System information
4. From the Show drop-down list, choose Commands. Your captioning commands are now displayed
in the Edit Details window.
5. In the timeline, position the cursor where you want to start inserting captions.
6. Select a row in the Edit Details list to select the first caption you want to insert.
7. Click the Play button to start playback.
8. When you're ready to insert your first caption, press Ctrl+K. The first caption is inserted at the cursor
position, the Position setting is updated, and the next caption is selected.
9. Press Ctrl+K to insert each subsequent caption.
Adding or editing closed caption markers on the timeline
You can edit closed caption markers on the timeline to adjust caption start times, delete caption markers,
edit their contents, or add new markers.
n To add a new marker, click to position the cursor on the timeline and then choose Command from
the Insert menu (or press C).
To create a pop-on caption quickly, type your caption text in the Comment box in the
Command Properties dialog. Caption markup is added automatically. You can use [BR] to
indicate a line break.
n To move a marker, drag the marker tag on the timeline.
n To delete a marker, right-click it and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.
n To edit a marker, double-click the marker tag.
Use the Command Properties dialog to edit the marker.
Item Description
Command Choose 608CC1 for primary-language captions.
Choose 608CC3 for secondary-language captions.
Notes:
n Vegas Pro also supports 608CC2 and 608CC4 commands for
the CC2/CC4 channels.
n When rendering to XDCAM HD/HD422, CEA608 data is
uplifted to CEA708 format so that CEA608 and CEA708
captions are available when playing via HD SDI. CEA608 CC1
is uplifted to CEA708 Service 1, and CEA608 CC3 is uplifted
to CEA708 Service 2.
Parameter Displays the marker's captioning text. [BR] indicates a line break.
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