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Captioning without Software
This lesson will take you through a step-by-step process of captioning a video using a simple word processing program. To do this process, you will need to be using either QuickTime or RealMedia video.
For this process , there are three components.
- Video file
- Text file (which has the time codes and text of captions)
- SMIL file (which serves like a web page to connect the video and text files in the appropriate way)
Download Archive of Sample Files
Step 2: A Text file with Time Codes and Captions
The next step is to create the text files with your captions and the time codes which controls when they appear. In the sample file, test.en_US.qt.txt, you can replace the captions and time codes that are there. The directions below will show you how to edit the text to customize it for your project.
ANYTHING CAPITALIZED AND IN BLUE IS JUST DIRECTIONS AND SHOULD BE DELETED.
{QTtext}{timescale:100}{font:SansSerif}{size:16}CAN CHANGE SIZE HERE {backColor:0,0,0}THIS IS A BLACK BACKGROUND
{textColor:65535,65535,65535}THIS IS WHITE TEXT{width:400}{justify:left}
[00:00:00.50]STARTING TIME OF CAPTION
In times like these, you want someone representing you
[00:00:03.00] ENDING TIME OF CAPTION
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who shares your values.
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I am that someone.
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I believe in the rights of individuals.
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And I believe in the power of community.
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I care about our children.
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And I care about our seniors.
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I will fight to protect the services that you need.
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And I will ensure that your taxes are cut.
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I have the experience and expertise to get the job done.
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But I am not a political insider.
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I will bring change that will keep us
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on the course that made our country great.
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My name is...
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And that makes me a pretty good candidate.
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Vote for me in November.
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Once you have created your captions with the correct code, save it as a .txt file. You will insert the name of this file into the SMIL file in the next step.
Step 1: Video File | Step 2: Text File | Step 3: SMIL File
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