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--- davinci_resolve_notes [2020.04.11 13:39] – [Archiving/offloading projects to preserve disk space] Steve Isenberg
+++ davinci_resolve_notes [2020.05.12 23:41] – [Captioning your Movie] Steve Isenberg
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   - track right and track left
   - Open FX, drag Box Blur to the boxie
+====Captioning your Movie====
+First, you need a caption file that Resolve can read.  If you use Zoom you may have a VTT or caption file.  For Resolve you need a SRT file.  Two ways to get this SRT file.  (You can also manually enter the captions but I'm not discussing that here.)
+===Method 1===
+  - Copy VTT file to new file with SRT extension
+  - Edit the new SRT file
+    - Delete the first two lines, the WEBVTT file and the blank line beneath it
+    - For each timestamp, replace the period with a comma.
+      * From: 00:00:03.090 (from VTT)
+      * To: 00:00:03,090 (in SRT)
+===Method 2===
+Use [[https://subtitletools.com/convert-to-srt-online]]
+  - Browse to VTT file
+  - Convert
+  - Download SRT file
+===Adding the captions to your movie===
+  * In Resolve, File > Import file > Import Subtitle, select the file.
+  * It becomes a third track area, above audio and video track areas.
+  * I have found that if the captions start at 00:00:03,090, after you import the captions start at 00:00:00,000.  So you need to select all captions (cursor on first caption, Y to select all tracks, Command-click on the audio and video tracks so only captions are selected, and slide it to the right (e.g., to 00:00:03,090).
+  * Then select the caption track, and go to inspector.  I have found these to be useful:
+    * Open Sans size 35 line spacing -10 Left alignment
+    * Transform position x=808  y=32, anchor bottom and centered
+    * Drop Shadow: x offset 4, y offset -4
+===Rendering with Captions Showing===
+  * Open Subtitle Settings
+  * Export Subtitle
+  * Format "Burn into video"
+====Save a Frame as an Image -- Export Frame====
+from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnainUbQ4qY]]
+  - Select clip in timeline
+  - Go to the Color tab
+  - In video preview, move the time marker to the frame you'd like to save
+  - Right-click on the video preview, and select Grab Still
+  - On the left in the Gallery, right-click on the still and select Export
+  - Find the place on your computer to save it and name it
+  - Change file type to JPEG or whatever, and hit Export to save the frame as an image
 =====Other Notes=====