Input and Output configuration
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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. 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 |
DVD_IMAGES |
Output format only. Export DVD images with text script in a single ZIP file. The DVD authoring system is specified in the configuration file. |
DVB |
Output format only. Exports DVB compliant file for use with ProMedia Carbon. |
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 |
DVD_IMAGES |
none |
DVD_IMAGES |
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 |