How to export graphic subtitles from FCPX into a text file?

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How to export graphic subtitles from FCPX into a text file?

Hi everybody,
After months, I completed a 60min long documentary. Then I sent it to a DCP Conversion facility. Unfortunately, there is a problem with the subtitles. I made them with using the titles tool in FCPX. So they are basically graphic elements.
For multiple reasons, the DCP guy wants it in text format. For me it will be too hard to copy&paste all the subs in a text file. So my question is: there is any way (even using a plug in or a third party software) to export all the subs

Thank you in advance for your help

Nico

Posted on Feb 4, 2016 7:40 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Feb 4, 2016 7:49 AM in response to nicopiro

II've not done this, but it should work. Copy/paste the titles into an empty project. Export an XML file. Open it in a text editor and cut out everything except the title text.

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nicopiro Author

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Feb 4, 2016 8:45 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Thank you, I will try in a bit.

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Feb 4, 2016 11:47 AM in response to nicopiro

In addition to what Tom said, you may also want take a look at the tools by Andreas Kiel - specifically X-Title Extractor

http://www.spherico.com/filmtools/TitleExchange/XTE/index.html

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nicopiro Author

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Feb 4, 2016 2:09 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Hi Luis,
I downloaded it and I started getting familiar with this software. I think this is the best solution available. Thank you so much.

I have just to understand why it gives 24 collision titles, even if they are not overlapping!

I have just a big doubt. I have used the info bar title (the dark transparent rectangle which pops up on the left of the screen) basically to use the DCP multi language subtitles, I need to recreate that rectangle in order to allow the DCP to put there the titles in the selected language. How can I recreate it?

Thank you so much again
Nico

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