In this video,
we’ll take a look at some of the new features
added to captions in Final Cut Pro,
including how to turn your captions into subtitles,
and exporting SRT caption files for YouTube,
Facebook,
and many other online platforms.
Hey guys, this is Serge,
and welcome back to my channel.
First, lets take a look at how to turn
your closed captions into open captions, or subtitles.
Unlike closed captions,
where the viewer has to turn them on,
open captions are burned into your video,
and are always displayed on screen.
Down in my timeline,
I have a finished project,
that includes closed captions.
These captions can be added manually,
or you can import a caption file
directly into Final Cut Pro.
If you want to learn more about adding captions to your project,
I’ll leave a link to a video about that
in the description below.
For now, lets focus on turning these closed captions
into burned in subtitles.
With the project selected,
hit the share button, and select master file.
Name your file,
and select your export settings.
Next, hit the Roles button.
This window breaks down all your video
and audio roles that will be exported,
and if you have captions in your project,
you’ll have the ability to export a separate captions file.
We’ll talk about this a little later on.
For now, click the blue captions button
near the top right corner.
In the popup window,
you have the ability to burn in captions
in whatever format your captions are in.
I’ll select CEA-608 and hit OK.
Now in the roles window, in the video tracks section,
I can see I will have burned in captions.
Lets hit next and choose our save destination.
When your video finishes exporting,
you will have always on captions,
or subtitles as part of your video.
And, because these captions
are burned into the video track,
they will always be on.
Next, lets take a look at working
with the SRT caption format.
SRT Caption files are perfect if you’re making videos
for online platforms, such as YouTube or Facebook,
because they are compatible with most online platforms.
You can create captions in an SRT format,
upload an SRT file,
or convert your current captions to SRT format.
For example, if like me,
you have captions in your project in a different format,
you can easily convert them to SRT captions.
From the menu bar select Modify,
Assign Caption Roles, and Edit Roles.
Next, hit the plus button beside Caption Roles,
and select SRT.
Hit the Apply button.
Click on the first caption in your timeline,
and shift click the last caption,
so all your caption clips are selected.
Right click on any selected clip,
click on Assign Caption Roles,
and select SRT.
All your caption clips
will be converted to the SRT format.
If you share your videos directly
from Final Cut Pro to YouTube or Facebook,
all your captions will be uploaded
to the platform along with your video.
If you export a master file,
then upload it afterwards,
you can export a separate SRT caption file
alongside your video.
Hit the share button,
and select master file.
Click on the roles button,
and select the Export SRT as a
Separate File checkbox at the bottom.
Your video will be exported with a separate .srt file
that can easily be uploaded to YouTube,
Facebook,
or any other platform that supports SRT captions.
This is a very handy and timesaving
addition to Captions in Final Cut Pro,
especially if you share your videos online.
Let me know in the comments below
if you caption your videos,
or if you ever turn on closed captions
when watching videos.
Is adding captions to your videos helpful?
or is it just a waste of time?
let me know.
As always, if you enjoyed this video,
hit the like button,
and come back next week for another Final Cut Pro tutorial.