2.7

Creating and Editing Closed Captions
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To close a gap between closed-caption segments, do one of the following:
t To close a gap by extending the end of a closed-caption segment, right-click on the segment and
select Close Gap: Modify Out.
The Out point is changed to one frame before the following segment’s In point.
t To close a gap by extending the beginning of a segment, right-click on the segment and select
Close Gap: Modify In.
The In point is changed to one frame after the previous segment’s Out point.
These commands are also available from the Closed Captioning Pane menu. If the commands are
not displayed (context menu) or are disabled (Pane menu), there is no gap between segments.
To change the start timecode of the first closed-caption segment:
1. Click the Closed Captioning Pane menu button and select Modify Start Timecode.
The Modify Start Timecode dialog box is displayed.
2. Enter the desired format for the start timecode by typing the first digit and continue typing until
you have typed 8 digits.
For example, a sequence might start with 01:00:00:00, but the first closed caption starts with
00:00:00:00. In this case, type 01:00:00:00. The change affects all subsequent closed-caption
segments.
3. Click OK.
Working with Multiple Caption Blocks
If two or more closed caption segments share a simultaneous time span, all captions are displayed in
the Media viewer. For example, in a scene with two speakers, you can align one caption left and one
caption right, as shown in the following illustration.