Best ways to extract .txt transcripts from CLOSED CAPTION feeds?

[ahhaa]

Hi guys!

I used to have a TV capture card whose software would automatically create a transcript of the subtitles in .txt file form. Years ago, I forget the make.

It was real handy for studying screenwriting, newshounding, etc...

Browsing around here I see there are many complexities to subtitles; what I'd like is something which would work without necessarily having to record the video & audio, as well as the usual way; and would work off both a tuner for live capture and any pre-existing media.

Any recommendations on how to get started? Anybody remember which capture card did this?

Will take anything I can get, as long as its cheap!:]

[kschang]

You're probably thinking of closed-caption feed. That's only available through antenna type feed as it's an embedded signal.

[ahhaa]

KS- thanks much; so closed caption is done differently from subtitles?
I think its recordable, seem to remember turning it on by accident on my old VHS machine.

glad for the correction, I will change the thread title if I can.

[Nelson37]

No, you can capture it through cable and satellite feed, as well.

Do not run it through a Sima Copy Master as this will strip out the closed captions, presumably any type of TBC would do this, as well. The SCM definitely does.

The ATI AIW cards will do this, they in fact capture to a searchable text format but NOT to a standard subtitle format. The file is convertible, though there is some hassle involved.

The ATI will capture just the text and not the video, has some features to capture video on seeing certain words or phrases in the test, I have never tested this. When capping with video, you have to use ATI's proprietary VCR format, though this is convertible.

[Nelson37]

No, you can capture it through cable and satellite feed, as well.

Do not run it through a Sima Copy Master as this will strip out the closed captions, presumably any type of TBC would do this, as well. The SCM definitely does.

The ATI AIW cards will do this, they in fact capture to a searchable text format but NOT to a standard subtitle format. The file is convertible, though there is some hassle involved.

The ATI will capture just the text and not the video, has some features to capture video on seeing certain words or phrases in the test, I have never tested this. When capping with video, you have to use ATI's proprietary VCR format, though this is convertible.

[MOVIEGEEK]

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=278743&highlight=

[ahhaa]

Nelson- many thanks! I'd thought it was an ATI at first, but didn't see it listed on the more current model features blurb.

Just to be clear, are you saying it is a hardware function or software?
Back when I had one, there weren't DVD recorders; I'm thinking mebbe the file could be acquired in less than 'attended' real-time using an RW standalone machine.

now to check ATI on eBay!

[ahhaa]

MovieGeek strikes again! or should I say "Thanks, Radar!" I was typing while you were posting... off to your links, and then I really gotta get some dinner!

[Nelson37]

The hardware captures the raw data, the software decodes it into txt. This is done in real-time, you only need the second playback in Graphedit if you want a standard subtitle file. The text file has timecodes and is searchable, but SFAIK the only thing that will play it back with the video is the ATI player.

[ahhaa]

slowly getting the picture... thanks for all the help!

I checked ebay, & there are plenty of All-In-Wonder cards from $20-$400...

these seem to be the most common models:

ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 PRO 128 MB DDR AGP 8X/4X LOADED
ATI ALL IN WONDER RADEON 7500 64MB PCI
ATI All In Wonder 2006 Edition AGP8X 256MB TV DVI
ATI All In Wonder Radeon 9000pro 64mb
ATI All in Wonder VE PCI Graphics Card W/Cables, CD

I also didn't realize this would get involved in my video display card too.
My CPU is an AMD 2600 in an MSI KT4V-L board (no onboard video chip).

Any recommendations for which (older, cheaper) model would work best in a machine set up for editing?

[MOVIEGEEK]

I checked ebay, & there are plenty of All-In-Wonder cards from $20-$400...
.......
Any recommendations for which (older, cheaper) model would work best in a machine set up for editing?

Stay away from the Wonder VE or 7500 PCI...the others are good.