Captions and Subtitles to DVDs with Adobe Encore

How to Add Subtitles to Videos in Adobe Premiere & Adobe Encore

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Step 1: Submit Your Video File for Captioning

Log into your 3Play Media account. From the Upload tab at the top of the screen, select From Computer, choose your video, and follow the onscreen prompts to specify turnaround. You’ll receive an email when your captions are ready.

 

For additional details, read the support article on uploading videos for captioning.

Upload Media, and Choose files are highlighted

Step 2: Download Your Captions in SCC Format

Go to the My Files page in your 3Play Media account and select your recording. Click Download and select the SCC format. Specify any advanced settings and save the .scc file to your computer.

 

Screenshot of Download window with SCC selected under Caption Formats

Step 3: Open Your Project in Adobe Encore

Open Adobe Encore and navigate to the Project window. From the top nav bar, select File > Import As > Asset to open your movie file. Next, select Timeline > New Timeline from the top nav bar. Drag and drop your video from the Project window into the timeline. You will see that your file propagates to the Video and Audio 1 components of the timeline.

 

Screenshot of project timeline in Adobe Encore with Video and Audio showing

Step 4: Add Captions to Your Adobe Encore Project

Click on the video aspect and navigate to the Properties window. Under Closed Caption Field 1, click Browse and open the SCC caption file you downloaded in Step 2. Unfortunately, you cannot preview your video with captions.

 

Screenshot in Adobe Encore Project with Closed Caption Field 1 selected

Step 5: Add Subtitles to Your Adobe Encore Project

If you have subtitle files to add to your DVD, add them by clicking the checkbox to the left of the Subtitle 1 component to enable this field. Right click in the Subtitle 1 field and select Import Subtitles, followed by the appropriate subtitle file type. Adobe Encore accepts subtitle files in time-stamped .txt files; image files in .jpg, .gif, .png, .tif, or .bmp format; or FAB image scripts. If you are uploading a text script, select formatting options before clicking OK to add your subtitles.

 

Go to the Menus window to add a menu with subtitle options to your DVD. You can preview your video with subtitles by navigating to File > Preview.

Note: You can request translations for your caption file (created in steps 1 and 2) in your 3Play Media account to create subtitle files.

Screenshot in Adobe Encore Project with Import Subtitles and Text Script, FAB Images Script, and Image Script selected

Step 6: Burn Your DVD with Closed Captions and Subtitles!

Navigate to File > Build DVD > DVD Disc. Select your preferences and click Build to burn your DVD with captions and subtitles!

 

Screenshot of Adobe Encore with the Build window selected

How to Add Subtitles to Videos in Adobe Premiere & Adobe Encore

Download our free guide on captioning video in Adobe Encore and Adobe Premiere Pro:

How to Add Subtitles to Videos in Adobe Premiere and Adobe Encore. Download the free how-to guide