Do you know where in DVDA?
I went to the help menu and typed in 'closed captions', and got nothing.
Norman

DVDA can do sub-titles. For true closed captioning, you need to use some other program.

Back to your original post, There is a script somewhere that would write the contents of region titles to a text file using the region start/end as the timecodes. That would be a fairly simple process if it would do what you need.

Hi Edward.

I am brand new to all of this, and I am afraid that your post went right straight over my head.

To be completely honest, I do not really know what a WMClosedCaption is. I just know that I want to add closed captions (or some kind of subtitles) for the hearing impaired. Ideally they should be invisible to those who do not want them.

Right now all I know how to do is to manually go through the timeline, and insert command markers where I want them. Insert >> Command >> [Command Properties dialogue box opens up].
Command : WMClosedCaption
Parameter : [follows narration]

At those times when I am following the teleprompter script, I plan to copy and paste the dialogue from my Word .docx. However, whenever I am departing from the teleprompter manuscript (and am speaking impromptu), I will have to manually type in the comments I came up with (extemporaneously) during the presentation.

I am thinking that there probably already is a script that will convert my teleprompter script (Word file) into an Excel file (if in fact this script does not exist already); and then perhaps someone could write another script, so that when I press a button (left click, or something), Vegas would insert a new command marker on the timeline with the attributes:
Command: WMClosedCaption [I assume this is what I want]
Parameter: (Insert the next line of text from the Excel file).

If I could just simply press a button and have the next line of the teleprompter script inserted automatically, it would save me a lot of mouse clicks.

Do you know what I mean?

Thank you,

Norman

The command markers you added will add "closed captioning" for WMV files - not for a standard video. DVD Architect and add sub-titles that can be turned on or off so that may do what you want. However, that's not true "closed captioning". From your description, that may very well be sufficient.

I've seen some scripts that will output a text file that DVD Architect can read for adding sub-titles. You'd have to search to find them, though.

Thank you very much.
Norman