This is a suggestion and a rather big one. Please please please add a close captioning feature (for Broadcast TV and Youtube) to the next version of Vegas Pro. I have to go into Premiere Pro to do close captioning but my preferred program is Vegas.
Captioning for broadcast, YouTube, and movie disc are three different things.
Assuming you are wanting legal ATSC three-stream coding, how much more in licensure and technology costs would you be willing to pay for your personal copy of Vegas?
Are you thinking about a plugin? In Premiere Pro CC its just part of the feature set. You can select what type of CC you want. Broadcast etc and where it pops up. I am specifically looking at Broadcast CC features and I would like the same functionality within Vegas.
I would love that, too! Especially one that is compatible with Japanese fonts. I've been making SRT files using other software but would rather do it in Vegas.
I thought you could already do CC in Vegas.
Are you thinking about a plugin? In Premiere Pro CC its just part of the feature set. You can select what type of CC you want. Broadcast etc and where it pops up. I am specifically looking at Broadcast CC features and I would like the same functionality within Vegas.
Yes, I heartily agree with this! My current workflow is create 608 captions and then import video file with scc file into Premiere. Then create 708 caption file embedded with a smart render output in Premiere. Time consuming and so unnecessary if Vegas would add 708 captions please!
Karma, in the US, Close captioning for Broadcast and non-realtime distribution ( DVD, mp4) are two entirely different sets of technologies and standards.
Brian-smith, Are you sure?
Premiere did support cea-608 line-21 captioning, which hasn't been used in the US in many years.
But cea-708 is cloud subscription only and buggy as hell by all reports, so again about those licensure costs, Brian? Would you be willing to go to subscription pricing in Vegas?
I used to use Vegas to close caption my TV show back in 2011... They were able to take my .srt file and combine it with the video I sent them, captions embedded properly.
@Musicvid Yes I am sure. I created a TV spot yesterday and used the Preniere Pro CC to embed it into the spot. There were options for 608, 708 popup etc.
I used to use Vegas to close caption my TV show back in 2011... They were able to take my .srt file and combine it with the video I sent them, captions embedded properly
Frosty, srt subs are not .mcc broadcast captions. And no, Vegas never supported .scc either.
Frosty, srt subs are not .mcc broadcast captions. And no, Vegas never supported .scc either.
Musicvid, I am not sure what you mean here. Vegas will import and export SCC files. It can also import SRT files which many places convert to CC files for broadcast.
Really? Never knew, but .mcc for ATSC which is what OP is asking for?
AFAIK it doesn't do mcc. It is supposed to embed the CC in an MPEG file, but I was never convinced that worked correctly.