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Make .mxf exports of the reels or sequences using this wiki AVID - How to export a timeline as a MXF OP1a DNxHD .mxf file Send files off to get captioned to FOR use in AVID Media Composer REQUEST A .stl file | |
Once the request is full-filled you will get an .stl file Or if you do not get an .stl file you can convert it to .stl using this wiki | |
Open your project in AVID and make sequences for the reels and or Duplicate your timeline that you already exported and load the timeline by double clicking it to load | |
Then right click in the record side of the composer window. Choose Sequence Report. | |
Change the Starting TC: to 00:00:00:00 Click Apply Changes> Then click on "Cancel" to close the window. | |
Make a new video track >Timeline>New>Video Track | |
Go into "Effects" mode by clicking on the left hand tabs and choose "Effects" | |
The Filters tab will open on the left hand side of the interface >Choose Generator>Subcap and drag the effect down to the new video track | |
When the effect is applied the "Effect Editor" will open and you will see | |
The SubCap Effect parameters Choose >Caption Files and expand the choices the sub menu will have "Import Caption Data. . . Click that and navigate to where you saved the caption file | |
In our case we saved it to "desktop" Then choose Open | |
The captions will load on the timeline on V2 or the topmost video track you added the "subcap" effect | |
To modify all the captions looks and placement follow these steps: Put the timeline indicator on the first caption in the timeline | |
When you place the timeline indicator on the timeline you can then select the "effect editor" That will load the caption effect parameters | |
Choose Edit Global Properties | |
Then choose the Synchronize tab and on the >Sequence column select all the dots that apply to all the parameters all the way down the list so everything is selected. This takes a minute. Note there is a slider to navigate down the list. Then once every parameter is selected click OK | |
Under Text Appearance >Choose Arial as the Font >Font Size choose 22-25 >Double click on the Color Box to get the Select Color dialog | |
Choose > Basic Shadow >Center Align | |
Turn Opacity to 0 Anchor to Bottom of Text Anchor Center | |
To modify the text click on Caption Text and modify here | |
The captions become master clips that you can move on the timeline just like any other video clip in AVID. |
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