How to Use Captions in Final Cut Pro X - 10.4.1 Tutorial
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- Final Cut Pro X 10.4.1 now supports captions! Today, you will learn how to add captions to your video in 6 minutes, and also learn some other tricks that could help you caption your entire video without typing a word.
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*GUYS* this is important! Apple released a new version of Final Cut Pro today (Nov 15, 2018). You can now BURN IN your captions, so the text is in the video itself, not just a sidecar file. Update now to get this feature! I will have a new TidBytes demo of this new version soon. Stick around…
That is really good news. Thanks for the information:)
very useful tutorial, clear and easy to understand, thank you 😍
My pleasure. Thanks for the compliment.
Excellent, just what I needed. Just a minute and a half into this video and automatically knew I found the right one. Thank you!
Nice to see videos that are already out about how to do Closed Captions in Final Cut Pro, and double so when they're closed captioned too! One thing you want to watch for is when you have closed captions overlapping or blocking on-screen information, such as at the 54-second mark.
Thanks for the clear and concise tips and tricks with how to add close captions. Keep up the great job.
Using various ways now for a couple of months, but I returned to using TITLES. So I make a single title that looks awesome, nice font, decent shadow instead of ugly boxes, use the option-drag to copy it throughout the video, just like with the closed caption option, and then edit and match them to the audio track. It's basically as fast as the new caption option, with one main difference: it looks good!. So no need to go 10.4 for captions, the previous way of doing things is just as good.
In case I need closed captions, I just export to FCPXML, and parse that file to a SRT file in 2 clicks and hide the Title role to disable hard baking the captions. So I can still use it for closed captions as well.
can you please explain how to export "title subs" into an srt file? tnx!
Great tips and people finally realize TH-cam and google pick up these things in analytics. So you definitely need them. Great tutorial
Excellent tutorial. Clearly thought out, to the point, helpful tips. Keep it up!
Instructions are clear and to the point. Plus, Great Voiceover! It made the video easy to listen to. Thank You! 🦋💕
when i click edit captions isn't there, all i see is "add freeze frame" and then "find". Anyone know what i need to do?
Thanks very much, I wasn't seeing my captions and the Index/Roles tweak did the job! (1:20 in the video for those in a hurry.)
You’re welcome : )
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! your the only one I who explained about checking the captions on in the index!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the tutorial, when I export the video it won't show the caption even if I did what you said at the end of the video, can you help? thx
Are you playing the video in a player that supports the type of caption file you exported? Is the CC / Subtitle display turned on inside the player?
Thx man! Computer Clan I’m playing on Quick Time Player, i cant find a subtitle button. is there a way to “burn” the subtitle in the video, I’ll distribute it on TH-cam and Facebook. Thanks again!
I've exported as a master file and now it shows the subtitle button, but I want to upload to facebook, will it read the subtitle? IS there a way to bake it into the video?
This is exactly what I'm trying to do too, did you find a solution?
Simple and easy. Great tutorial, thanks.
Thank you very much, you help me a lot. cheers from Brazil.
is there any difference between final cut pro and final cut pro X?
I need help with final cut pro..
edit: WOW this was really helpful! thankyou!!!!!!!!!
How do you do news ticker? That horizontal crawl text you see in at the bottom of news video?
Howdy. FCPX now support srt Caption files... What's the difference between scc and srt? And which is better? Thanks!
Thanks a lot for the tips!
Hello just watch this video, but how can I remove the black background behind the tekst, and how can I choose another font? thnx
➡️ ✅ Hey, thanks for this tutorial. Meanwhile FCP is 10.5.2 and it's still working. ❓❓ One question: If I add captions for English and German (CEA-608, non burn in, trying to make it selectable), how can I export them all? It is not possible to select in the Index column more than one.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Thank you bro for this video 🚀🚀
Hi thank you so much for sharing, I'm wondering how can I convert the Docx file to ITT to be able to insert it into caption?
I don't have the option to embed in video during export! "Embed CEA-608" is simply not there. How can that be? I have generated my own cations in the timeline compared to you who imported a file. Difference? In the Captions part of the export windows it refers to a .icc file instead og the .scc you have. Please help!
I made a video showing how to embed 608 captions into prores using apple compressor. I think you will need .scc captions, but maybe it will take the icc? Or perhaps you can find a way to transcode with some free online tool somewhere. Here's my video: th-cam.com/video/_GklOImsy4w/w-d-xo.html
I don't have a menu to turn the subtitles on and off after downloading the video
What if...I share (or export) my project as an apple device output and I airdrop the video to my phone, Which of the two options (embed captions, separate file) allows my captions or subtitles to automatically be shown on my video? I am unaware of a toggle or switch to hit when watching videos on my phone that turns captions on/off. I want my subtitles to already be on the video, is the only way for this to happen, is to just manually do the subtitles as a overlay via text layers and generator backgrounds?
thank you sir ,thank you very much..
Great! Good tutorial. Thanks!
You're welcome : )
Hi, I am wondering if captions can be done in Final Cut Pro 10.2.1 ? I recorded my video and did not do so great on the audio (too windy). I want to add captions and wondering what the easiest way would be to do it.
Upgrade to the later version; it’s free. Send your video to Rev.com. They'll provide you an SCC file. Throw that file into Final Cut.
Thanks, this was really useful
Hi, good info thanks! For uploading to a streaming service, I just found out that I should only have 2 sec black at the beginning of my film for internet release and I have 4 secs. Can I move the CC track 2 secs back ? Its a 104 minute film. I can trim the black but cant drag the CC track as I just get a beach ball. I would prefer to drag the CC track back 2 secs. Any solutions? Maybe nudge back 2 secs ? TIA ! Peter
How universally accepted are ITT files vs. CEA 608 in a broadcast environment? Great video, by the way. Learned a lot.
Good stuff .. Thanks!
Hi. So I spent quite some time typing in the captions for a video- using 608 format. When I exported, the captions played back fine on a Mac but not on any Apple Devices and NOT on a PC- I have searched the internet but no one can tell me what's wrong- can you help?
Watching the video and thinking "Damn, I wish Ken could teach me more FCP stuff" and then 7:03 ! :-D
I just saw a training request come through, and I'm guessing it's from you!
If not:
Feel free to send a training request! I would love to help you more!
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Yup, that's me.
Huge help thank you
You're welcome : )
Thank you!! Been waiting for this.
How to turn off autocorrect in captions using ITT format?
How can we REALLY edit the subtitles from rev.com in FCPX ? I've tried to open different format like .srt, .itt, .scc and I don't see any options to change the font style, font size, frame... stuff like that. Anybody has a solution ?
Remember, these are closed captions, not open captions. The editing styles for CC's are limited because different media players will render them differently. Facebook renders text different from TH-cam, and do on. If you want open captions, you’ll need a plug-in.
Thanks a lot for this! Could you create a video how you would do the same for Instagram? Thanks again
You’re welcome.
I don’t think Instagram supports captions. IGTV might?
Please tell me what you’re trying to accomplish.
@@ComputerClan Thanks, this video is great for creating captions in English & foreign languages which can be uploaded onto e.g. TH-cam. My objective is to now use the subtitles for Instagram. Like you mentioned, Instagram wont support this feature. I tried to burn the captions (iTT) during export, which worked on Quicktime, but not on Instagram!
Is there a way to copy & paste all the captions as titles which can be used for Instagram? Thank you :-)
ITT does not support burn in. You need to use SCC. When you export, turn on burn in (this option is in the Export window under Roles) (EDIT: check the comment below. I suppose there is burn-in for ITT???)
@@ComputerClan Thats false. ITT works perfectly fine for me. You can just burn it, while exporting.
@@dveredbull884 Really?! Huh. I didn’t see that option. Maybe I missed something. Thanks for bringing it up.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
You're welcome : )
Super helpful, thanks for sharing. Question: can I embed captions as a part of the video? I want to be able to add captions to my instagram vids. Thanks!
From what I see, there is currently no built-in Open Captions feature-which allows burned in text. You’ll have to use regular titles or a third party solution. : )
Thanks for the reply!
If you created closed captions you easily can convert them to open captions with my X-Title Caption Convert www.spherico.com/filmtools/TitleExchange/XTCC/index.html
Thanks for sharing that, Andreas
Hey Josh,
Update: Apple released a new version of Final Cut Pro X today, and you can now BURN IN captions to the video, as opposed to just having them act as a sidecar file.
cool topic. its supposed to be simple but im on x.2.1 and i just cant see captions on menu, on import i dont see captions, on edit neither. the maximum i can do is going to role editor. i dont see captions there also. i tryed to click the plus and right "captions" my self there but something is missing i guess.
You need 10.4
very helpful
How did you change the styling on the captions? At 6:10 your captions have one semitransparent box around the two lines instead of the crappy looking default captions. Are you using a separate piece of software for that?
Different media players will render captions differently. Remember, closed captions are merely data that travel with the video. Closed captions are not burned in text.
hey, can i remove the black background?
in the edit there comes no caption what to do
there is white text with black background. it is possible to remove that black background and put a shadow on that white text
It seems that from iTT and CEA you can't change the font or font size - is there anyway you can use this caption feature in Final Cut but have the option of changing the font/size? Thanks!
The solution you're looking for is "open captions". Final Cut Pro currently does not have that feature built in. There are plug-ins for this: fxfactory.com/info/subtitles/
I haven't used that particular plug-in, but it looks like it'd provide the solution you're looking for. Another commenter suggested this (which I think they created themselves): www.spherico.com/filmtools/TitleExchange/XTCC/index.html - I haven't vetted this. I don't know how well it works.
Hopefully one of those helps : )
@@ComputerClan Thank you so much! Will look into these and if I find a solution will get back to you!
Can you change text font? also remove background black? add in like shadow text?
No because what you're asking for is generated by "open captions". Closed captions will render differently in different video players, so there's not many settings you can customize.
thanks for sharing ,, anyone knows a website that can make mp3 documentary files ? I send them the text and they make it audio
Hey mate, are you able to change the captions "opacity"
Great review and tip on using Rev.com I just sent them some vids to try them out.
Thanks! Rev is awesome. All of my subtitled videos are done by Rev.
Hi, tell me please, can I change font in ITT caption?
No. The font of ITT captions (or any caption format) is controlled by the playback software used by the end-user who views the video.
THX a lot!
@@ComputerClan
When I do this I noticed that it missed up my words when I import my SCC it adds some extra characters
thank you
You’re welcome : )
Hello, thank you! I need help. I did everything as you explain, but once that I send it I can not see the Captions. I can only see them if I send it to youtube and click cc. I dont have that option either in Quick time or Vimeo.
I dont know what I am doing wrong. Thanks
When you look at the closed-captions on TH-cam, are you using the auto-generated CC? Typically, to get your own captions on TH-cam, you would upload a sidecar file.
Are you exporting the closed captions when you export the video?
I could be wrong about my guess. I can dig into it more once I get back to my computer.
@computer clan - @00:22 you see how to the left of your timeline you have that area which shows you what’s on each channel? What’s that called? How do I turn that on and off?
Those colorful things? Those are "Roles". You may access them via the Timeline Index (press the Index button on the left side of the interface).
I guess it wasn’t the index I’m looking for... like a setting section for each of the items in the timeline on its same row.. where you can lock, mute channels, etc. Like the mixing board or something like that?
Are you referring to a track header? Track headers contain switches for muting tracks, locking tracks, soloing tracks, etc. Final Cut Pro X is not a track-based editor, so it does not have track headers. Is that what you're asking?? I'm not 100% sure what you're referring to. Are you able to show a screenshot of what you want? Can you rephrase the question??
Yeah maybe I am... for example if I have one track for narration and one for SFX, and I want to toggle them from mute to unmute - I want to do everything in that line not one at a time
You would still use the Roles tab in the Timeline Index. With one click, you can disable / enable ALL clips that use a certain role (e.g. sound effects).
I'm having troubles with the captions,
I would like to be able to customize more like change fonts and take off the background color but
ITT has good font but there was no option to take off bg and CE608 doesnt have any option to change fonts
You can’t change font. Remember, these are closed captions, not open captions. Closed captions are merely data that is parsed by a video player. Every video player will render the captions differently.
@@ComputerClan thanks for the reply I realized they were closed captions and what I am looking for are open captions but FCPX dont have them yet
I’m sure there’s a plug-in for it. The FCP X ecosystem is huge.
nice thx you
wonderful video
I dont have a 'Captions' entry under the Edit menu.
FCP 10.4
@@fantasytrip same here , do you find any solution to this ?
@@fastserious2589 no found yet
@@fantasytrip i am upgrading to new version, anyways thanks for the reply
HELP PLEASE: I did all what you said in the video (thank you for that) but now when I export the video with the subtitle it doesn't save the subtitles on the video even I also have the option on the right side to choose if I want subtitles or not... Super wired. I need it for my work and not sure what I sould do now....
What are you playing the exported video in? Make sure you have subtitles enabled in the video player.
how do we modify the size of the captions though? Shouldn't just give us 1 default size of the captions though; would be nice to change the size of them
Remember, closed captions look different in different video players. That’s why you can’t change the size.
@@ComputerClan true, but in a world where majority of people use their smart phones / social media it would be nice to be able to modify the size. wouldn't be that difficult to at least give us the option because as it stands now the CC looks very small already on many smartphones.
That issue lies with the creators of the social media platforms, not Final Cut Pro. If you want to burn in your own captions, please create your own titles or use a plug-in which generates open captions.
Computer Clan wouldn’t say it lies with the creators of social media. What I’m saying is the CC feature that is built into FCP; would be nice to be able to adjust the size of the CC. I used social media as an example but those developers have nothing to do with FCP.
CC shouldn’t be restrictive to just 1 default size.
Again, this is not a Final Cut issue. Closed caption standards are the way they are. They date waaaay back. Again, if you want more flexibility with burned in titles, please use a plug-in that generates open captions, or make your own titles.
Can i move the placement of the captions? If so, how? Can I also change the font, etc? Mine is also from Rev. First time user. Thanks!!
Use the inspector to change the position of .scc captions. You can also change display style, and some formatting options. Keep in mind, you cannot change the font because the fonts are rendered differently in different media players. If someone watches your video with the TH-cam captions on, TH-cam will render the text differently than Facebook, for example.
Thank you! is it possible to adjust text size in closed captions?
No. The closed caption's visibility is controlled by the user's playback software. For example, QuickTime may display closed captions differently than VLC or TH-cam.
will we need to save both captions and video separately or like it can be saved with the video
I know this is 5 months late, but I want to reply so everyone sees. Answer: you can do it either way.
This is mentioned around 5:50 in the video-for reference.
Thanks for the video. I just exported a Quicktime Movie of a short thing with captions, but they didn't appear in the video. They DID appear in the project, its not that. Can you help? Thank you.
Are your Roles in the Share panel set to include your captions?
Computer Clan sorry I am trying to figure that out, but haven’t. You don’t mean in the index, do you? When I go to the share panel, I don’t see anything that seems it could address the captions, only in the index for the feature you mention in your very good video. I appreciate your help.
When you open the Share window, click on the Roles tab inside.
Does Rev.com also work on the captions from final cut pro, or is there a way to use something else for importing captions? Thanks!
Rev.com generates the captions using their own workflows, but they can give you an .SRT file which can import directly into Final Cut Pro.
Computer Clan thanks for your reply! Then if I want to create closed captions for someone who uses Final Cut Pro, do I also have to buy the program, or is there a way for me to create captions elsewhere? Thanks in advance!
@@12yeonjoolee You can create captions elsewhere. I've never used other software to create captions, but I'm sure there's solutions out there.
Hey Ken!
Hi!
I see the video was of Kenosha Theater. Are you from the area??
Not from the area, but I visited the theater there to do a documentary about it! th-cam.com/video/LlWoBe42Z5M/w-d-xo.html
im from indonsia, how edit font ?
Is there ANY way to change the font in those caption formats? I've tried for hours and nothing.
No because these are closed captions, not open captions. The font will be determined by the viewer's playback software.
Can we import any text document or does it have to be formatted in a specific way? You don't really talk about that in the video.
I’m pretty sure I did mention that it takes SCC files ; )
I believe it also accepts ITT
I guess I mean a one sentence explanation of that would be really cool. Like, what are SCC files, and maybe show an example. Otherwise, very cool video!
is it possible to change the font of the captions?
You may be thinking of ‘open’ captions. Closed captions are read different depending on the program you’re watching the video in. This is why the appearance settings are more limited.
Open captions are burned into the video. Since they’re burned in, you can make them look however you’d like.
I have imported captions and I want them open but can't see how to change the font. Doo I need to bring them in a different way? Thanks.
Try this www.spherico.com/filmtools/TitleExchange/XTCC/index.html
HOW ABOUT AUDIO TO TEXT...IS THERE SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT WOULD TAKE THE AUDIO FILE AND CREAT MY TEXT?
rev.com
I use them all the time.
can i remove the black background? how?
Yes and no. Remember, closed captions render differently in different programs. Facebook's caption renderer will display the text differently than TH-cam's caption renderer.
I am editing on Final Cut Pro X 10.4. I can't find captioning ANYWHERE
Are you in 10.4.1?
Hey how do you change the font on the caption option window?
I believe you are thinking of open captions. Closed captioned text is rendered by a video player, so font will vary. The text with CC is not burned in. Therefore, you do not need to assign a font.
I got a Final Cut Pro ad before this
I dont have a 'Captions' entry under the Edit menu. That's as far as I got.
Are you running the latest version of FCP X?
@@ComputerClan FCP 2? What to do on that
When video is burned into a disk, DVD per say, will captions apear on the new video as embedded item?
By ‘embedded’ do you mean as a burn-in?
Thanks for your answer. what I mean by embedded is like "Titles" which means that everybody can read them?
Actually I have 8 videos waiting for such function.
The captions WILL NOT be burned into the video. Final Cut Pro X will export captions that can be summoned via a menu (like on a DVD player). To burn in captions, you will need a plug-in. I believe FxFactory has something that'll fit the bill.
I don't have a captions option. Any tips?
Make sure you’re on the latest version.
What do you think about new Black magic cinema pocket camera ?
It looks really great, especially for the price and size. Not many cameras of that size and price can shoot internal CinemaDNG RAW with HDR and 13-stops of dynamic range all in 4K.
Computer Clan Should I wait for this camera or buy Canon 1DX mark iI . I need your advice. Thank you
6 hours of captions adding to find out final cut doesn't export. this way on my version. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
What does it not export?
same bruh
If we want to use the service rev.com for iMovie not Final Cut Pro, first of all is it possible? Second of all what file format what I need to use?
iMovie, at this point, does NOT support closed captions. Rev.com files will not work with iMovie. You may create titles and manually write the text, but that is a time-consuming process.
Computer Clan you’re right... I think I’m going to use that rev service and just send the video via TH-cam and receive it via TH-cam, download that TH-cam video and then edit it onto iMovie with the rest of the project (only one section needed captions) it’s cool that the service has a 24 hour turnaround because I need to add captions for a project by Saturday :)
Downloading a TH-cam video will NOT supply caption data. Remember, closed captions are a NOT burned into a video. The text does not render into the video, unless you use a feature that specifically burns in the text. Final Cut Pro X has this feature. Normally, the closed caption data is a sidecar file that is toggled by the viewer during video playback (e.g. on TH-cam).
However… if your video is only being played on TH-cam, you can simply keep the Rev captions in the TH-cam player, and allow the viewer to turn them on and off.
Wait I’m confused... are captions the same as subtitles ? I don’t have Final Cut Pro x at the moment ... and so I’m using iMovie to edit a 12 minute long video which about 3 minutes of an interview needs subtitles ... is there any way to request them to embed the subtitles into the edit over at rev?? I’m really confused as to what the best option is ... also one reason I haven’t bought Final Cut Pro is because I feel that my computer is about to die and I was wondering if I bought a new MacBook, would I have to pay for it again ??
Computer Clan another thing, what if I sent them the whole 12 minute video via TH-cam and specify which part I would like captioned, and then have them send it back via TH-cam so that when I show it , there won’t be transcription error? Or worse comes to worse , they add captions to the entire 12 minute video
Your voice sounds like Jim from the office
how long would you say it would take to do a 1 hour video with this process?
Probably 8-12 hours. I use Rev.com and pay them to do it for me : p
Computer Clan thanks
Great tutorial but Apple what is the point of doing this whilst having 1) the ugliest default font ever 2) no options to change font. Will stick to custom name titles for now :)
Remember, the font DOES NOT MATTER. These are CLOSED captions, not open captions. Closed captions are bits of data that travel with a video file. They are NOT burned in text. Closed captions will look different in different software. VLC will display captions different than TH-cam. It’s not Apple's fault. That’s how the standard is.
How do I change the language?
Add languages via the Role Editor. Then right-click in a caption to reassign a different role / language.
Is there a way to export captions as SRT ? Facebook videos dont accept itt captions
Yes. Please make sure you’re using the latest version (not the one in this video). Updates have come out since this video was made.
@@ComputerClan how ??
Im on latest FCPX, dont see an SRT option anywhere
Edit > Captions > Add Caption
Then open the Edit Roles window (Modify > Edit Roles)
Under the Captions tab, click “+ Caption Role”
Choose SRT
Can someone tell me how to change the font of the subtitles?
You can’t. Remember, closed captions are simply data. Different video players display closed caption text differently.
Ok “Computer Clan” thanks
One question why have you stopped doing Ken's mind
10.4.1
how to fade out everything looks different now
That's all the same. You may use a dip to black transition. I haven't noticed any changes with the transitions.
how do i time the captions i cant change the timing
The captions show up as a light blue bar below the timeline ruler. Drag the heads and tails of the bars to retime captions.
Hey
who is the fuckin man? ...you are. thanks.
Like ok! +
Pin this. Also Hi Ken!
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