Exporting subtitle data to another format.
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1. The previous versions of the plugin may appear in this ist and you can easily recognize them because they will have the word Obsolete For any new projects we recommend that you use the current version of Subtitles e E nuena aa where werid you bo if you could be anywhere oem The Canvas or Preview window should look exactly the same as it looks in any other host when the Info button is enabled The Data Exchange section allows you to convert the current subtitle data and convert it to a format of your choice The Export drop down menu will give you the option to select the format for exporting the data Support Our Technical support team is available to answer your questions via e mail and should respond as soon as possible Support sugarfx tv Please visit our web site http www sugarfx tv for possible answers to your technical support issues or visit our YouTube channel at http www youtube com sugarfxtv where you may also find a tutorial that will help you find the answer to your question About Decoding Data Decoding data can be tricky and there are many variables that go into the preparation of the data the decoding process compatibility with the Operating System and its math calculations the computer logic and other information that may be introduced accidentally by users during the conversion of data format updates etc and these may have an unexpected effect on the behavior of SUGARfx Subtitl2. across all supported hosts Info The Info button is enabled by default It provides information about the subtitle data encoded that is being displayed in the timeline and helps in the identification of possible typographical errors time code miss match or misplacement of subtitles When the Info button is on the Canvas window or Viewer shows an overlay on top of the subtitle generator with the approximate Running Time Code RTC the current frame in time the total number of subtitles decoded the raw IN and OUT time code data for the previous next and current subtitle and the corresponding Subtitle text Attention The Running Time Code may not be completely accurate and show some discrepancies with the actual time code of the project This is simply displayed in the info screen for reference and approximation The actual time code of the timeline of the software should be the accurate reference for you Edit Text This is where the text can be typed edited or imported Make sure that the Format selection matches the format of the text that you are importing You can import SubRip SRT YouTube Script File used by Adobe Encore Final Cut Pro XML Markers Final Cut Pro 7 Marker Data and User Time Coded SUGARfx formatted text to be used with SUGARfx Subtitles simply open the Text Editor and import the file from your computer See the addendum at the end of this file for more information The User Time code format have to follow
3. certain rules in order to be decoded correctly for accurate placement in the timeline The format is very simple and easy to type See the addendum at the end of this file Text Preparation gt User Time code Format for more detailed information Markers Additional workflow options include the import of XML files created using the markers in Final Cut Pro X 10 0 7 and later The markers need to be exported first and then imported using the Text parameter See the addendum at the end of this file Markers gt Using Final Cut Pro X for more information Format Select the subtitle text format you are using lf the format selected does not match the format of the text imported then the subtitles will not be decoded as expected and they simply wont be displayed The default selection is UserTC User Time code Format SPT SBV script File FCP XML FCPX T UserTG There are 6 different import options available SRT YouTube generated subtitles SBV Script File used in Adobe Encore Final Cut Pro X XML exported Markers FCP7 Markers List data and UserTC Keyable Makes the background transparent and ready for compositing Position Sets the position of the subtitle text anywhere on screen You can also use the OSC guides provided when the Info parameter is enabled Drop Frame By default the filter operates in Non Drop Frame NDF however if your project is set to Drop Frame this button will adjust the processing and displa
4. such as Text Edit Tags You can recognize the code for the opening and closing tags in the text as they are contained in triangular brackets that surround the subtitle text for example the italic tag may look something like this lt i gt Hello lt i gt SubRip format You can export your subtitle data to create SubRip formatted text using SUGARfx Subtitles The SubRip format looks something like this and we recommend that you do not try to type it because it may not be decoded properly You must use a SubRip generator instead Subtitle ID gt 3 00 00 14 460 gt 00 00 20 170 lt IN and OUT time code data SUGARfx Subtitles Pro is capable of Ee displaying hundreds subtitles one or two lines lt Empty line separating subtitles 4 00 00 22 300 gt 00 00 30 000 lt i gt Enjoy it lt i gt lt Textwith aTag not supported Note There may be many sample movie subtitles in SRT format available for download in the internet ADDENDUM Text Preparation gt User Timecode Format In order to type your subtitles correctly you need to know how SUGARfx Subtitles decodes and processes the User TC format text SUGARfx Subtitles takes every line of the custom text as one subtitle data and decodes it in other words the end of one line of text is defined by a single RETURN There should be an empty line no text at all between subtitles The text format is typed using TABs to separate t
5. RT Font Helvetica e i m Save to Export Step 3 Save to When you are finished editing or creating your subtitles click on the button to Save to a location in your hard drive Here you can enter the name of the file you are about to export Make sure you enter the corresponding file extension srt for SRT files txt for the others LA Presets gt info EditText SRT Font Helvetica Regular gt SRT Export Step 4 Export SRT Press the button to Export SRT data You just need to do this once and the file should be saved in the location you have selected in Step 3 II Presets gt info EditText SRT Font Helvetica gt Regular gt SAT me Keep in mind that if you change your subtitle data and press the Export button again the original file will be over written and replaced with the new data To create a new exported file go back to step 2 and repeat the process A Note about Automatic Duration The XML Marker data from Final Cut Pro X may be using the Auto Duration feature therefore you need to make sure that the duration of the subtitles is legal and do not overlap before doing the Export Refer to the Auto Duration parameter on page 5 for more information TIP For maximum versatility try exporting the original data to the User Time Code format which is much easier and friendly to edit than the other formats Import it and when finished editing simply choose the Export f
6. SUGAR Subtitles Description SUGARfx Subtitles provides the necessary tools to add burn in subtitles to your film by using some of the industry standard formats as well as having the capability to Export Subtitle data in several formats to be used in applications such as DVD Studio Pro and Adobe Encore SUGARfx Subtitles is NOT a replacement for professional subtitles or industry standard requirements but a tool to help you add subtitles to your movies You can add hundreds and even thousands of subtitles to your finished movie when using SUGARfx Subtitles simply by importing the time coded text choosing the input format and hitting the play button on the timeline k 3 ea or 7 4a gt ent ee J 1 PS i ne RRR SUGARfx Subtitles is j uhii ifs A 3 Titles Subtitles SUGART available in all host Credits subtitles SUGARTx applications Elements as FrostyGlass SUGARTx Gadgets SUGARfx Shown here is the Titles 7 Browser in Final Cut Pro X Lower Thirds Caden Subtitles SUGARTx SUGAR Free Cl WARP A mnmimatar Fl miria PAs te ATC 0000 58 02 fr 1741 1330 subtities SubRip SAT a _s PREVIOUS 0000 5516 gt 0000 57 04 NEXT 00 010027 gt 0001 03 13 min at Tari Inout in 00 00 57 12 00 01 00 19 out eho sae Phil il you could be h nan RA vou DOTA si eni Tan Setup om Me ain Dan Gerke Padam mo Ea T Bical Help the User Manual When clicking on t
7. X is capable of exporting the marker data created in the timeline therefore we have developed an import preset that decodes this data to use the marker s time code and text information as a subtitle workflow creation The current version supported is Final Cut Pro X 10 0 7 under Mountain Lion Workflow Setup Render your final movie or use a compound clip in order to have only one video clip in the timeline Marker Creation Hit play to listen to the movie audio and when a subtitle is needed press the keyboard combination Option m to create a marker in the spot where the time line marker is positioned This is a regular marker Kayta haluamasi muokkausohjelmaa ja kayttaa omaa kielta nappaimist6n 00 04 13 13 Delete Bone EF FS ko ee Enter the subtitle text using the language keyboard of your choice The subtitle text should correspond to the audio in this time code location Regular Markers have no duration and they will be decoded to use an automatic duration that can be set in the Auto Duration parameter A marker that can be used for controlled duration is a Chapter Marker This can be selected by pressing the top third icon when the marker editing box is displayed Kayta haluamasi muokkausohjelmaa ja kayttaa omaa kielt n pp imist n 00 04 13 13 Delete Moone The thumbnail pin provides a time code difference that will be decoded as the duration of the subtitle Set the thumbn
8. ail pin ahead in the timeline where the subtitle should end Export XML You can export the Final Cut Pro XML file at any time to check your work Go to the menu File gt Export XML and save it to your hard disk selecting the Basic or General metadata TXT Change file extension to Text The exported XML can be changed to have a txt extension directly in the Finder Subtitles fcpxm Subtitles txt Import Text Apply the SUGARfx Subtitles to the video clip in your timeline and select the format Markers FCPX XML and import the file using the Edit Text button You will see that the markers in your timeline match the subtitles displayed in the screen Changes Do this process again if you need to make changes add or delete subtitles ADDENDUM Exporting subtitle data to another format Workflow Step 1 Setup Import or create your subtitles using any format or method of creation that contains timecode information Make sure the correct input format is selected 7 Presets gt fimon wert a2 rot Regular gt SRT gt Saveto Export Make sure that the imported subtitles are being decoded properly before moving forward by sliding your playhead throughout the duration of the subtitles If you see any anomalies be prepared to fix the errors before exporting the subtitle data Step 2 Select Export format Select the output format of your choice from the drop down menu II Presets gt info EditText S
9. es during production Knowing this SUGARfx recommends that you try the plug in with a real job in the environment that you are more familiar with and before you commit to a purchase Also check the current system and application requirements to avoid conflicts when updating any part of your configuration Formats If new formats become available or updated please let us know what you need to use and we will try to implement additional decoders to satisfy our customers needs ADDENDUM About the SubRip SRT format Widely used format SUGARfx Subtitles is capable of importing standard SubRip SRT files You can have your film s subtitles produced in this format and import them using SUGARfx Subtitles File extension Since the file extension of the SubRip format is SRT you need to change it to TXT in order for SUGARfx Subtitles text import feature to be able to recognize it Large amount of data A commercial movie may have around SRT ate 1200 subtitles and a file of this magnitude can be imported in My Movie My Movie SUGARfx Subtitles Decoding limitations SUGARfx Subtitles is not capable of decoding the styling tags that may be contained in the srt subtitle format such as the italic tags or other tags The tags cannot be decoded and they will show up in the subtitles as they were typed so you need to remove them To remove the tags from the text perform a global search and change using a word processor
10. he SUGARfx logo you will be directed to a help file You can also access the help file when using the FxFactory application or download it directly from our web site Parameters Thanks to the OSC functionality of FxFactory Final Cut Pro X displays some of the most used parameters under the viewer window for quick and easy access such as the Presets the Info input format font and Export data commands Presets gt info EditText L Saveto Export SAT Export Published Parameters 5 SUGAR Info W Text Input ee S S o OOOO O l SBY Main Setup Script File Kayabi FCPX AML FCPX 7 ie Position X Opx Y 0 46 px UserTC Drop Frame w Text Setup p Text Colo EE Size tt 59 0 Alignment Justification Center Center Vertical Align Bottom cer Appearance woer p Top Fill with Stroke b Stroke Shadow N Fill Stroke Shadow 30 0 Z Fill with Stroke Fill with Shadow Spacing Line Spacing l i i 50 0 o gt T Keming 4 0 Margin amp 20 0 Text Box e colo HE Intensity 00 0 Offset Sides 40 0 Offset Vertical 15 0 Time Time Offset Frames number Frames numbe Timecode 00 00 00 00 Frames Offset o 6go Presets Create your own setups and save them for future use or open a previously prepared setup You can save presets and exchange them with your colleagues when using the same version of the plug in and
11. he Subtitle ID the time code IN and OUT the main Subtitle text and the second line of the subtitle text optional The format should look something like this 1 TAB 00 00 01 00 JAB 00 00 06 00 TAB Welcome to SUGARfx Subtitles 2 TAB 00 00 07 00 TAB 00 00 12 00 TAB Use your own form TAB and place it 3 TAB 00 00 15 00 TAB 00 00 20 00 TAB Subtitles is capable TAB displaying 4 TAB 00 00 21 00 JAB 00 00 25 00 JAB Enjoyit Notice that the format used in the User TC format text contains accurate time code information The time code should be typed using a period to separate the hours the minutes the seconds and the frames This is very important for the decodification process of the time code Do not use any other character such as colons or commas You can use your video editor time code information such as Final Cut Pro X to give you the correct timing for the IN and OUT points where the subtitle should appear Should be typed as 00 36 09 09 Keep in mind that the use of the Optional Subtitle right after the fourth TAB is not required unless you want to make two lines on one subtitle and break the paragraph in a specific word or when the subtitle contains two people talking in the same subtitle time Attention The Presets saved when using SUGARfx Subtitles save the subtitle s text and its parameter ad justments ADDENDUM Markers gt Using Final Cut Pro X Marker marier OO Final Cut Pro
12. le spikes when using a Stroke with high values Stroke Shadow Color well that provides the color of the Stroke and the Shadow Stroke Shadow Slider that controls the thickness of the Stroke when the stroke is enabled or controls the shadow orientation when the shadow is selected Lines Slider that controls the separation or spacing between the lines of text Use 50 as a default value for most typefaces Kerning Controls the letter separation of the subtitles text Margin Adjustment of the margin of the subtitles text Leave this parameter as low as possible and only adjust it when using the Marker data from Final Cut Pro X or 7 or whenever there is a lot of text in the subtitles that goes beyond the side margins Color The color of the Text Box Intensity Controls the opacity of the text box Offset sides Adds an additional margin between the text and the border of the text box sideways Offset vertical Adds an additional margin between the text and the border of the text box in the vertical direction Auto Duration This parameter is available only when the Final Cut Pro X or 7 Markers import format has been selected The lower the value the shorter the display duration Since the markers can be created with or without duration the Auto Duration parameter provides a calculation method to the markers that were created without duration depending on the total number of characters in the corresponding subtitle
13. nt name Do this for every additional export Subtitles in Adobe Premiere Pro CC This is how Subtitles looks in Adobe Premiere Pro CC The functionality of the buttons and parameters is basically the same Notice that the Export functions Data Exchange are located at the end of the list IS 5 l he IS S IS 3 19 19 19 E k IS 1S 1S IS ID 15 15 15 15 IS IS S he Presets Groundhog Day PRESET Open Save As Info T Text Input T Text 1 00 00 55 657 gt 00 00 57 158 Somebody asked me today Import Text File Format UserTc 7 Font Helvetica Neue Regular T Main Setup E Position 960 0 1037 5 AR Correction Drop Frame Progam Setn OAD Text Setup Text Color m Size 29 00 T Alignment Justification Center Vertical Align Bottom T Appearance Fill with Stroke Stroke Shadow Fj P Stroke Shadow 30 00 Spacing Line Spacing 30 00 Kerning 0 00 Margin 20 00 T Text Box Color m gt Intensity 0 00 Offset Sides 40 00 gt Offset Vertical 15 00 T Time Time Offset Frames number w Frames Offset 50 T Data Exchange to no file has been chosen Reveal In Finder Export i TE Export 5 5 b Be Subtitles SUGARFx fe Advanced Obsolete FA Subtitles Subtitles Obsolete f Subtitles Obsolete Look for the Subtitles SUGARfx category in your Effects list
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15. text A recommended value for latin characters is between 15 to 25 See the addendum at the end of this file Markers gt Using Final Cut Pro X for more information Time Offset Drop down menu that allows the selection between Frames or Timecode to be used as the unit for offseting the time of the subtitles Frames Offset Enter the number of frames that needs to be offset if the subtitles need to be adjusted only on a specific time in the timeline The maximum value for this parameter is 900 frames Timecode Offset Enter the time code in the format 00 00 00 00 that needs to be offset if the subtitles need to be adjusted only on a specific time in the timeline Export Drop down menu that allows the Export and conversion of the subtitle data to the selected format The formats available for Export can be used in a variety of applications including Adobe Encore and DVD Studio Pro Save to Use this path chooser to select the location where you want to save the exported file and give it a name with the txt extension Export Once you have selected the location to save press this button to save the file If this button is not pressed the file will not be saved Note If you want to do additional exports make sure that you DO NOT OVER WRITE previously saved exports To avoid over writing press the Save to button again to create a new file name and then press the Export button to save the new file with a differe
16. y of your subtitles accordingly AR Correction Parameter used in host applications that need to be reminded of the Aspect Ratio of the project Use it only when the subtitles appear to be distorted when using non square pixel projects Text Color Color of the subtitles typeface Size Controls the size of the subtitles text Justification Drop down menu with the options to have the text Centered Right or Left justified Keep in mind that the point where the OSC guides cross each other is the anchor point or reference point for the justification Phil if you could be anywhere where would you be Left justified Phil if you could be anywhere where would you be Center Phil if you could be anywhere where would you be Right justified Vertical Align The text can be aligned in 3 different ways Center Top and Bottom depending how you want the text to be displayed when the subtitle is a multi line subtitle Phil if you could be anywhere Phil if you could be anywhere where would you be where would you be Phil if you cou where wou d be anywhere d you be Keep in mind that the point where the OSC guides cross each other is the anchor point or reference point for the vertical alignment Appearance Drop down menu that provides 3 options to display the subtitle tex These are Fill only Fill with Stroke and Fill with Shadow Note Some fonts may cause undesirab
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