MacCaption 3.2 review
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CCaption & MacCaption - the world’s only complete captioning system on a CD. No generation loss when making closed captioned copies.
Here are some key features of "MacCaption":
Closed-captioning features:
Pop-on, Paint-on and Roll-up mode closed-caption encoding
Italic, Underline, and Flash character attribute support
Multi-color character support
Drag and Drop closed caption decoding (MacCaption only)
Input description files can be taken from a CPC CaptionMaker file
Works with G3/G4 Mac computers as well as Avid, Media 100, TARGA
MPEG closed captioning and subtitling features (MacCaption only):
Drag and drop closed caption decoding
Direct insertion of closed captions into MPEG-2 video assets
Automatic creation of subtitles for Spruce and DVD Studio Pro authoring systems
Real time features (MacCaption only):
Real time closed caption decoding
Real time display of DV video with closed captions using FireWire
DV input and output over FireWire
QuickTime captioning features:
Ability to select font type and size
User control over caption placement
Automatic caption insertion into QuickTime Text Track
Input description files can be taken from a CPC CaptionMaker file
RealVideo captioning features:
Automatic generation of RealText ".rt" description files
Display times calculated from time codes in CCaption/MacCaption description file
Input description files can be taken from a CPC CaptionMaker file
DVD closed captioning features:
Automatic generation of .cc and .scc closed caption description files
Compatibility with many DVD authoring systems
Input description files can be taken from a CPC CaptionMaker file
Open-captioning features:
Ability to generate single or multiple frame captions
Ease of caption generation from a CCaption/MacCaption description file
Input description files can be taken from a CPC CaptionMaker file
Enhanced TV support (CCaption only):
Support for Advanced Television Enhancement Forum Transport A Triggers
Creation of URL, LID, Type, Name, Expires, Script and View fields
Allows for arbitrary user data input
V-Chip features (CCaption only):
Support for the Television Parental Guidelines rating system
Support for the Motion Picture Association of America rating system
Support for Canadian English Language and French Language rating systems
Program Name support
Advantages to using CCaption and MacCaption:
A cost-effective solution which uses existing hardware, CCaption-NLE and MacCaption-NLE/Mpeg or no hardware, CCaption-DV and MacCaption-DV
The ability to easily insert open and closed captioning into video programming and streaming media
In-house control of caption text content and text placement
Cost effective compliance with government regulations regarding captioning
Rapid turnaround when modifying a previously captioned production.
Limitations:
Captions contain watermark caracters.
Import and export are restricted to a limited number of captions.
Other restrictions apply.
What's New:
Caption QT Webcast (2 methods)
Added QuickTime Webcast export.
Added QuickTime text track font control and text positioning options.
Importing Text with Timecode
Added tab delimited time code recognition to plain text import.
Importing Text
Fixed bug when importing text with time codes in a plain text file.
Added warning message when importing Unicode file as plain text.
Subtitling
Added antialiasing to subtitle outlines.
Added color selection to subtitle outlines.
Export TI DLP Cine Canvas XML File
Added basic Texas Instruments DLP Cinema XML export. This file can be used to create very sharp subtitles on HD2K video (Digital Cinema)
Fixed Bug
Fixed bug in relative path name generation.
Requirements:
InterLok Extensions Installer.
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