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490Final Cut Pro User Guide
Create duplicate captions in another format
This conversion method retains a copy of the captions in the original format and is a good
way to quickly add languages in a new format.
1. Select the captions that you want to convert.
Tip: To select all the captions in a language subrole, select any caption, then press
Command-A. To select everything in the timeline, press Command-A again.
2. Do one of the following:
• Control-click the selected captions, choose Duplicate Captions to New Format, then
choose the new format from the submenu.
• Choose Edit > Captions > Duplicate Captions to New Format, then choose the new
format from the submenu.
A duplicate language subrole is created in the caption format you chose, and appears in
the timeline as the active language subrole.
Convert captions to another format
This conversion method does not keep a copy of the captions in the original format. Use
this method when you want to permanently convert captions to a new format (after you’ve
made a backup of your project).
1. In Final Cut Pro, create a caption role and any subroles for the caption format that you
want to convert to.
2. Select the captions that you want to convert.
Tip: To select all the captions in a language subrole, select any caption, then press
Command-A. To select everything in the timeline, press Command-A again.
3. Do one of the following:
• Control-click the selected captions, choose Assign Caption Roles, then choose the
caption role that you created in step 1.
• Open the inspector, then click the pop-up menu at the top of the Caption inspector
and choose the caption role that you created in step 1.
• If you’re converting a single caption, double-click the caption, then click the pop-up
menu at the top of the caption editor and choose the caption role that you created in
step 1.
Note: When converting captions to another format, make sure to choose a main role,
not a language subrole.
The language subrole is converted to the new format. In the example below, the German
language subrole was converted from CEA-608 to iTT.