Export closed captions in Final Cut Pro for Mac

You can export closed captions as separate “sidecar” files with your finished media files, or, if your closed captions are in the CEA-608 format, you can embed them directly in the output media file.

You can export closed captions as separate files directly from the File menu.

You can also export or embed closed captions using Final Cut Pro share destinations that include options for exporting closed captions. Many share destinations also include an option to burn in closed captions, so they’re permanently visible.

Export closed captions using the File menu

Open the project in the Final Cut Pro timeline, then choose File > Export Closed Captions.
In the Save As field, type a name for the exported closed caption file.
Navigate to a folder for the closed caption file.
In the Roles section, select the checkboxes for the language subroles you want to export as closed caption files.
A separate closed caption file is created for each language subrole you select.
In the Start Time section, select one of the following:
- Relative to Timeline: Calculate each closed caption’s start time by subtracting the project’s start time.
- Absolute: Use each closed caption’s actual start time, regardless of the project’s start time.
If you’re exporting SRT closed captions, select or deselect the Include Formatting checkbox in the SRT section to retain or remove any text formatting applied to the closed captions in Final Cut Pro.
In most cases, it’s recommended that you deselect this option to remove text formatting. Because of the absence of text formatting specifications in the SRT standard, any formatting style (such as bold, italic, or underline) that you apply to SRT closed captions in Final Cut Pro may not appear correctly in your intended player or playback device.
Click Export.

Export closed captions using share destinations

A number of Final Cut Pro share destinations include options for exporting closed captions. See the following topics:

In addition, the Save Current Frame, Image Sequence, HTTP Live Streaming, and Send Frame to Pixelmator Pro destinations allow you to burn in closed captions so they’re permanently visible, but they don’t support exporting closed captions as separate files or embedding closed captions. See the following topics:

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Export closed captions in Final Cut Pro for Mac

Export closed captions using the File menu

Export closed captions using share destinations