A practical studio workflow
Video Caption Sidecar Delivery: Keep Text and Picture Matched
Deliver subtitles with the precise picture version they accompany.
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The practical answer
Deliver subtitles with the precise picture version they accompany. Retiming the film can invalidate a previously correct sidecar file.
A client receives an SRT file from V2 but uploads the V3 video. The words are right while every cue after the new opening is late.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Name sidecars after the matching picture version
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Check cues at the opening, middle and ending
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Test the subtitle file in the destination player
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
After a new two-second opening is added, inspect the cues around that edit and later in the film. Rename the sidecar to the new picture version only after timing has actually been checked, not simply because the names should match.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Picture filename, sidecar filename, language, timing reference, tested destination.
Use these fields to record your own project. The blank worksheet includes the three steps above, room for results, an owner and a date. It is an editorial template, not an automatic export from the product.
Download the CSV worksheet ↓Product fit
Where uncompressed.io fits
Use uncompressed.io for a compatible review export and the associated client discussion. Browser playback remains dependent on codec, device and connection. Specialized cinema, broadcast, alpha-channel or immersive deliverables need their own receiving-system checks.
Product reference: the existing uncompressed.io workflow guide. The scenarios and worksheets on this page are illustrative editorial examples, not customer testimonials.
Make the next step concrete
Test it with one real project.
Check the client handoff, then choose the plan that matches the work you need to deliver.