Choosing the right output format is essential for ensuring compatibility and ease of use across various platforms. 3Play Media offers a range of caption and transcript formats, each designed to meet different accessibility, editing, and distribution needs. To select the best format for your workflow, review the available options and their applications.
| Note: Some advanced SMPTE-based caption formats may not be available by default within your account. Reach out to 3Play Media Support at support@3playmedia.com for assistance. |
Transcript Formats
| Keyword Cloud | The keywords from the transcripts, with relative weightings assigned, in JSON format. |
| Plain Text | A plain text version of your transcript. |
| Word Doc | Text inside of a Word document. |
| Time-Stamped Doc | A Word document that is timestamped at the beginning of every paragraph. |
| HTML | An HTML version of your transcript, suitable for embedding in Web pages. |
| JS Transcript | A raw data word-to-word synchronized JSON format for development purposes. Same as the JSON format. |
| JSON Transcript | A raw data word-to-word synchronized JSON format for development purposes. Same as the JS format. |
| Text inside a PDF document. | |
| SMPTE Stamped Doc | Transcript with SMPTE timecode at paragraphs. |
| Word DocX | Transcript in modern .docx Microsoft Word format for improved compatibility and formatting. |
| HTML for Screen Reader | HTML Transcript Format for Screen Readers. |
Web Caption Formats
| DFXP | A timed-text format commonly used for Flash video. |
| CPTXML | A caption format that is compatible with Captionate. |
| QT | Caption format used for QuickTime video or audio. It was developed by Apple. |
| RT | RealText captions for RealMedia video or audio. |
| SRT | One of the most common subtitle/caption format that is compatible with YouTube, Kaltura, and Flowplayer. |
| SMI | Also known as SAMI, used for Windows Media Player and Silverlight. |
| SBV | Caption format similar to SRT; compatible with YouTube. |
| WMP TXT | Caption format for Windows Media files. |
| WEBVTT | Format for HTML5 applications. |
| PPT XML | XML caption format compatible with Microsoft Powerpoint. |
| QuickTime XML | QuickTime XML Format. |
| Facebook SRT | SRT format with special naming convention for Facebook. |
| WEBVTT with no Blank Captions | A version of WebVTT that omits blank captions for streamlined playback. |
| WEBVTT for Able Player | WebVTT format optimized for use with Able Player. |
| Web VTT For Extended AD | Web VTT caption format for extended Audio Description. |
SMPTE-based Caption Formats
| SCC | Common format used for DVD authoring. |
| STL | Used for adding subtitles to DVD Studio Pro. |
| ADBE | Caption format developed by Adobe. |
| Avid DS Subtitles | Subtitle format for Avid DS software. |
| iTunes SCC | SCC format for iTunes at 29.97 fps. |
| SMPTE-TT | TTML Caption Format. |
| STL-RTF | STL for DVD Studio Pro (rtf extension). |
| Netflix SMPTE-TT | SMPTE-TT for delivery to Netflix. |
| Hulu SMPTE-TT | SMPTE-TT for delivery to Hulu. |
| Amazon SMPTE-TT | SMPTE-TT Custom Format for Amazon. |
| SMPTE Stamped Doc |
A document format (usually Word) that includes time stamps in SMPTE format. |
| iTunes SMPTE Caption Format | Special file format for iTunes. |
Next Steps
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Determine which format best suits your use case.
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If a required format is missing, contact 3Play Media Support.