Close Captioning

[Doug Beal]

I know these people we use them when we’re slammed and have for years
https://www.captionlink.com/

I have talked with but never done business with Aberdeen captioning

rates I don’t pay attention to. I just work and deliver. I tell accounting what I did. They bill

Doug Beal
Editor / Engineer
Rock Creative Images
Nashville TN

[Mark Raudonis]

We use: https://www.captionmax.com/
for much of our work. Very professional, competent. You know they’ll get it done right.

Don’t know what the cost is for :30’s. We only do long form.

Mark

[Ernie Santella]

Thanks for the links!!!

Question… do you send off a script and video file on portable HD, have them encode it and put it back on your Drive? Or do you send them a tape?

This project is only SD. I would like to send them a file as that would be easier to import back into FCP and export to BetacamSP tape. What’s you guys’ workflow?

Ernie Santella
Santella Productions Inc.
http://www.santellaproductions.com

[Mark Raudonis]

Ernie,

I can only speak for our workflow and using captionmax.

I know that they can basically handle anything you send them and that they have their own
dubbing facilities.

We have our own “caption inserter”, so we FTP to them a low res “off-line” reference QT with TimeCode
that matches the final master. They create the caption files and email us back a “.cap” file. We load that
into our “caption inserter” and when we output from FCP, the master has captioning on it. No dubs, no fuss. There are other ways to do this, but that’s how we do it.

If you’re planning on outputting the caption info from FCP, make sure that your “i/o” box can do it. Not all can. (When it comes to HD… few can. Which is why we have an outboard “inserter” between the FCP and the mastering deck.

Hope this helps.

mark

[Ernie Santella]

Mark,
Thanks for following up.

Can I ask what that your ‘Caption Inserter Box’ is? I’m using a Kona3 card, I would think that since it’s the best, it should pass the CC code.

I guess I was hoping it the workflow would be as easy as just sending them an Uncompressed SD file, have them encode the CC and send it back to me as a file.

I will call the couple of companies referenced in the thread and see what their workflow is.

Thanks guys!

Ernie Santella
Santella Productions Inc.
http://www.santellaproductions.com

[Mark Raudonis]

Here’s what we’re using.

https://www.eegent.com/hardware/hd-vanc-data-insertion/

Since you’re dealing with :30’s your idea may work too. In long form, it’s not so easy to
pass back and forth the full rez 90 minute show.

Mark

[Doug Beal]

we send either a DVD w BITC or h264 w BITC they send back or post an animation codec of the CC line 21 data. line it up in the timeline, crop so just line 21 is present render and output to tape via Kona 3.
Of course I prefer to dupe my sequence before dropping in the animation file.
Part of the CYOB theory
“Just ’cause you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you”
Seth and Robin get it done for us

Doug Beal
Editor / Engineer
Rock Creative Images
Nashville TN