VEGAS PRO: Import & Export Subtitles/Captions (.srt) files

[DigModiFicaTion]

Here is a quick guide on how to import and export srt files into your Vegas Pro project timelines.

Tools Needed
CCExtractor: https://www.videohelp.com/software/ccextractor
Vegas Pro

EXTRACT

1. Open CCExtractor GUI
2. Click on "Basic Settings" and set output file format to srt
3. Click "Dashboard"
4. Click on "Add More Files" and select the movie file you want to extract the srt file from
5. Click on "Start All" this will analyze the file and produce the srt file
6. Navigate to the folder the source file was in and you should see the srt file

IMPORT

1. Open Vegas Pro and drop in your movie file
2. Click "Insert" > "Insert Subtitles From File"
3. Click "Browse" and select your srt file
4. Press "OK" and Vegas will import the srt file as text on a new subtitle track

EXPORT

1. Click on "Tools" > "Scripting" > "Export Closed Captioning for Youtube"
2. Save srt file to project folder (probably want to put in a master render folder)

RESOURCES

 

[DigModiFicaTion]

CAUTION
With Vegas turning the srt file into separate subtitle text files for each entry, this creates hundreds if not a couple thousand individual text files. This unfortunately causes a significant resource drain
Best bet might be to edit, then import the file and move the subtitles to the new corrected positions. If you have a beast of a computer it might not be an issue.

 

[asterixsmeagol]

CAUTION
With Vegas turning the srt file into separate subtitle text files for each entry, this creates hundreds if not a couple thousand individual text files.

That seems like a horribly inefficient way to handle it!

 

[lapis molari]

Good to learn there's a way to import subtitles in Vegas! The text file per entry sounds impractical though.

As an alternative: I've used Subtitle Edit for years. It extract subtitles from source files and has almost no learning curve. The finished subs export as an .SRT file, which you can then import into Vegas. It does mean you'll have to render in Vegas once before you make subs: import that file into Subtitle Edit, to manually match the timing. Then import the SRT into Vegas and render a second time, now with the subs included (or use any mkv muxer for that).

 

[MightyAttackTribble]

I concur; Subtitle Edit is a phenomenally good app.

 

[The Danger Zone]

CAUTION
With Vegas turning the srt file into separate subtitle text files for each entry, this creates hundreds if not a couple thousand individual text files. This unfortunately causes a significant resource drain
Best bet might be to edit, then import the file and move the subtitles to the new corrected positions. If you have a beast of a computer it might not be an issue.

I was going to ask if I have to manually move each subtitle entry around, but that would be redundant. Guess my best bet is to edit, then adjust the text files accordingly.

 

[DigModiFicaTion]

I was going to ask if I have to manually move each subtitle entry around, but that would be redundant. Guess my best bet is to edit, then adjust the text files accordingly.

If you group all the time line events and turn on auto ripple, everything will adjust together.

 

[DigModiFicaTion]

@The Danger Zone , does the mean that's confusing?

 

[The Danger Zone]

@The Danger Zone , does the mean that's confusing?

You could say that.

 

[DigModiFicaTion]

You could say that.

Feel free to ask a question if you don't understand. You can group timeline items together. Select them by holding shift and clicking on items or Ctrl+a to select all, then press g to group them. Next select auto ripple and when you make a cut everything will move together.

 

[The Danger Zone]

Feel free to ask a question if you don't understand. You can group timeline items together. Select them by holding shift and clicking on items or Ctrl+a to select all, then press g to group them. Next select auto ripple and when you make a cut everything will move together.

Cheers for the tip!