DVD LAB Pro2 authored closed captions don't show on TV.

[dlats]

It appears as though DVD Lab Pro 2 wrote to Line 21, but none of the players that I've tried show them. The players include MPC latest, VLC latest and A Samsung BD player to a Panasonic TV. Should I redo them as subtitles?

[aedipuss]

did you use the proper format for the captions? only .scc works in dvdlab.

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/254578-How-to-create-DVD-with-closed-captions

[dlats]

Yes, I used a .scc file. This is part of the status message from dvd lab pro 2

Verifying Closed Caption file is in process ... - 3750
Caption file header is confirmed - 3760

This is why I think the closed captions got done. But I can't see them.......

[aedipuss]

did you follow the process in the above guide?

[dlats]

Yes.

[aedipuss]

looks like forced subs is your only option

[usually_quiet]

You could try CCExtractor to see if it finds the subtitles. If not that is one more indication that DVD LAB Pro did not add closed captions to your video.

If CCExtractor finds closed captions, then maybe something else is wrong. I have no idea how much experience you have with DVD closed captions, but there are a few things that can prevent a TV from displaying them. To see closed captions you must use a TV made for the N. American market, you must use a composite or S-video connection, the video must be NTSC-M, closed captions on the TV must be turned on, and not only must the DVD player support closed captions, but the DVD player must be set up to send closed captions (closed captions must be turned on and progressive video must be turned off).

[dlats]

Thanks for the reply. I tried CCExtractor and got one line of cc and an error message: Failed(errno=13). I can't find a meaning for errno=13.

[usually_quiet]

Thanks for the reply. I tried CCExtractor and got one line of cc and an error message: Failed(errno=13). I can't find a meaning for errno=13.

I don't know what "Failed(errno=13)" means either. You would probably have to contact CCExtractor's developer to find out.

However, it certainly looks like DVD Lab Pro 2 did not add closed captions in a way that allows them to be usable. If you need to finish this project quickly, adding the closed captions as subtitles is a reasonable solution. It is actually a very good idea to add subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing viewers now that HDMI is so prevalent on DVD players, and analog connections will soon be eliminated from Blu-Ray players. DVD closed captions aren't transmitted when using HDMI.

[dlats]

I downloaded scctools and used their sample srt file. Converted it to .scc and included it in the line 21 processing in dvd lab pro. CCExtrator found nothing in the final vob.. So, it's subtitles. I've been using th trial version of dvd lab pro, but I will only need dvd lab studio to do a subtitle track and 2 audio tracks. One audio for the original audio and the second audio for a mix of the original audio and an audio description track. That should make the dvd accessible.