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I’m not sure about having to alway export the video file, but if the time code is the same, you don;t have to re upload the video file with the new caption file. I was able to upload the the caption file several times as I was testing formats.

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Update 3- Using the caption preset for .srt, I was able to export a sidecar caption 608 file for a 24p video. So far it has not been rejected by AVD.

So, to sum up so far- What has worked with Amazon Video Direct Caption requirements exported from Premiere CC.

608 caption files only. Sidecar (of course).
29.97 fps content- .scc
24p content- .srt

Since they are 608, these are basic pop on captions, but the should meet the requirements for content. These are the only file types I could get to work, at this point. I am still waiting hear back from AVD support on why 708 captions/file types are being rejected.

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Update 2-

Just uploaded a 24p video with an .xml 608 caption file, which AVD says it can take. Same error message as with the 708 files. So far, only the 29.97 fps content with the .scc 608 captions have been accepted. I will try a few more formats, just to see. (.srt, .mcc, etc…)

[Scott Link]

So, an update. I still have not been able to get a 708 caption file to work.

But I did convert my video to 29.97, and re do all the captions in 608 and upload the new version and an .scc file, which seems to have been accepted.

I don’t know if it;s just a problem with 708 captions coming out of Adobe CC, or anything other than a .scc file. I have another film to upload. I will create captions as 608, but export and upload a different format to test it.

The reply I got from AVD support was that they are looking into my issue and will get back to me.