MediaCaption Quote Request

SpotCaption is a one-stop web shop for ordering closed-captioning and subtitling services for spots/TV commercials. However, we also provide services for medium & long-format programming through our MediaCaption division. If your video has a run-time of 2 minutes to 2 hours, and you’d like to request a quote for any of our services, please use the form below. For general inquiries or questions, please use our Contact Us form.

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Files Uploaded
Questions on Form?
- Yes
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Name*
First Last
Email*
Phone*
Service Type*
Number of Videos*
Number of Videos
Number of Stations
ISCI Code Section
Video Name*
Please use a unique ISCI code or Ad ID for each file you are processing. There is a limit of 12 characters for this field
Video Title Length in Minutes
Conversion
What kind of file do you have?*
Avid Advanced Authoring Format (.AAF)Avid MC export. Used with Nitris DX, MOJO DX & other Avid Systems
Caption Center (.TDS)Use WGTS software, slightly encoded text file
Cheetah International (.ASC & .CAP) .CAP is more widely used; .ASC uses less control coding
Evertz ProCAP (.TXT)Software file that interacts only with Evertz hardware
Scenarist Closed Caption (.SCC) for NLE or DVDGeneric Scenarist file. Limited, 29.97 only, used by most products.
MacCaption VANC Data File (.MCC)Text file, contains 608/708 data with support for OP-47 Teletext.
Matrox 4VANC Closed Captions (.MOV)For Matrox MXO2 hardware, .MOV, 16 channel audio, CC data in 16th channel
Crackle Timed Text (.XML)1 of 2 Sony XML TTL timed text formats; for Crackle only.
Flash Text (.TXT)Older format, for adding captions to Flash.
Flash XML for CS4 [Timed Text DFXP] (.XML)Designed for flash CS4. Still used frequently (DFXP).
QuickTime (.TXT, .SMI)Text played below video. Low quality, mobile.
SAMI (.SMI)Web streaming file format. Used for Windows Media Player.
WebVTT (.VTT)Next generation Subrip (.SRT) Contains position and style, Popular for media players. Web format.
Windows Media SAMI file (.SMI)Slight derivation of SAMI. Different than plain SAMI.
YouTube (.SRT).SRT is slightly different from Subrip; used by YouTube.
Black Movie with Subtitles Alpha channel, any resolution subtitle. Can be made to look like captions.
Adobe Encore V2 (.TXT)Subtitle for Encore. Simple format.
Avid DS (.TXT)Subtitle file for Avid - Timecode and text only.
Blu-ray BDN (.XML)Generates XML + PNG. Indexed files.
DVD Studio Pro 3 (.TXT)Text file for DVD Studio Pro.
DVD Studio Pro (.STL)Text file for DVD Studio Pro. Native. Option for images.
Sonic Creator (.SON)Text file for DVD Studio Pro. For Sonic Creator. File + TIFF.
Scenarist (.SST)Used for subtitling. Text and image.
Spruce (.STL)Used for subtitling. Text and image.
SubRip (.SRT)Simple text. Used for web.
Other
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What kind of file do you need?*
Avid Advanced Authoring Format (.AAF)Avid MC export. Used with Nitris DX, MOJO DX & other Avid Systems
Caption Center (.TDS)Use WGTS software, slightly encoded text file
Cheetah International (.ASC & .CAP) .CAP is more widely used; .ASC uses less control coding
Evertz ProCAP (.TXT)Software file that interacts only with Evertz hardware
Scenarist Closed Caption (.SCC) for NLE or DVDGeneric Scenarist file. Limited, 29.97 only, used by most products.
MacCaption VANC Data File (.MCC)Text file, contains 608/708 data with support for OP-47 Teletext.
Matrox 4VANC Closed Captions (.MOV)For Matrox MXO2 hardware, .MOV, 16 channel audio, CC data in 16th channel
Crackle Timed Text (.XML)1 of 2 Sony XML TTL timed text formats; for Crackle only.
Flash Text (.TXT)Older format, for adding captions to Flash.
Flash XML for CS4 [Timed Text DFXP] (.XML)Designed for flash CS4. Still used frequently (DFXP).
QuickTime (.TXT, .SMI)Text played below video. Low quality, mobile.
SAMI (.SMI)Web streaming file format. Used for Windows Media Player.
WebVTT (.VTT)Next generation Subrip (.SRT) Contains position and style, Popular for media players. Web format.
Windows Media SAMI file (.SMI)Slight derivation of SAMI. Different than plain SAMI.
YouTube (.SRT).SRT is slightly different from Subrip; used by YouTube.
Black Movie with Subtitles Alpha channel, any resolution subtitle. Can be made to look like captions.
Adobe Encore V2 (.TXT)Subtitle for Encore. Simple format.
Avid DS (.TXT)Subtitle file for Avid - Timecode and text only.
Blu-ray BDN (.XML)Generates XML + PNG. Indexed files.
DVD Studio Pro 3 (.TXT)Text file for DVD Studio Pro.
DVD Studio Pro (.STL)Text file for DVD Studio Pro. Native. Option for images.
Sonic Creator (.SON)Text file for DVD Studio Pro. For Sonic Creator. File + TIFF.
Scenarist (.SST)Used for subtitling. Text and image.
Spruce (.STL)Used for subtitling. Text and image.
SubRip (.SRT)Simple text. Used for web.
Other
Closed Caption Only
Standalone Caption File/Format Required (for use in Non-Linear Edit Systems or for Web videos):*
We recommend that you zip your file(s) before uploading; this helps protect the file(s) from corruption. Any specific information with regards to Turnaround should be typed into the ‘Time Instructions’ field. There’s also a text box into which you can type or copy any additional info you’d like to pass on to us. If such info already exists as a document - a spec sheet, for instance - please use the attachment tool to upload it to us (.PDF, .TXT, .RTF & and all Microsoft Office® document formats are supported).
Avid Advanced Authoring Format (.AAF)Avid MC export. Used with Nitris DX, MOJO DX & other Avid Systems
Caption Center (.TDS)Use WGTS software, slightly encoded text file
Cheetah International (.ASC & .CAP) .CAP is more widely used; .ASC uses less control coding
Evertz ProCAP (.TXT)Software file that interacts only with Evertz hardware
Scenarist Closed Caption (.SCC) for NLE or DVDGeneric Scenarist file. Limited, 29.97 only, used by most products.
MacCaption VANC Data File (.MCC)Text file, contains 608/708 data with support for OP-47 Teletext.
Matrox 4VANC Closed Captions (.MOV)For Matrox MXO2 hardware, .MOV, 16 channel audio, CC data in 16th channel
Crackle Timed Text (.XML)1 of 2 Sony XML TTL timed text formats; for Crackle only.
Flash Text (.TXT)Older format, for adding captions to Flash.
Flash XML for CS4 [Timed Text DFXP] (.XML)Designed for flash CS4. Still used frequently (DFXP).
QuickTime (.TXT, .SMI)Text played below video. Low quality, mobile.
SAMI (.SMI)Web streaming file format. Used for Windows Media Player.
WebVTT (.VTT)Next generation Subrip (.SRT) Contains position and style, Popular for media players. Web format.
Windows Media SAMI file (.SMI)Slight derivation of SAMI. Different than plain SAMI.
YouTube (.SRT).SRT is slightly different from Subrip; used by YouTube.
Other Standalone Caption File/Format Required:*
We recommend that you zip your file(s) before uploading; this helps protect the file(s) from corruption. Any specific information with regards to Turnaround should be typed into the ‘Time Instructions’ field. There’s also a text box into which you can type or copy any additional info you’d like to pass on to us. If such info already exists as a document - a spec sheet, for instance - please use the attachment tool to upload it to us (.PDF, .TXT, .RTF & and all Microsoft Office® document formats are supported).
Subtitle Only
Subtitle File/Format Required*
We recommend that you zip your file(s) before uploading; this helps protect the file(s) from corruption. Any specific information with regards to Turnaround should be typed into the ‘Time Instructions’ field. There’s also a text box into which you can type or copy any additional info you’d like to pass on to us. If such info already exists as a document - a spec sheet, for instance - please use the attachment tool to upload it to us (.PDF, .TXT, .RTF & and all Microsoft Office® document formats are supported).
Black Movie with Subtitles Alpha channel, any resolution subtitle. Can be made to look like captions.
Adobe Encore V2 (.TXT)Subtitle for Encore. Simple format.
Avid DS (.TXT)Subtitle file for Avid - Timecode and text only.
Blu-ray BDN (.XML)Generates XML + PNG. Indexed files.
DVD Studio Pro 3 (.TXT)Text file for DVD Studio Pro.
DVD Studio Pro (.STL)Text file for DVD Studio Pro. Native. Option for images.
Sonic Creator (.SON)Text file for DVD Studio Pro. For Sonic Creator. File + TIFF.
Scenarist (.SST)Used for subtitling. Text and image.
Spruce (.STL)Used for subtitling. Text and image.
SubRip (.SRT)Simple text. Used for web.
Other Subtitle File/Format Required:
We recommend that you zip your file(s) before uploading; this helps protect the file(s) from corruption. Any specific information with regards to Turnaround should be typed into the ‘Time Instructions’ field. There’s also a text box into which you can type or copy any additional info you’d like to pass on to us. If such info already exists as a document - a spec sheet, for instance - please use the attachment tool to upload it to us (.PDF, .TXT, .RTF & and all Microsoft Office® document formats are supported).
Closed Caption/Subtitle (Transcode)
Video Type*
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HD or SD*
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HD (High-Definition) Options*
If your spot (TV commercial) will air in both HD & SD - and the HD version is to be Center-Cut down-converted for SD broadcast - all text should be placed inside the 'SD Title Safe' area and all images and/or graphics overlayed should remain inside the 'SD Action Safe' area

If your spot (TV commercial) will air in HD only, all text should be placed inside the 'HD Title Safe' area and all images and/or graphics overlayed should remain inside the 'HD Action Safe' area
SD (Standard-Definition) Options*
If your spot (TV commercial) is in SD, all text should be placed inside the 'SD Title Safe' area and all images and/or graphics overlayed should remain inside the 'SD Action Safe' area
Current Audio Configuration*
Will You Provide Transcript*
We can provide transcription services for you if you do not have a transcript.
- Yes
- No
Closed Caption/Subtitle (Transcode)
Delivery Options*
Other Delivery Option*
Delivery Information - Attach Delivery Instruction (e.g. FTP info) or any relevant information.
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: doc, txt, pages, docx, rtf, pdf, xls, xlsx, Max. file size: 20 MB.
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Additional Information
When do you need this delivered?*