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| How to create DVD with closed captions | ||||
| rakf1 posted 2006 Nov 19 00:19 | ||||
| This is a guide to author a DVD with closed captions. You can also add existing DVD subtitles as closed captions to your DVD.
Tools used: 1. SCC Tools 2. DVD lab Pro 2 Index: 1. Create closed captions in SCC format 2. Use DVD lab Pro to add closed captions and author DVD 3. Verify that the created DVD has closed captions 1. Create closed captions in SCC format DVD lab pro requires the closed captions to be in SCC format. SCC file can be created from an existing srt file (popular subtitle ripped file). Download SCC Tools from the link below: http://www.geocities.com/mcpoodle43/SCC_TOOLS/DOCS/SCC_TOOLS.HTML If you dont have a srt file, creating one is very simple. The screen-shot below shows an example of srt format. You just have to type in the text and the time code duration for the closed caption to appear on the video. 
00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,000 indicates the the text "hello, How are you" will be displayed from 1 second into the video and ends at 3 seconds. Use the subrip2scc.exe command line utility from SCC Tools to convert the srt file to scc file. subrip2scc test.srt SCC Tools also has other options to create scc files from other subtitle formats, refer to the SCC Tools documentation for other options. 2. Use DVD lab Pro to add closed captions and author DVD Use the link below to a tutorial about DVD lab Pro, this guide just explains the steps to add line 21 closed captions to DVD and asumes that the user is familiar with other DVD authoring features od DVD-lab Pro. http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=220092 Select the 'connection' option under projects Right click on the DVD movie as show in the screen-shot below and select the 'UOPs & Settings" option 
Select the browse button for 'Line 21 CC' and select the scc file you just created 
This should add the closed captions to your DVD. 3. Verify that the created DVD has closed captions Open WMP and select the VIDEO_TS.VOB file from the VIDEO_TS folder that was just created using DVD-lab pro From 'Play' menu select 'subtitles and captions' and check the 'closed captions' option 
This should display the closed captions. | ||||
| zenzen1 posted 2006 Nov 21 17:14 | ||||
| Thanks for the tutorial. I will give it a try.
But can you please explain the difference between Subtitles and Closed Captions :?: Thanks | ||||
| MOVIEGEEK posted 2006 Nov 21 19:30 | ||||
From CapFaq: "Generally speaking, subtitles are intended for hearing audiences and captions for deaf audiences. Subtitles may translate the dialog into a different language, but rarely show all of the audio. For example, captions show sound effects (e.g., "phone ringing" and "footsteps"), while subtitles don't." http://www.robson.org/capfaq/overview.html BTW...nice guide. | ||||
| kvr posted 2006 Nov 22 01:53 | ||||
So I assume this guide would work equally well if say I wanted to add English subtitles to a DVD that currently only has French and Dutch subtitles? Or is there some other guide more suited to this purpose? | ||||
| rakf1 posted 2006 Nov 22 15:49 | ||||
| This guide is to add closed captions (line 21) to DVD....
Use the link below to a guide for adding subtitles to DVD : http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=219535 | ||||
| slark posted 2007 Mar 16 17:19 | ||||
| This didn't work for me. Created the SCC file successfully, selected it from the UOP dialog in DVD-lab Pro 2, it compiled the DVD... no captions. DLP2's verification log does not indicate anything wrong - but there's no indication of CC being added to the MPEG either...
Any clues from anyone would be appreciated... Thanks. | ||||
| rakf1 posted 2007 Mar 16 21:14 | ||||
Create a graph with line21 decoder and check for closed captions, your graph should look something like this:
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| CLD posted 2008 Aug 21 16:34 | ||||
| Hello! i'm new here. I have the same problem as slark. I did everything the guide says but it doesn't work.
Can someone help me? please! This is the report (nothing about CC): *** DVD Lab Pro Verification Log *** 8 - 21 - 2008 -- 16:35:38 ************************ * * * VMG Verification * * * ************************ Number of VTS - 1 Number of Menus: 1 Menu 01 - Type - Dummy Number of imported VTS: 0 ************************ * * * VTS Verification * * * ************************ <<< VTS Number 1 >>> Number of Titles: 1 Title 01 - Type - ES or PES Segment 1, Video File D:\Música\Videos\Vive La Fete - Noir Desir.mpv Frame Size: 352 X 240 Frame Rate 4 [1--23.976, 2--24, 4--29.97, 3--25, 5--30] Aspect Ratio: 43 [43--4:3, 169--16:9] MPEG Video Type: 1 [1--MPEG 1, 2--MPEG 2] Chroma: 1 [1--4:2:0, 2--4:2:2, 3--4:4:4] GOP 1, size - 69367 GOP 2, size - 91732 GOP 3, size - 88673 Segment 1, Audio File D:\Música\Videos\Vive La Fete - Noir Desir.mp2 Audio type: MPEG, Channel: 2, Sampling: 48000, Bitrate: 192000 Segment 1, Subtitle File : None Number of Menus: 1 Menu 01 - Type - Dummy ************************ * * * Status Messages * * * ************************ Start building Video Title Set ( VTS ) ... - 2001 Title - 1 Start building VOB streams - 2210 Muxing elementary streams is in process ... - 2220 Initializing audio packets ... - 3005 Initializing MPEG 1 audio packet ... - 3020 [INFO] - No subtitle stream is provided - 3739 Muxing is in process ... - 2300 Audio packetizing ends - 3025 Creating PGC for the title is in process ... - 2500 Creating dummy menu is in process ... - 2790 Building VTS IFO stream is in process ... - 2800 Start building Video Manager (VMG) ... - 2005 Creating dummy menu is in process ... - 2790 Creating still menu is in process ... - 2700 Start encoding bitmap ... - 2750 Reading bitmap is in process ... - 2740 [INFO] - No audio stream is provided - 3019 Encoding bitmap and building VOBU is in process ... - 2450 Building VMG IFO stream is in process ... - 2850 *** Post Verification *** No error was found in the post verification process Authoring is successfully completed - 3900 |
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