{"id":13126,"date":"2012-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/captions-and-subtitles-with-quicktime\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:38:48","slug":"captions-and-subtitles-with-quicktime","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/captions-and-subtitles-with-quicktime\/","title":{"rendered":"Closed Captions &#038; Subtitles in QuickTime Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-resources.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/resource-library\">Resource Library<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:800px\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Captioning<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Closed Captions &#038; Subtitles in QuickTime Pro<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/ht-quicktime\">Access This Resource<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--3\" id=\"h-closed-captions-amp-subtitles-in-quicktime-pro\">Closed Captions &amp; Subtitles in QuickTime Pro<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide shows you how to add closed captions or subtitles to video using the QuickTime Pro software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to create and upload a closed caption or subtitle file compatible with QuickTime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to adjust the position of captions to display at top or bottom of the screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to customize format and styling of caption text and background<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to add a CC toggle button to QuickTime videos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to display CC on QuickTime Player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note<\/em>: these instructions work for QuickTime Pro software. It is not possible to add captions to videos in the free version, QuickTime Player.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image tribe-embed is--youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\n\tdata-id=\"v8twWxM-jMg\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-embed__inner\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"play-button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=1280 height=720\t\tclass=\"tribe-embed__thumbnail\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/v8twWxM-jMg\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/v8twWxM-jMg\/mqdefault.jpg 320w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/v8twWxM-jMg\/hqdefault.jpg 480w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/v8twWxM-jMg\/sddefault.jpg 640w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/v8twWxM-jMg\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw,1280px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<template id=tribe-embed-embed-html-v8twWxM-jMg\">\n\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8twWxM-jMg?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/template>\n\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio alignfull is-style-white has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-white--4\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid has-half-mobile-gap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d5ae394d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%;--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<p class=\"has-balanced-text is-style-overline is-style-overline--5\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Resource<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-balanced-text is-style-large is-style-large--6\" id=\"h-to-learn-how-to-add-closed-captions-or-subtitles-to-videos-in-quicktime-pro-download-our-free-how-to-guide\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">To learn how to add closed captions or subtitles to videos in QuickTime Pro, download our free How-To Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/ht-quicktime\">download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%;--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border s-remove-margin--vertical is-full-width is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/free-download-1024x727.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-90-border-color wp-image-15721\" style=\"border-width:1px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/free-download-1024x727.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/free-download-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/free-download-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/free-download-1536x1090.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/free-download.png 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--8\" id=\"h-how-to-add-closed-captions-amp-subtitles-in-quicktime-pro\">How to Add Closed Captions &amp; Subtitles in QuickTime Pro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>QuickTime accepts closed caption files in a text file with specific formatting. This custom format is called QT. Below is an example of a QT caption file:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-caption-sample.jpg\" alt=\"[00:00:03.090] DAVID BERMAN: Now even if the captions are there, though, [00:00:05.009] it's another matter to make sure the captions are[00:00:07.050] all high quality, and that requires a human eye--[00:00:11.900] or you smartly order all your captioning from 3Play.\" width=\"650\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-caption-sample.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-caption-sample-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-caption-sample-600x144.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-caption-sample-585x140.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-caption-sample-625x150.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-caption-sample-313x75.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-caption-sample-174x42.jpg 174w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download a correctly formatted QT caption file from 3Play Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-xx-small is-style-xx-small--9\" id=\"h-step-1-submit-your-video-file-for-transcription-amp-captioning\">Step 1: Submit Your Video File for Transcription &amp; Captioning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Log into your 3Play Media account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the&nbsp;<strong>Upload<\/strong>&nbsp;tab at the top of the screen, select&nbsp;<strong>From Computer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose your video and follow the onscreen prompts to specify turnaround. You\u2019ll receive an email when your captions are ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional details, read the support article on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/support.3playmedia.com\/entries\/21248123-Upload-From-Your-Computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uploading videos for captioning<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/07-10-2014-upload-encore-3-585x256-1.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot with Upload Media and Choose Files selected\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-xx-small is-style-xx-small--10\" id=\"h-step-2-download-your-closed-caption-file-in-qt-format\">Step 2: Download Your Closed Caption File in QT Format<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In your 3Play Media account, navigate to&nbsp;<strong>My Files<\/strong>&nbsp;and select the video file you uploaded for captioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<strong>Download<\/strong>, and under the&nbsp;<strong>Web Captions<\/strong>&nbsp;section, select&nbsp;<strong>QT<\/strong>. A QT (.txt) file with the name of your video will download to your computer instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/qt-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"QT selected in Web Caption Formats window\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-xx-small is-style-xx-small--11\" id=\"h-step-3-add-closed-captions-in-quicktime-pro\">Step 3: Add Closed Captions in QuickTime Pro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the video file in QuickTime Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then open your downloaded QT file in QuickTime Pro. To do this, locate the file on your computer. Right-click the file and select&nbsp;<strong>Open with &gt; QuickTime Pro<\/strong>. This will open a separate QuickTime window that shows just your captions without the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copy the captions to the clipboard by clicking&nbsp;<strong>Edit &gt; Select All<\/strong>&nbsp;and then&nbsp;<strong>Edit &gt; Copy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the QuickTime window of your video. Make sure that the play head is at the beginning. This ensures your captions will sync properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-pro-playhead.jpg\" alt=\"Edit - Add to movie\" class=\"wp-image-5135\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the captions by clicking&nbsp;<strong>Edit &gt; Add to Movie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quicktime-pro-add-to-movie.jpg\" alt=\"add to movie\" class=\"wp-image-5136\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Save your video file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve got captions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/quicktime-qt-copy-1-585x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot in QuickTime Player with a dropdown menu open and copy selected\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--12\" id=\"h-how-to-adjust-the-position-and-style-of-the-closed-captions\">How to Adjust the Position and Style of the Closed Captions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The default position of the captions is above the video. To move the captions to the bottom of the screen, navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Window &gt; Show Move Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the&nbsp;<strong>Movie Properties<\/strong>&nbsp;window that launches, click on&nbsp;<strong>Text Track &gt; Visual Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To position the captions underneath the video, you\u2019ll need to make the vertical offset equal to the height of your video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need to know the pixel dimensions of your video. You can get this information by viewing&nbsp;<strong>Video Track &gt; Visual Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if your video pixel dimensions are 640\u00d7480, you should change the offset to be 0 x 480.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Close the&nbsp;<strong>Movie Properties<\/strong>&nbsp;window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to&nbsp;<strong>File &gt; Save As<\/strong>&nbsp;and select&nbsp;<strong>Save as a self-contained movie<\/strong>&nbsp;to save your video with the adjusted caption display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/qt-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot with Text Track selected, Visual Settings selected, and Offset: 0x480 pixels\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--13\" id=\"h-how-to-customize-caption-display\">How to Customize Caption Display<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the QT caption file that you downloaded from 3Play Media using a text editing program like Notepad or Word. Here you can make edits to the caption display style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adjust style settings by adding the text descriptors shown in the table below. Simply copy and paste the text descriptor into the top of your caption file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more style options, see the complete list of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100103095852\/http:\/\/www.apple.com\/quicktime\/tutorials\/textdescriptors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QuickTime text descriptors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re satisfied, save the caption file and add it to the video as in step 3 above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>QuickTime Pro Text Descriptor<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{keyedText: on}<\/td><td>Displays closed captions or subtitles with a transparent background.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{dropShadow: on }<\/td><td>Creates a drop shadow for the text.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{dropShadowOffset: 1, 1}<\/td><td>Offsets the drop shadow 1 pixel to the right and 1 pixel down. {dropShadow:on} must be specified.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{dropShadowTransparency: 127}<\/td><td>Specifies the transparency of the drop shadow. Value must be between 0 and 255.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{anti-alias: on}<\/td><td>Display anti-aliased text.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{font: Arial}<\/td><td>Specifies the name of the font.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{fontstyle: plain}<\/td><td>Specifies the text style. Options are: plain, bold, italic, underline, outline, shadow, condense (decreased spacing between characters), extend (increased spacing between characters).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{justify: center}<\/td><td>Specifies the text alignment. Options are: left, right, center, default.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{size: 18}<\/td><td>Specifies font size.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{textColor: R , G , B}<\/td><td>Sets the RGB text color. E.g. {textColor: 65535, 32000, 0} is orange.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{backColor: R , G , B }<\/td><td>Sets the RGB background color.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>{textBox: top , left , bottom , right}<\/td><td>Specifies the dimensions and location of the box containing the closed captions or subtitles. For example, {textBox:0, 0, 45, 640} creates a box that is 45 pixels high by 640 pixels wide starting from the top left corner of the video window.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--14\" id=\"h-how-to-add-a-cc-toggle-button-to-the-quicktime-player\">How to Add a CC Toggle Button to the QuickTime player<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/qt-5a.jpg\" alt=\"How to Add a CC Toggle Button to the QuickTime player\" class=\"wp-image-5139\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The file that you need to save is called&nbsp;<strong>toggle_caption.mov<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the&nbsp;<strong>toggle_caption.mov<\/strong>&nbsp;file in QuickTime Pro. This will open a separate QuickTime window that shows the CC button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<strong>Edit &gt; Select All<\/strong>&nbsp;and then&nbsp;<strong>Edit &gt; Copy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Return to the QuickTime window with your video and make sure that the play head is at the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<strong>Edit &gt; Add to Selection and Scale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Window &gt; Show Movie Properties<\/strong>&nbsp;and rename the text track to \u201c<strong>caption<\/strong>\u201d. To do this, select the text track and then click once on the text itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select&nbsp;<strong>toggle_caption &gt; Visual Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;and position the CC button by adjusting the horizontal and vertical offset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Close the&nbsp;<strong>Movie Properties<\/strong>&nbsp;window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save your video by clicking&nbsp;<strong>File &gt; Save As &gt; Save as a self-contained movie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--15\" id=\"h-quicktime-player-settings\">QuickTime Player Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to change the QuickTime Player settings in order to view closed captions or subtitles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Edit &gt; Preference &gt; Play Preferences<\/strong>&nbsp;and check the boxes \u201c<strong>Show closed captioning when available<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Show subtitles when available<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/qt-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"QuickTime Player Settings window with Show closed captioning when available and Show subtitles when available checked off\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio alignfull is-style-white has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-white--16\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid has-half-mobile-gap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d5ae394d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow 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