25³0C1N³I WANT TO SAY HELLO TO\THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WITH US
00:01:28:24³0C1N³RIGHT NOW ON THE INTERNET\ALL OVER THE WORLD.
00:01:31:17³0C1N³IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE CHURCH\MEMBERS THAT HAVE MOVED ON.
00:01:35:25³0C1N³I GOT A CALL TWO WEEKS\AGO FROM A FAMILY THAT MOVED

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