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Former user wrote on 9/26/2007, 12:09 PM
Vegas can create text and a file to be used in captioning/subtitling for DVDs, but if you need to CC a tape format, Vegas will not do that.

Dave T2

this may or may not help.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms867679.aspx
Pcamp wrote on 9/26/2007, 1:11 PM
What format are you delivering for broadcast? Betacam SP?
TimTyler wrote on 9/26/2007, 3:04 PM
Thanks, Dave.

Yes, Pcamp, BetaSP.
Former user wrote on 9/26/2007, 3:11 PM
Facilities like the one I work, offer captioning services. If you are interested I can give you contact information and more information about the technical aspects.

Dave T2
IN1ACCORD Productions wrote on 9/26/2007, 3:21 PM
You'll either need to buy captioning software or there is live captioning services like Aberdeen Captioning (www.abercap.com). Aberdeen can now provides a black striped video you crop and add to an NLE but it requires a non-fire-wire card (ex. AJA KONA) to encode to tape at this time:
http://www.abercap.com/ppc_nledirect.php

IN1ACCORD Productions wrote on 9/26/2007, 3:22 PM
You'll either need to buy captioning software or there is live captioning services like Aberdeen Captioning (www.abercap.com). Aberdeen can now provides a black striped video you crop and add to an NLE but it requires a non-fire-wire card (ex. AJA KONA) to encode to tape at this time:
http://www.abercap.com/ppc_nledirect.php

Pcamp wrote on 9/27/2007, 4:02 PM
You need to create two steps:
1- a CC script ( eg Cheetah format) Subtitle workshop is a free program for this but takes a lot of work.
2. An encoded video - (line 21) from the script
Send it with your master to an encode facility or use a NLE with 720X486 output card and crop in line 21 as mentioned
CCaption is a program that encodes an avi from the script - equivalent to the black video version.
TimTyler wrote on 9/27/2007, 4:49 PM
Thx, All.

I'm going to let the producer deal with. That was her plan anyway, but I thought I'd try to help out. There's a facility here in town that can, as you described, take our show as a file, combine it with the script, and burn a master tape.

I'm sort of glad Vegas isn't capable :)