How to make a DVD with subtitles from Video Tape
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You can look at the data captured with Hex Edit. Open cc.bin in HexEdit.

You need a  HexEditor to insert the required (FFh FFh FFh FFh) Hex bytes at the beginning of the captured BytePairs cc.bin file. SCC_TOOLS raw2scc.exe requires those four bytes at the start of the closed caption file. I am using Freeware Hex Editor XVI32. Don't forget to save the file after adding the four bytes.

In after cc.bin is loaded in XVI32 the command is Edit>Insert String, Be sure the cursor is at address 0, click OK.

If you don't have the correct File ID bytes, raw2scc.exe gives this error:
File type of not recognized, stopped at H:\TV\raw2scc.exe line 184.

H:\TV\ is the folder where raw2scc was run.

SCC_TOOLS from McPoodle has the utilities to convert the raw Byte Pairs you capture with Graphedit to cc.bin into the SRT format for CyberLink PowerDirector 7 video editor that I am using.

Open a Command Window in Windows XP. All of the SCC_TOOLS work only in a command window. (no Windows graphical interface).
The Command Prompt is located at Start>All Programs>Accessories. You can also Start>Run, type cmd<Enter>.

Windows Commands are similar to DOS commands, if you have experience with DOS.

The commands for use in the command window are:

DEL or ERASE	Deletes files (Without asking)
DIR	List Files and Folder at the current location
CD or CHDIR	Changes Directory (folder)
MD or MKDIR	Make Directory (Create Folder)
Ren	Renames files

To get specific details, type commandname /? to view the specifics.

The Commands you will use are:

D:<Enter> Changes to drive D: (Use the Drive Letter of your drive where the cc.bin file is located.
cd   folder  Changes Directory (folder).
Dir    List the files in the current Directory (folder).

There is a useful command for Dir, it lists the 8.3 filename and folder name, Dir /x<Enter>

The order of use of the SCC_TOOLS is:
raw2scc.exe (Creates scc file), ccasdi.exe (Creates SRT file) and as needed ccadj.exe (Adjusts the time codes in the subtitles)..

In the Command Window:

raw2scc -1 cc.bin	Outputs cc.scc
ccasdi -s cc.scc cc.srt	Makes the SRT file for use in PowerDirector
ccadj -o00:00:01:00 cc.scc cc2.scc	Adjusts the timing of the subtitles in relation to the video. (example adds one second)
You get the usage information on all of McPoodle's programs by the program name <Enter> without any parameters in the command window..

Try Video in PowerDirector.

Open the Video in PowerDirector, add cc.srt file in the subtitle room and play, to get the timing. Save the Project. Note the time difference needed to apply. Apply the time shift with ccadj to cc.scc output cc2.scc. Convert cc2.scc to cc2.srt with ccasdi. 

Listen to the playback for when the first caption is spoken, Pause, write down the time in time code. Look at the time code for the first caption, write down that time.  Subtract the time for the spoken phrase from the time of the first caption. Use that time difference in ccadj on the cc.scc file, run ccasdi on the corrected scc file to get the corrected srt file, open PowerDirector, go to Subtitle Room, and import the Text(SRT) file.

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Last Edited: March 23, 2009

Copyright © 2008 Carl McMillan