Hi I'm trying to import srt file into my fcpx. Below is the error message that pops up when trying.
The file could not be imported.
The caption file contains unsupported data or may be damaged.
srt file which i made for test through textedit contains data below.
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000
Hi there
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.1
We can't see it in the forum, but when I copied the text from the notification e-mail, it came with an empty line between each of the lines, "1", empty line, "00:....", empty line, "Hi there" - and that produces the error you are seeing. When I deleted the empty lines, it worked fine.
Make sure that there are no empty lines between the caption number and the timing, and between the timing and the text.
This works:
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000
Hi there
This does NOT work:
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000
Hi there
We can't see it in the forum, but when I copied the text from the notification e-mail, it came with an empty line between each of the lines, "1", empty line, "00:....", empty line, "Hi there" - and that produces the error you are seeing. When I deleted the empty lines, it worked fine.
Make sure that there are no empty lines between the caption number and the timing, and between the timing and the text.
This works:
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000
Hi there
This does NOT work:
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000
Hi there
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000
Hi there
Paste the characters into a new TextEdit file and save the encoding as Unicord (UTF-8). Were you able to load it?
it came with an empty line between each of the lines, "1", empty line, "00:....", empty line, "Hi there" - and that produces the error you are seeing.
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1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000
Hi there
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When I used “Quote”, I remembered filling in the blank lines in the paragraphs myself. I'm an idiot. I feel sorry for myself for not noticing the problem with empty lines.
The file could not be imported
