Re: [DCP-o-matic] DCP Closed Captions

Am 30.10.2018 um 03:49 schrieb Bobbi-Lea Dionysius via DCPomatic: At last, someone asking for it ;-) Yes, adding closed captions is possible with the latest test releases 2.13.x. They even seem to work on real closed caption equipment! Basically, the idea is to add a text file that follows the same format rules as open captions (SRT, XML,...), but keep the number of lines and line length limited to common closed captions constraints. Carl implemented a separate closed captions monitor (both in dcp-o-matic main and player), so you can check your closed captions against these constraints. It will display your closed captions in real time when playing back your project/DCP. Basically, it is max 3 lines at max 30chars per line. http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc9-Closed-Caption-Authoring-Best-Practices.… After you have imported your captions file, you can choose wether it will be used for open captions (timed text or burn-in), or as closed captions. You can have both open captions and closed captions within a single DCP. You can even have multiple closed caption streams (multiple languages) per CPL. Keep in mind, 2.13.x is a test release, and it is not recommended for production work. However, there are no general faults known currently that should prevent you to use a DCP created with 2.13.x for a release. A possible way to be on the super safe side would be to create a caption-less OV with 2.12.x, and add just the captions as a VF with 2.13.x. - Carsten