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davinci_resolve_notes [2024.03.20 11:52] – [Multiple cameras] Steve Isenbergdavinci_resolve_notes [2025.06.07 17:26] (current) – [Captioning your Movie] Steve Isenberg
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 in Workspace: in Workspace:
    * Dual Screen > On (see that it is checked)    * Dual Screen > On (see that it is checked)
-   - Primary Display (will hold XX +   * Primary Display (will hold: Timeline Viewer (video at cursor), Timeline, and Inspector) - this is where you do most of the editing 
-   - Secondary Display (will hold ZZ +   * Secondary Display (will hold: Items in the bin, Effects.) 
-   - +   * Single Viewer Mode (else will see two screens above timeline) 
 + 
 +Primary display, turn on: 
 +  * Inspector 
 +Secondary display, turn on: 
 +  * Index (and in it, Markers) 
 +  * Effects
  
 ====1440x1080 to 1920x1080==== ====1440x1080 to 1920x1080====
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 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.) 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.)
 ===Prepare the caption file=== ===Prepare the caption file===
-  - Copy the .vtt file to new file with an .srt extension+for Resolve version 19+, it's easier than before. 
 +  - You'll need the transcript.vtt file.  Copy it (to save its original form) to a new file, say XX. 
 +  - Optionally edit the XX file and remove CONTINUE HERE> 
 +   
 +  - Copy the transcript.vtt file to new file with an .srt extension 
 +    - note this file has form: 1 time->time text
   - Edit the new .srt file   - Edit the new .srt file
     - Delete the first two lines: the WEBVTT file and the blank line beneath it     - Delete the first two lines: the WEBVTT file and the blank line beneath it
-    - For each timestamp, replace the period with a comma.+    - NOT NECESSARY DON'T DO For each timestamp, replace the period with a comma.
       * From: 00:00:03.090 (from VTT)       * From: 00:00:03.090 (from VTT)
       * To: 00:00:03,090 (in SRT)       * To: 00:00:03,090 (in SRT)
     - Optionally, you can removed the names from the captions (so the caption is “hello world” instead of “John Smith: hello world”)     - Optionally, you can removed the names from the captions (so the caption is “hello world” instead of “John Smith: hello world”)
 Preparing the file using vim:  Preparing the file using vim: 
-  - fix dot to comma: ''<color #666666>:g/^[0-9]/s/\./\,/g</color>''+  - DON”T NEED TO fix dot to comma: ''<color #666666>:g/^[0-9]/s/\./\,/g</color>''
   - remove names from captions: ''<color #666666>:g/[A-Za-z].*:/s/^.*: ⁄⁄ </color>''   - remove names from captions: ''<color #666666>:g/[A-Za-z].*:/s/^.*: ⁄⁄ </color>''
 //There may be programs that do this conversion but that's not what I'm using.// //There may be programs that do this conversion but that's not what I'm using.//
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