Jeffrey
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Yeah, that’s the way we were thinking of doing it. The only downside being that exporting a whole 1/2 hour show to a Quicktime takes a long time, and is a step that was not needed until this captioning law went into effect.
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So are you able to see any captions when this -1 shift happens? Or do you need to manaually reset the y-axis to 0 to see the captions?
Also, the reasoning for changing the compressor to 8-bit uncompressed, aside from a picture quality standpoint, does that setting allow you to use line 21 captions? (as opposed to storing the caption information in the DV signal like when using the DV-NTSC codec?) I ask because we are looking into getting the full version of MacCaption (we have been tinkering with the demo for a little while now) and want to find the best workflow before we buy. We were convinced that we would need to do the “export movie with captions” option in MacCaption to export an entire episode (in DV-NTSC) as one big file with the captions encoded into the DV stream.
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I didn’t think you would be able to use the export NLE movie-superimpose it onto the timeline-and crop method with Final Cut Pro? I was told that since the DV screen size is 720×480 it wouldn’t work because a line 21 caption must be used with a 720×486 picture.
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Yup, that’s it. The mic is running a mic level into the computer. I’ll look into the iMic or just use the Mackie. The only tricky thing with the Mackie is that I’ll need about 10 adapters to get the mic’s 3.5mm plug to plug into the Mackie Mic inputs.
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MacCaption from CPC is pretty much the only app out there for creating and encoding captions in FCP. It’s not cheap either.
We have downloaded the trial version and it does work, it’s a little quirky to figure out, but we were able to create, encode, and output captions to BetaSP. And, eventhough the app is pretty quick to format once you have a caption file, actually transcribing the darn show is the real time-killer. Better have a fast-typing person available, or look into the various types of inexpensive voice-recognition software. Just repeat the program audio into a mic and it types into a text document automatically.
FYI-If you capture a tape that has captions on it, FCP will keep those intact, as long as you do nothing to the clip on the timeline, no renders, no nothing.
Also, getting line 21 captions in and out of FCP varies greatly depending on what vehicles you use for capture and output. (ie, a Sony DSR-45 DVCAM deck WILL NOT transfer captions through it’s DV, composite, S-Video, or component connections. Captions will only flow through the Monitor Output jack on a DSR-45. While the older DSR-30 WILL transfer captions through it’s component jacks.)
Otherwise, you’re stuck with hiring a provider.
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The only reason anyone would ever do a phone interview verses a studio interview is because the person being interviewed cannot be actually in the studio.
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If you’re refering to MacCaption, yup, that’s the only software out there for captioning with a Mac and FCP. If you have PC’s available, there are a few more options out there.
If you want a service to do it for you expect to pay about $10/min. (US $) And there are hundreds of services out there. I say to just do a google search for them, call a few, and pick the one that requires the LEAST amount of time and effort on your end. (ie, many providers require a VHS timcoded window dub of the project, wich takes time and tape, others do not. They only need your master tape, go with them, it’s likey that they have more sofisticated equipment and can provide a better service.) We’re currently paying $10/min, but we’re going to buy MacCaption soon. Over the course of a year it will save us thousands…
jeff
“TV said that? Then it must be true.” -Homer Simpson
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When you render your final AE movie, use the render setting preset “Lossless with Alpha” which uses the Animation compressor (an “uncompressed” format). Also make shure the “millions of colors+” is selected. The “+” indicates that you want an alpha channel.
FYI-The DV codec cannot support alpha channels.
Jeff
“TV said that? Then it must be true.” -Homer Simpson
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Yup, just tried that this morning. Walked away for a few hours, came back and it was all installed just fine. Thanks.
Jeff
“TV said that? Then it must be true.” -Homer Simpson
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Try this…unhook all your periferals, drives, printers, etc., turn off and then unplug your MAC for a minute or so, plug it back in, connect all you stuff (camera, drives, and all) then turn it on and launch FCP.
I had a firewire problem with a new MAC and this solved it right away.Jeff
“TV said that? Then it must be true.” -Homer Simpson