Input and Output configuration

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Input and Output configuration

The table below lists the supported Input/Output formats which can be specified with the -i and -o parameters:

Format

Description

AUTO

Instead of specifying the particular input format, you can use the AUTO attribute ("-i AUTO") to instruct the command line tool to automatically recognize the input's file format.

Please mind you still have to configure the sections in the "config" file corresponding to the formats you expect to be submitted for conversion.

EZT

EZT file

EZT_XML

EZTXML file

PAC

Compressed PAC file

UNIPAC

Unicode PAC (.fpc) file

890

890 file

EBU

EBU file

EBUA

EBU file exported according to ARTE's requirements. Available only for export with -o parameter.

RTF

Exports RTF, Doc or Docx files according to output file's extension.

TXT

Plain ASCII exported by EZConvert

XLS

Excel Workbook XLS files

CUSTOM_TXT

Custom Text files can be used both as Input and Output.
When used as Input, the "-it" parameter must be used and it has to point to actual template used for "importing" the source file.

If used as Output, it must be followed by "-t" and the path to the template file containing the structure for the output Custom file.

TXT_2020

ASCII file used by Win2020

SAMI

Webcast- Media Player SAMI files

QTT

QuickTime Text

TT

Timed Text DFXP XML

IMSC

IMSC1 and IMSC 1.1 timed text files

OOYALA

OOYALA Timed Text

ST_2052

SMPTE-TT Subtitles following the general SMPTE-TT ST 2052-1:2010 specifications.

NFLX_TT

Netflix Timed Text DFXP

DISNEY_TT

Disney IMSC 1.1

EBU_TT

EBU Timed Text (EBU-TT, EBU-TT-D)

ITT

Apple iTunes Timed Text (.itt)

NBC_IMSC11

NBCUniversal IMSC 1.1 (.ttml)

PP_TT

Paramount Pictures Timed Text (.xml)

ROSETTA

Imsc-Rosetta Timed Text (.imscr)

SRT

SubRip

VTRON

Videotron Lambda (.cap)

SUB

Micro DVD .SUB

VTT

WebVTT (.vtt)

SIF

Swift Interchange (.sif) files

USF

Universal Subtitling Format (.usf)

DAS

DAS file

SOFTNI

Softni (.sub) file

TXT_SOF

Softitler TXT file

DLP_XML

DLP Cinema XML

SMPTE_XML

DCDM(SMPTE 428-7-2007) XML Subtitles

SSA

SubStation Alpha Files

AVID_DS

Avid DS Nitris files

FCP_XML

Final Cut XML files

TXT_ENCORE

Adobe Encore DVD text script

STL

Spruce STL text script

SONY_ARCH

Sony DVD Architect Subtitle Script

ROXIO_DVDIT

Roxio DVDIt Pro Subtitle Script

IMG_BLURAY

Output format only. Exports images with text script in the Blu-ray BDN format as a single ZIP file.

IMG_CUSTOM

Output format only. Exports classic 4 colors images with custom text script format as a single ZIP file.

IMG_DOSTUDIO

Output format only. Exports images with text script for DoStudio Authoring as a single ZIP file.

IMG_DVDPRO4

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Apple DVD Studio Pro4 as a single ZIP file.

IMG_ENCORE

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Adobe Encore as a single ZIP file.

IMG_FCP

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Final Cut Pro as a single ZIP file.

IMG_NONE

Output format only. Exports high-quality, fully anti-aliased images with alpha and custom text script as a single ZIP file.

IMG_PANASONIC

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Panasonic Blu-ray Authoring as a single ZIP file.

IMG_PINNACLE

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Pinnacle Impression DVD as a single ZIP file.

IMG_PREMIERE

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Adobe Premiere as a single ZIP file.

IMG_RESOLVE

Output format only. Exports images with text script for DaVinci Resolve as a single ZIP file.

IMG_SONIC

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Sonic Scenarist/Reel DVD as a single ZIP file.

IMG_SONICHD

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Sonic Scenarist Advanced Content as a single ZIP file.

IMG_SPRUCE

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Spruce DVD Maestro as a single ZIP file.

IMG_STL

Output format only. Exports images with text script in a more customizable format for Spruce DVD Maestro as a single ZIP file.

IMG_TOSHIBA

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Toshiba Authoring System as a single ZIP file.

IMG_ULTECH

Output format only. Exports images with text script for Ultech DV2000/DV3000 as a single ZIP file.

DVB

Output format only. Exports DVB compliant file.

QT_MOV

Exports subtitles as QuickTime .mov video with fully transparent background.

MCC

MCC closed captions format. It supports both CEA-608 and CEA-708 captions.

SCC

Scenarist Closed Captions format

CCA

MacCaption project files (.cca)

ONL

CPC-715 Online Caption Format

CIN

Caption Inc

CAP

Cheetah CAP

ASC

Cheetah ASC

PROCAP

ProCap Captions (.txt)

NCI_CAP

NCI CAP Captions (.cap)

NCI_FLC

NCI Timed Roll Up Captions (.flc)

SMPTE_TT

SMPTE-TT CEA-608 Captions (.xml) following the guidelines set by RP 2052-10:2012 for mapping of CEA-608 captions to SMPTE-TT files.

For information about the configuration file syntax please refer to "sample_config.cfg" file located in the installation folder.

You can copy the file and modify it.

Every Input and Output format has a section in the configuration file, here is the list of all input/output sections in the "sample_config.cfg" file:

Format

Input section

Output section

EZT

EZT

none

EZTXML

EZTXML

none

PAC

PAC

PAC

UNIPAC

UNICODE_PAC

UNICODE_PAC

890

890

890

EBU

EBU

EBU

EBUA

none

EBUArte

RTF

RTF

RTF

TXT

ASCII

ASCII

XLS

XLS_Import_Export

XLS_Import_Export

TXT_2020

Win2020_ASCII

Win2020_ASCII

SAMI

SAMIImport

SAMIExport

QTT

QuickTime Text

QuickTime Text

TT

Timed Text

Timed Text

IMSC

IMSC Timed Text

IMSC Timed Text

OOYALA

OOYALA Timed Text

OOYALA Timed Text

ST_2052

SMPTE 2052-1 Timed Text

SMPTE 2052-1 Timed Text

NFLX_TT

Netflix Timed Text

Netflix Timed Text

DISNEY_TT

none

Disney IMSC11

EBU_TT

EBU Timed Text

EBU Timed Text

ITT

none

Apple iTunes Timed Text

NBC_IMSC11

none

NBCUniversal IMSC11

PP_TT

none

Paramount TTML

ROSETTA

Imsc-Rosetta

Imsc-Rosetta

SRT

SRT_File

SRT_File

SUB

MicroDVD_File

MicroDVD_File

WebVTT

WebVTT_File

WebVTT_File

SIF

none

Swift Export

USF

USF

USF

DAS

DAS_File

DAS_File

TXT_SOF

Softitler_TXT_File

Softitler_TXT_File

SOFTNI

SoftNI

SoftNI

DLP_XML

none

DLPXML

SMPTE_XML

none

SMPTE_428_XML

SSA

SubStationAlpha

SubStationAlpha

AVID_DS

AvidDS Nitris File

AvidDS Nitris File

FCP_XML

Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro

TXT_ENCORE

AdobeEncoreDVD

AdobeEncoreDVD

STL

SpruceSTL

SpruceSTL

SONY_ARCH

Sony DVD Architect

Sony DVD Architect

ROXIO_DVDIT

Roxio DVDit Pro

Roxio DVDit Pro

IMG_BLURAY

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_BLURAY

IMG_CUSTOM

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_CUSTOM

IMG_DOSTUDIO

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_DOSTUDIO

IMG_DVDPRO4

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_DVDPRO4

IMG_ENCORE

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_ENCORE

IMG_FCP

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_FCP

IMG_GRAPHICSTL

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_GRAPHICSTL

IMG_NONE

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_NONE

IMG_PANASONIC

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_PANASONIC

IMG_PINNACLE

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_PINNACLE

IMG_PREMIERE

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_PREMIERE

IMG_RESOLVE

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_RESOLVE

IMG_SONIC

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_SONIC

IMG_SONICHD

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_SONICHD

IMG_SPRUCE

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_SPRUCE

IMG_TOSHIBA

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_TOSHIBA

IMG_ULTECH

none

IMAGE_EXPORT_ULTECH

DVB

none

DVB Export

QT_MOV

none

QuickTimeMovExport

MCC

MCCFiles

MCCfiles

SCC

none

Closed Captions

CCA

CCAImport

none

ONL

none

Closed Captions

CIN

none

Closed Captions

CAP

none

Closed Captions

ASC

none

Closed Captions

PROCAP

none

Closed Captions

NCI_CAP

none

Closed Captions

NCI_FLC

none

Closed Captions

SMPTE_TT

SMPTE Timed Text

Closed Captions