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Vimeo VTT file is greyed out in FCPX "Import -> Captions" menu

I downloaded Vimeo's automatic captions of a dailies reel, and tried to put them in a Final Cut Pro X project, but when I go file->import->captions, the file is greyed out.


What do I do here?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.5

Posted on Oct 3, 2023 4:02 PM

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Posted on Oct 3, 2023 4:15 PM

Does Vimeo export other file types? The FCP docs say it can import .scc, .itt and .srt caption files. Import captions into Final Cut Pro for Mac - Apple Support A quick search showed free online vtt to srt convertors.


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Vimeo VTT file is greyed out in FCPX "Import -> Captions" menu

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