CPC Computer Prompting and Captioning Co.

29 Jun 09 - Fixed crashing bug caused by end user tabbing to an unallocated text cell.

17 Jun 09 - Fixed display of roll up captions that contain more than one line per text cell.

17 Jun 09 - Fixed base row error when splitting a roll up caption that contains more than one line per text cell.

25 May 09 - Added .mcc import and export and Assemble Captions import to Command Line Interface.

23 May 09 - Implementing Matrox 4VANC and Assemble Captions in Batch Processing and Command Line.

7 May 09 - Allowed "Remote Caption Encode" export option to be used in all versions of the software.

7 May 09 - Implemented Blackmagic Design 4:2:2 10-bit Uncompressed VANC Line 9 caption import.

2 May 09 - Implemented export and import of MacCaption .mcc VANC transfer ASCII file format.

1 May 09 - Fixed bug in generating four color DVD subtitle exports with caption attributes.

9 Apr 09 - Added Matrox 4VANC import and export capability for use with Matrox MXO2 hardware.

2 Apr 09 - Improved subtitle character export for text containing mixed character attributes.

2 Apr 09 - Fixed problem with batch processing failing to restore initial main window state.

23 Mar 09 - Implemented multiple subtitle compositing for DVD Studio Pro STL export.

1 Mar 09 - Added Video ID and Audio ID selection to Manzanita configuration dialog.

23 Feb 09 - Fixed unnecessary Program Rating and V-Chip data generation at the beginning of Black Movie during export.

18 Feb 09 - Added transport stream multiplexing with Manzanita Systems software.

11 Feb 09 - Fixed problem recognizing QuickTime time code track for DVCPROHD movies.

5 Feb 09 - Added Self-contained movie and Internet Streaming options to QuickTime/Podcast Closed Captions export.

2 Feb 09 - Improved 708 captioning reliability for MPEG video files already containing multiple User Data packets.

30 Jan 09 - Added multiple conversion modes to Time Code > Stretch/Shrink Time Code.

1 Jan 09 - Fixed font size setting problem when exporting QuickTime movie text tracks.

1 Jan 09 - Added Return Key and Option-Return Key to open a text cell for editing.

1 Jan 09 - Fixed improper modified main window indication following a left or right arrow key.

1 Jan 09 - Added transparency to export of an 8-bit indexed png file for Blu-ray.

1 Jan 09 - Improved decoding of captions containing Text1 and Text2 information.

1 Jan 09 - Added Black movie Subtitle export supporting multiple subtitle Programs.

1 Jan 09 - Added cancel ability (command-period) functionality to Assemble Captions.

1 Jan 09 - Added error detection for an italic, non italic, italic character sequence.

17 Oct 08 - Modified SubRip subtitle import to process UTF-8 files without a byte mark.

9 Oct 09 - Changed minimal set of directives for Flash XML for Captionate export.

8 Oct 08 - Added text cursor positioning of insertion point using the arrow keys.

6 Oct 08 - Added 'Inhibit exporting ALIGN= directive" to Flash XML for Captionate export.

3 Oct 08 - Added transition detection and processing to Assemble Captions feature.

29 Sep 08 - Fixed problem preventing some files from being directly saved on file servers.

24 Sep 08 - Fixed duplicate character problem with DVCPRO HD VAUX caption export.

10 Sep 08 - Implemented caption import directly from multiple MacCaption .cca files.Â

26 Aug 08 - Added user settable selected text cell background color to Preferences > Display Tab.

14 Aug 08 - Improved on-screen display of roll up captions positioned at top of main window.

4 Aug 08 - Fixed a problem with arrow key positioning being reset when in subtitle mode.

2 Aug 08 - Modified L-L, L-C, L-R, C-L, C-C, â€¦ selection buttons to automatically set caption position.

30 Jul 08 - Fixed a subtitle positioning problem when exporting subtitles positioned with the arrow keys.

30 Jul 08 - Added support for Korean language closed captioning using the Norpak TES3 hardware encoder.

30 Jul 08 - Fixed problem that was causing text edits to sometimes revert to original text after a replace operation.

21 Jul 08 - Enhanced Blu-ray export to include all selected Program subtitles during export.

17 Jul 08 - Fixed a problem when simultaneously exporting subtitles from multiple programs.

10 Jul 08 - Improved Sentence Wise Upper and Lower Case algorithm when â€œUnconditionally capitalize the first letter of each wordâ€ is chosen in the U/L Case Preferences.

10 Jul 08 - Fixed a bug in subtitle mode that was sometimes causing an extra space to appear after an italicized word.

9 Jul 08 - Added user message when doing a DVD/Blu-Ray subtitle export containing a range of captions.

17 Jun 08 - Added long file name capability to QuickTime movie export operations.

16 Jun 06 - Fixed sentence wise capitalization problem for words ending with the letter 'i'.

16 Jun 08 - Fixed a problem in row positioning determination for imported captions on rows 2 - 14.

5 Jun 08 - Reduced closed caption display delay when exporting multiple 708 captioned programs.

3 Jun 08 - Modified Caption > Encode Preferences to provide for the selection of the 708 Service Number to use when mapping unicode to Korean KS C 5601 encoding.

30 May 08 - Improved character background display for exported 708 close captions.

29 May 08 - Added Plain Text import and DV Korean close caption export to Batch processing and Command Line processing.

28 May 08 - Improved mpeg2 structure recognition for mpeg2 close caption importing.

27 May 08 - Added support for Korean KS C 5601 legacy font Line 21 and HD caption decoding and encoding.

20 May 08 - Fixed a display problem when editing text cells containing both 8-bit and 16-bit unicode characters.

18 May 08 - Added ability to horizontally expand Text Edit Cells by changing main window size.

18 May 08 - Changed text cell font size for four row captions to fit in main window text cells.

18 May 08 - Fixed time code drift when encoding multi language 708 unicode captions.

11 May 08 - Added additional text information frames to File > Export > Black 720x486 movie.

6 May 08 - Added Korean KS C 5601 character coding option to 708 close caption export.

6 May 08 - Added "Caption > Decode Preferences > Remove erase if caption blanking ..." capability to most import functions.

5 May 08 - Improved drag and drop file type determination for UTF8 and UTF16 data files.

5 May 08 - Added DVDSP .stl, HD VMD .srt and NCI .cap imports to batch processing.

4 May 08 â€“ Implemented option key to momentarily toggle the setting of Special > Position Video When Selecting Caption Text.

4 May 08 - Fixed problem encoding and decoding 608 characters with Flash/Bold attribute.

3 May 08 - Added in and out time code decoding to "Combine text lines ..." option of Plain Text import.

2 May 08 - Changed main screen caption display and Video with Open Captions export to use unicode font.

1 May 08 - Fixed problem when exporting .onl files containing rollup captions with durations.

29 Apr 08 - Added Special > Position Video When Selecting Caption Text menu option.Â

29 Apr 08 - Changed Special > Position Video to Selected Time Code to Special > Position Video When Selecting Caption.

23 Apr 08 - Increased the number of Programs from 4 (A, B, C, D) to 6 (A, B, C, D, E, F).

22 Apr 08 - Implemented extended character input based on multi language keyboard layouts.

20 Apr 08 - Added option key to reverse the function of Special > Position Video to Selected Time Code.

10 Apr 08 - Fixed problem importing some scatter captions in Cheetah .asc files.

8 Apr 08 - Podcast export modified to remove existing caption data and print a warning message.

8 Apr 08 - Enabled "Special > Position Video to Selected Time Code" option when selecting a caption text area.

28 Mar 08 - Fixed problem encoding certain unicode characters in Export > Webcast > WMP export.

24 Mar 08 - Added Timed Text DXFP XML export to Batch Processing and Command Line Interface.

17 Mar 08 - Added Clear Subtitle Horizontal Increment and Clear Subtitle Vertical Increment to Edit > Clear menu.

16 Mar 08 - Changed multi-language export and import to preserve caption positioning attributes.

23 Feb 08 - Added 23.976 fps and 59.94 fps conversion rates to Time Code > Convert Time Code.

23 Feb 08 - Added Increase and Decrease Time Code by 1.001/1.000 and 1.000/1.001 to Time Code > Stretch/Shrink Time Code.

21 Feb 08 - Fixed problem with caption error indicators sometimes appearing randomly.

21 Feb 08 - Added option click to Insert Caption and Split Caption buttons to set current movie time into new blank caption time code.

13 Feb 08 - Added code to remember exact caption position when switching Programs and changing main window size.

13 Feb 08 - Added continuing where left off when opening a MacCaption .cca file.

13 Feb 08 - Modified Plain Text Import to use maximum number of characters for each line of text in all import modes.Â

12 Feb 08 - Fixed problem with time codes randomly appearing after playing a movie.

12 Feb 08 - Fixed display problem when separate Programs have different display fonts.

11 Feb 08 - MacCaption development switched to Apple's OS X 10.5 development environment.

25 Jan 08 - Fixed bug in 708 close caption encoding for unicode characters.
25 Jan 08 - Fixed guillemet special character caption encoding.

16 Jan 08 - Improved Horizontal, Vertical and Justification determination when importing caption data.

14 Jan 08 - Enhanced Timed Text export functionality.
9 Jan 08 - Implemented multiple services for 708 captioning.
8 Jan 08 - Added Help tags to MacCaption Preferences.

3 Jan 08 - Preserved movie time code window display status when starting software.

2 Jan 08 - Added Control+arrow keys, Control+Home and Control+End as text editing controls for Pull, Push, Compress, Expand, and go to Beginning and End of caption text.
2 Jan 08 - Fixed Plain Text import when reading an ascii file with the UTF-8 import mode set.

28 Dec 07 - Added Macintosh OS X basic command line interface.
28 Dec 07 - Improved error reporting when importing plain text containing illegal close caption characters.

26 Dec 07 - Fixed Plain Text import causing a crash when using the UTF-8 option.

24 Dec 07 - Improved accuracy of mpeg CC decoding, fixed bug in mpeg CC encoding, improved mpeg error messages.

20 Dec 07 - Added Unicode UTF-16 character capability to HD DTV 708 caption generation.
20 Dec 07 - Added UTF-8 file format import to Plain Text import.

19 Dec 07 - Added Set NLE button to Black video and CCIR 601 video export file dialog.

18 Dec 07 - Added italic, bold and underline to .stl subtitle export graphics.
18 Dec 07 - Removed Secondary Row from NLE Preferences.
17 Dec 07 - Fixed Help tags reappearing after they have been turned off.
14 Dec 07 - Added Finding NLE Settings to Help menu.
12 Dec 07 - Fixed a problem with multi language keyboard input.
11 Dec 07 - Added QuickTime Text Track import.
9 Dec 07 - Added “Setting subtitle attributes sets caption attributes” to Subtitle > Subtitle Preferences.
6 Dec 07 - Added "Set data lowest limit from current movie start time" to Set Caption Data Lowest Limit dialog.
6 Dec 07 - Added options to Sentence Wise Upper and Lower Case capitalization.
6 Dec 07 - Fixed problem with drag and drop changing font size and font style of text input window.
5 Dec 07 - Added Caption and Subtitle Move Up, Move Down, Move Left and Move Right to Format menu.
5 Dec 07 - Fixed problem with 4 color subtitles not appearing at the left margin.
5 Dec 07 - Fixed Bold, Italics and Underline to uniformly work the same way with Subtitle Preferences > Render using Subtitle Attributes.
4 Dec 07 - Added “?” and “!” as start of sentence markers for Sentence Wise Upper and Lower Case when they appear in the middle of a line of text.
4 Dec 07 - Improved subtitle character positioning.
3 Dec 07 - Increased number of subtitle font size choices.
3 Dec 07 - Fixed problem with MacCaption DV not saving subtitle information when it writes a .cca file.
2 Dec 07 - Fixed missing down arrow in message window.
2 Dec 07 - Added red bold messages to message window.
28 Nov 07 - Fixed main window display not displaying first subtitle when it should.
27 Nov 07 - Revised the ATSC DTV 608/708 closed caption export algorithm to handle more MPEG stream constructions.
27 Nov 07 - Added subtitle character spacing (tracking) attribute to 4-color subtitle graphic exports.
27 Nov 07 - Fixed problems associated with multiple and single caption and subtitle export related to start movie time not corresponding to caption times.
27 Nov 07 - Added user selected Scratch Disk selection to preference general dialog.
27 Nov 07 - Added I/O tab to preferences.
24 Nov 07 - Implemented Blu-Ray subtitle export.
21 Nov 07 - Implemented optional time code track offset adjustment in QuickTime Podcast export.
20 Nov 07 - Allowed 'j', 'k' and 'l' keys to control movie playback speed when caps lock is on.
16 Nov 07 - Fixed problem in new version checking that sometimes caused software to crash at startup.
13 Nov 07 - Added Timed Text Authoring Format DFXP Webcast XML export.
7 Nov 07 - Added \. as a user beginning of sentence marker for Sentence Wise Upper and Lower Case conversion.
6 Nov 07 - Modified Upper and Lower Case > Sentence Wise Upper and Lower Case to recognize .”, ?”, !” and music symbol as end of sentence marker to force a next sentence capital letter.
5 Nov 07 - Added Find Next and Find Previous to Edit menu.
5 Nov 07 - Fixed an edit problem when modifying the Find and Replace search text while holding down a key.
2 Nov 07 - Implemented scroll wheel on mouse for scrolling through captions.
31 Oct 07 - Removed unneeded extra blank captions created when decoding roll up captions containing erase times.
30 Oct 07 - When the shift key is down the movie position is no longer changed to the clicked caption.
30 Oct 07 - The Ripple Time Code dialog now has a check box to automatically set the starting time code to the current movie time.
30 Oct 07 - The Ripple Time Code dialog now comes up with the time code text in edit mode.
30 Oct 07 - The customize keystroke dialog has been enhanced to allow the chosen operation to continue after selecting a keystroke combination.
25 Oct 07 - Improved caption vertical positioning during caption import operations.
25 Oct 07 - Added option-click to set starting time code to current movie time in Ripple Time Code.
25 Oct 07 - Added vertical position caption break option to Reformat Captions to Pop-on.
20 Oct 07 - Added Remove Leading and Trailing Spaces to Format menu.
18 Oct 07 - Fixed problem with MacCaption sometimes crashing when scrolling captions on a MacPro.
17 Oct 07 - Added 'j', 'k', 'l' movie playback functionality to movie green arrow keys.
17 Oct 07 - Added Help >> On Line Tutorial access from MacCaption.
15 Oct 07 - Improved character compatibility in Apple XML export.
14 Oct 07 - Added export dialog to EBU Subtitle export.
14 Oct 07 - Added HD captioning for XDCAM elementary streams that don't contain time code.
10 Oct 07 - Removed the prepending of a blank 00:00:00:00 record when importing.scc files.
10 Oct 07 - Fixed a problem with decoding roll up captions.
10 Oct 07 - Fixed problem preventing a paste at the end of existing captions.
7 Oct 07 - Improved subtitle vertical positioning when exporting Apple XML.
4 Oct 07 - Enhanced Apple XML subtitle export for Annotation Edit plugin.
3 Oct 07 - Added Apple XML Interchange Version 4 subtitle export.
26 Sep 07 - Corrected a few problems with Scenarist .sst file export.
25 Sep 07 - Implemented subtitle column width to a maximum of 48 characters.
22 Sep 07 - Enhanced Apple XML Interchange Format export functionality.
22 Sep 07 - Added Annotation Edit FCP Subtitle plugin support to Apple XML Interchange Format export.
21 Sep 07 - Codecs supporting Millions of Colors+ now properly generate an Alpha channel.
21 Sep 07 - Fixed all movie export functions to copy all existing QuickTime tracks from the source movie.
19 Sep 07 - Use QuickTime time code track data when available.
18 Sep 07 - Improved 720x486 decoding for QuickTime files containing FCP chapter tracks.
18 Sep 07 - Fixed problem in QuickTime export when exporting movies whose movie timescale differed from its video timescale.
14 Sep 07 - Allowed movie drag and drop to work even if an existing movie is already open.
14 Sep 07 - Changed Auto Save dialog to not be displayed during an import or export operation.
12 Sep 07 - Allowed movie drag and drop to work even if an existing movie is already open.
7 Sep 07 - Added QuickTime/Podcast Closed Caption import and export.
29 Aug 07 - Fixed DVD Studio Pro subtitle export positioning $XOffset and $YOffset directives.
24 Aug 07 - Added Flash XML export.
24 Aug 07 - Changed NLE Calibrate to be accessible from MacCaption-DV.
24 Aug 07 - Fixed problem in .ult export when exporting a Program containing no captions.
23 Aug 07 - Fixed line error problem when decoding captions on row 11.
22 Aug 07 - Modified auto update to include Release as well as Beta software.
21 Aug 07 - Added Google caption export.
16 Aug 07 - Corrected export menu for MacCaption DV.
31 Jul 07 - Fixed problem with plain text import not recognizing time code hour digits.
16 Jul 07 - Added QuickTime Text Track export of non 29.97 fps movies.
15 Jul 07 - Fixed menu display for MacCaption DV.
12 Jul 07 - Added auto update check for a new program version.
6 Jul 07 - Added Cheetah .cap file format import.

MacCaption V3.7
(released Jul 2, 2007)

25 Jun 07 - Added Ultech .ult file format import and export.
19 Jun 07 - Improved Autosync to allow the setting of caption attributes without the movie jumping to the current caption start time.
18 Jun 07 - Added context help to V-Chip TV Parental Guidance dialog.
18 Jun 07 - Fixed bug in black video export with small QuickTime set for large files.
9 Jun 07 - Rearranged import menu for better clarity.
8 Jun 07 - Added Captions, Inc. .cin file format import and export.
7 Jun 07 - Fixed problem where some control codes were being duplicated even though control code duplication was not set.
4 Jun 07 - Fixed caption decoding problem when changing from Paint-on to Roll-up captions.
4 Jun 07 - Added Caption Center .tds file format import and export.
3 Jun 07 - Added Cheetah .asc file export (Cheetah .asc import is already implemented).
2 Jun 07 - Fixed problem with undo sometimes undoing more than one operation.
2 Jun 07 - Added Caption Data Lower Limit capability for each caption.
31 May 07 - Fixed DV export to ask for a DV file when a movie is not open.
31 May 07 - Implemented XDCAM close caption import.
29 May 07 - Implemented XDCAM close caption export.
24 May 07 - Fixed on-screen display of plain text occasionally displaying as italics.
23 May 07 - Implemented DVCPROHD close caption export.
21 May 07 - Added true 0-50 IRE NLE caption levels for video compressed with YCbCr 4:2:2 codecs.
16 May 07 - Modified Apple XML export to be compatible with the Final Cut Pro CGM Text effect plugin.

Fixed
a bug in DV export for DV movies containing text tracks.
a bug for .scc file import having improper initial subtitle positioning.
a problem causing MPEG files to take a long time to open.
a problem decoding the first rollup caption if it contained a duration.

Added
MacCaption to run with a CaptionMaker USB hardware security key.
decode CC1-4 and 708 options in main window Decode menu.
decoding of DVCPROHD 608/708 closed captions.
Mpeg2 display of Transport Streams over FireWire.
DTV 608/708 closed caption export to Mpeg2 Elementary streams and Mpeg2 Program Streams.
support for Adrienne Electronics USB Time Code Reader.
Edit > Paste caption operation following an Edit > Cut operation.
Special > Position Video to Selected Time Code menu option.
display of music symbol to text edit area.
Switching programs now returns to the previously displayed caption.

Modified
Import Text dialog to display a row count of 1 when importing roll up caption text.

Caption QT Webcast (2 methods)
Added QuickTime Webcast export.
Added QuickTime text track font control and text positioning options.

Importing Text with Timecode
Added tab delimited time code recognition to plain text import.

Importing Text
Fixed bug when importing text with time codes in a plain text file.
Added warning message when importing Unicode file as plain text.

Subtitling
Added antialiasing to subtitle outlines.
Added color selection to subtitle outlines.

Export TI DLP Cine Canvas XML File
Added basic Texas Instruments DLP Cinema XML export. This file can be used to create very sharp subtitles on HD2K video (Digital Cinema)

QT Movie fixes
Fixed adding Open Captions to an unflattened QT videos.
Fixed PC compatibility by flattening QuickTime movie output.25

DF to NDF & NDF to DF time code conversion
Added Convert Time Code to and from DF & NDF. If time stamping is done in NDF or DF, the file can be converted to DF or NDF. This will fix the problem matching time code to exported files for DVD and others. The difference of time codes in one hour video is 00:00:03:18 between DF and NDF time codes.

New hardware added to NLE preference
Added NewTek Video Toaster 3 and AJA Io LA choices to NLE Preference selection. Fixed Preferences/NLE/Small QuickTime check box indicator.

Onl file and Roll up Caption
Fixed changing roll up row when importing a .onl file.

Webcast caption fix
Added ability to use default .wmv and .rm file names.
Fixed Real Text Export sometimes crashing.

Words Per Minute export
Added Words Per Minute export option to Export > Plain Text File.

Home, Help, Page Up, Page Down keys
Implemented Home, Help, Page Up, Page Down keys.

"Blank video"to "Black Video"
Changed the name "Blank video" text to "Black Video" text in connection with export for NLE systems.

Subtitling capability for all QuickTime movies
You can add subtitles to most movies that can be displayed by MacCaption. Video can be of any size 320x240 to 720x480. Click here for details.

Apple XML file export for subtitling
Apple's Final Cut Pro HD supports exporting and importing an XML Interchange Format file. MacCaption exports Apple's XML subtitle specification so that subtitles can be easily transferred from MacCaption to Final Cut Pro. In MacCaption use File > Export > Apple XML Interchange Format to export an Apple XML file. In Final Cut Pro use File > Import > XML to read the subtitles into your FCP project.

Support for Windows Media Player .asx file generation
MacCaption will generate Windows Media Player files for use on a Windows PC. In MacCaption use Files > Export > Windows Media Player and choose "Version 6", "Version 7, 8, 9, 10" or "Book". The later two selections allow the choice of creating a stand alone Windows Media Player ".asx" file or an Internet Explorer Windows Media Player ".html" file.

Subtitling
Added subtitling capability for all QuickTime movies.
L, C and R justification added to subtitle placement.
The positioning of subtitle lines now more accurately reflects text.

Bug Fixes/Enhancements
Fixed Fill-in All Caption Times to properly handle multiple blank captions
Fixed initial display of DF and NDF indicators
Improved .stl file export
Added undo/redo to caption insert, delete, merge and split
Added various capabilities to RealText export
Fixed export of WMP Version 7, 8, 9 html text

MacCaption 2.2
(released October 22, '04)

Improved undo/redo
Improved undo/redo for many MacCaption features.

Spell Check implemented
Implemented Spell with User Dictionary.

Find/Replace implemented
Implemented Find and Replace.

Reading Speed
Implemented Reading Speed capability.

International Characters
Improved default display of International characters (Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese etc.).

Underlined subtitles
Implemented subtitle global underline character attribute.

Subtitle attributes
Implemented subtitle export and display of exact caption text character attributes.

Delete time code issue
Fixed various problems when deleting time code values with the Edit/Delete menu option.

Extra blank character
Removed extra blank character at the beginning of word when pushing a word down.

Crash fix
Fixed MacCaption crashing if closing application with any text selected.

Print to video fix
Fixed Print To Video bug in OS X 10.3.5 causing every other attempt to print to be unable to open FireWire device.

High quality QT output
Set High Quality Mode in generated QuickTime output movies.

V-chip info added
Implemented V-Chip and Content Advisory data generation.

Video control with shift key
Added Shift Key option to movie arrow icons to increase speed of navigation through an open movie.

DVD subtitle files in .bmp format
Added ability to directly generate DVD subtitle .bmp graphic files.

Fill-in TC issue
Fixed Fill-in caption times not filling in last user selected segment.

Decode captions for 720x486 movie
Added closed caption decoding with auto search for caption data for a 720x486 movie.

Dragging .cca file issue
Fixed memory leak when dragging .cca file to MacCaption if previous .cca file had a movie open.

Caption file length Increased
Increased maximum caption count from 5000 to 8000.

Unicode Support
Converted MacCaption to use Unicode characters and implemented support for International multi lingual subtitling.

WMV File Specification
Added .wmv file specification for Windows Media Player html file.

Horz./Vert. Icon Display
Fixed display of Horiz, Vert. & Just indicators when scrolling thru caption text.

Auto Match Help
Auto match Text Help now references on-line User Manual.
Added Automatic Match Text info to on-line User Manual.
Fixed .cca icon.

Fixed for Macintosh OS X 10.3
10 May 04 - Fixed Print to Video and MPEG radio buttons not working properly in OS X 10.3.

Improved movie tracking
4 May 04 - Added movie tracking captions if lock button manually set.

.scc File Handling Improvements
3 May 04 - Improved .scc input file decoding, output file generation and error detection.

Words per Minute Display Added
3 May 04 - The caption text display area now shows words per minute for each caption.

Subtitling Option
22 Feb 04 - Added Subtitling functionality. Now you can subtitle DV Video without the need for a hardware character generator. Features include border around characters, translucent backgrounds, proportionally spaced fonts, kerning, and line spacing. MacCaption-DV and MacCaption-NLE/Moeg can be upgraded to including this subtitling option. Please check www.ccaption.com/nccordering.shtml for details.

Automatic Synchronization of Audio with TC
10 Apr 04 - MacCaption software can now automatically break and accurately time closed captions at the click of button. There is a service fee for this function. This automates the labor-intensive job of having a captioner listen to the audio, manually break the text into captions, and then synchronize the captions with the dialogue.

With CaptionSync automated captioning software from Automatic Sync Technologies, the captioner connects to the internet and uploads the script and the corresponding audio file to a file server. Within minutes, a time stamped script file will be displayed on the computer.

This service starts at $65 per one hour file. You can buy this service by contacting Automatic Sync Technologies directly at 510-582-3437 or mailto:sales@cpcweb.com. For more info please check http://www.automaticsync.com/

Editor Runs Faster
25 Apr 04 - Increased speed of text scrolling in the Edit mode.

DVD .scc file Fixes
24 Apr 04 - Various fixes to .scc file decoding and generation.
16 Apr 04 - Fixed bug in decoding .scc files.
16 Apr 04 - Added lower limit dialog to .scc and DV movie export

Rollup Caption Bug Fix
16 Apr 04 - Changing from rollup to different rollup did not work properly.

Auto Save & Capture/Print Video
30 Mar 04 - Fixed conflict between Auto Save and Capture & Print to Video

Upper/Lowercase Conversions
24 Apr 04 - Added Upper and Lower Case conversion. Now you can convert lower case text to upper case and also uppercase to Sentence wise Upper/Lower case.

9 Feb 04 - Added highlights to active caption cell. Now the active caption cell has a light blue background.

Edit, Time Stamp & AutoSync Radio Buttons
21 Mar 04 - Added Edit, Time Stamp & Autosync radio buttons.

Movie Control
21 Mar 04 - Added + 1, 10 & 30 frame control buttons to fast forward the video by multiple frames. These functions can be achieved by Arrow Left & Right and also Shift+ Arrow Left and Right keys.

Time Stamp Reaction Time
6 Mar 04 - Added user settable AutoSync frame correction to preferences.

Ripple Time Code
23 Feb 04 - To change the beginning time code for a block of text, and ripple the time code by this factor throughout the block, use this option.

Time Stamping with In and Out buttons
9 Feb 04 - Added "in" and "out" buttons that function as "i" and "o".

Webcast Captioning
8 Feb 04 - Implemented WMP V6, V789, Book.
8 Feb 04 - Implemented RealText .smi data file.
3 Feb 04 - Changed QT Text Track output to Center Justify.

Miscellaneous
9 Feb 04 - Added Function Keys 1-12 as Input Sync key.
3 Feb 04 - Forced Preference/NLE dialog for 1st time NLE export.

MacCaption V1.0.5
13 Jan 04 - Fixed push/pull not working in MacCaption Demo.
8 Jan 04 - Fixed bug in generating NLE captions in QT Movie > 4GB.
8 Jan 04 - Allowed Limited Demo software version to read .cca files.
8 Jan 04 - Fixed software crashing when displaying a blank uninitialized rollup caption.

MacCaption V1.0.4
1 Nov 03 - Implemented a restricted MacCaption demo without PACE protection.
31 Oct 03 - Fixed split caption bug.

MacCaption V1.0.2
20 Oct 03 - Allow multiple caption cell character attribute changes.
18 Oct 03 - Software fixed to import CCaptionPro as well as MacCaption .cca files.
15 Oct 03 - Fixed full line output of 32 character italic line.
5 Oct 03 - Added direct display of color and italic text in caption text area.

MacCaption V1.0.1
31 Aug 03 - Implemented CaptionMaker functionality into CCaptionPro.

CCaptionPro was renamed MacCaption on August 31

CCaptionPro V1.1.7
8 Aug 03 - Fixed preference initialization on 1st program execution.
8 Aug 03 - Changed Preference ID from leapfrogproductions to CPC.
8 Aug 03 - Changed splash screen to CPC.
8 Aug 03 - Implemented HASP protection mechanism.
8 Aug 03 - Undo / Redo memory fault fixed.

CCaptionPro V1.1.6
21 Jul 03 - Recompiled with CPC fixes for CCaption Asset Transfer

CCaptionPro V1.1.5
7 Jul 03 - Made release w/o pull up/pull down, plain text import options, .onl export
7 Jul 03 - Fixed export plain text failing on 2nd attempt if 1st was cancelled.

CCaptionPro V1.1.4
7 Jul 03 - Released V1.1.4 to CPC only
7 Jul 03 - Updated Help manual.
4 Jun 03 - Fixed importing captions in a CCaption Description file.
24 May 03 - Added Pull Up and Push Down.
24 May 03 - Added flexibility when importing text from a plain text file.
24 May 03 - Added opening movies that are not 720 x 480.
12 May 03 - Added export of CPC-715 .onl file.
7 May 03 - Fixed imported captions not being displayed in movie window.
7 May 03 - Fixed Compact Display squashing its displayed characters.
7 May 03 - Split Real Time decode and Capture Captions into separate items.
28 Apr 03 - Increased caption text counter field.

CCaptionPro V1.1.3
11 Apr 03 - Updated Help manual
11 Apr 03 - Added command-W to close windows
11 Apr 03 - Made decoding real time captions more robust
24 Apr 03 - Installed InterLok 4.1.5
24 Apr 03 - Fixed unconditionally scanning an entire DV movie if no timecode is present.

CCaptionPro V1.1.2
11 Apr 03 - Fixed DV subtitle looping bug for files > 1 hour
10 Apr 03 - Fixed "i" problem incrementing to 2 hours from 00:59:59:29
10 Apr 03 - Update Error indicator immediately when caption status changes
30 Mar 03 - Forced save dialog when importing real time captions.
30 Mar 03 - Fixed improper redraw of real time window when DV device not turned on.
30 Mar 03 - Added CCaption.mov default file name to real time file save dialog.

CCaptionPro V1.1.1
25 Mar 03 - Added .onl file corrupted message.
25 Mar 03 - Added better recognition of .onl files.
24 Mar 03 - Defaulted 1st caption to mid center bottom like the rest of them.
24 Mar 03 - Output an erase if one is present in the last caption.

CCaptionPro V1.1
20 Mar 03 - Add "CCaption" and "erase" tag to Plain Text output.
19 Mar 03 - Double clicking a project file did not open a previously closed project window.
19 Mar 03 - Fixed always saving project even when selecting Don't Save.
19 Mar 03 - Preserved duration when changing stating time in main window.
19 Mar 03 - Fixed Preserve Caption Duration in Set Caption Time Dialog.
15 Mar 03 - Provided for a maximum of 5 minutes of idle frame on head and tail of NLE QuickTime output.
13 Feb 03 - Added ability to delete text style information and text color information using Plain Text File export.
13 Feb 03 - Stripped text style information and text color information from export of DVD Studio Pro Subtitle File and Spruce Subtitle File exports.

CCaptionPro V1.0
4 Feb 03 - Software release