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Creating and Editing Closed Captions
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To create new closed captions:
1. Load an Interplay Production sequence in Asset mode.
2. Click the Media Pane menu and select Closed Captions to display closed captions in the Media
pane.
3. Do one of the following:
t Set an In point and an Out point in the Media pane, set the Create Segment button to In and
Out mode, then click the button. If focus is in the Closed Captioning pane, press Ctrl+.
(period).
A closed-caption segment is created. You can add text and set alignment now or edit the
segment later.
t Set the position indicator where you want the closed caption text to start, set the Create
Segment button to Playhead position mode, then click the button. If focus is in the Closed
Captioning pane, press Ctrl+Shift+. (period).
An In point is set. You can add text and set alignment now or edit the segment later. Click the
Save button to save an open segment.
To set an Out point, move the position indicator to where you want the closed caption text to
end, and click the Create Segment button. If focus is in the Closed Captioning pane, press
Ctrl+Alt+. (period). The segment is now complete, an In point is set for the next segment,
and the segment is automatically saved.
Editing the Text and Position of Closed Captions
If you have extracted, imported, or created closed-caption segments, you can edit them in the Closed
Captioning pane using the following procedures. Make sure you select Closed Captions from the
Media Pane menu to display closed captions in the Media pane.
To enter edit mode and edit closed-caption text, do one of the following:
t Double-click the Text field.
t Select the Text field of a closed-caption segment and press Enter.
The Text field turns white and you can type the text. Use the Italic button and the Underscore
button to format the text. Click the musical note button to add a musical note. Press the Enter key
to start a new line.