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468Final Cut Pro User Guide
5. To add another language subrole, move the pointer over the caption role in the Captions
pane, click the Language button, then choose a language from the pop-up menu.
The new language subrole appears in the list below the role.
To delete a caption role or a language subrole, move the pointer over the role or
subrole, then click the Delete button (–) to the left of the role or subrole name.
6. Click Apply.
The caption roles and subroles you created are now available to any project in the
library. To create the actual captions and assign them to subroles, see Create captions,
below.
Note: Choosing a language does not affect what kind of characters can be typed into the
captions. Additional steps may be required for some languages. See the macOS Help topic
Type in another language with input sources.
Create captions
For the most efficient workflow, make sure the dialogue and related audio in your project
are “locked” (completely finished) before you create, sync, or edit the captions.
For example, if you were to add captions and then make changes to dialogue clips later,
you might cause the captions to go out of sync with the audio.
1. In the Final Cut Pro timeline, position the playhead where you want a caption to appear.
2. Choose Edit > Captions > Add Caption (or press Option-C, or Control-Option-C if the
caption editor is already open).
A new caption clip appears at the top of the timeline (in a dedicated caption lane), and
the caption editor opens.
The caption is connected to the primary storyline at the playhead position. If a
connected clip at the playhead position is selected, the caption is connected to that clip
instead. See Connect a caption to a connected clip.
Important: If you move clips earlier or later in the timeline, any connected captions
move with those clips. If you delete clips, any connected captions are deleted.