• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Subtitles in DCP

  Posted by George Roberson on July 22, 2014 at 3:19 pm

  If I need subtitles in DCP files, what are the options?

  Should I put titles in the FCP before exporting to make DCP files? That way the video is coupled with subtitles all the time?

  Or there is a way to make subtitles files in DCP? Export video from FCP without subtitle? that way maybe there will be choices to have a few different language subtitles that can couple with Non-subtitle video?

  Any inputs will be appreciated!

  Thanks,
  George

  Michael Gissing replied 12 years ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Michael Gissing

  July 23, 2014 at 1:11 am

  The DCP spec allows for subtitle data files to be added to a clean picture in the DCP. I don’t know how you would produce the subtitle file to add using FCP however.

  I have only made one subtitled DCP (using OpenDCP software) and noted that there was that capability but the master file had baked in English subtitles.
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  George Roberson

  July 23, 2014 at 4:00 am

  Thanks for the reply. Was it easy to use easy DCP? How long is your movie?

  So you placed the subtitle in FCP before exporting to make the DCP files?
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  Michael Gissing

  July 24, 2014 at 8:09 am

  Open DCP is pretty easy plus I found some youtube clips that helped explain the workflow.

  Yes subtitles were put on in FCP and baked into the master ProRes file. The program was 85 minutes – a feature doco

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