[Francis]

Not sure what’s happening here – what frame rate is you FCPX timeline? Drop-frame Time-code?

[Francis]

Try to export a timeline that contains only subtitles, and export as fcpxml (1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 all work).

– Duplicate your timeline
– Delete everything except your subtitle track
– Export as fcpxml

SubSimple will only convert DaVinci Resolve subtitles create with the Text tool.

[Francis]

SubSimple will only accept SRT files encoded in UTF-8. If it can’t recognise the file, it won’t convert.

To make sure your SRT file is in UTF-8:
– open your SRT file in TextEdit on your Mac
– in file, choose “Duplicate”
– then choose Save
– At the bottom, where it says Plain Text Encoding, choose: Unicode (UTF-8)
– Save new SRT file

For selecting external drives, it’s possible, but you have to access them in a different way. SubSimple runs a Python script in a Linux interface. This might alter some of the Mac-interface you’re used to.

You can access external drives by choosing the / and selecting “Volumes”.

[Francis]

The number of subtitles should not be a problem.

By “Subtitle Export” – I just mean to rename your Timeline and stay organized. Make sure there are no special character in your filename. Aside from that, I’m not sure what’s going wrong. I would need to see your fcpxml file.

[Francis]

Hi!

For the first title not showing up, try opening your SRT file with TextEdit and save your file. Try to convert the re-saved file with SubSimple. It should fix the missing first title.

I’ve never seen the one-frame long subtitle problem… I’d have to see your SRT file and know which framerate you’re converting your FCPXML to.

The “add blank line” function adds a blank line (carriage return) above the single-line subtitle to simulate a bottom-anchored subtitle.

[Francis]

Your FCPXML might be too heavy for SubSimple.

Try this:
– Duplicate your DaVinci Resolve timeline (rename/append with Subtitle Export)
– Delete everything except subtitle track
– Export fcpxml and convert with SubSimple

• This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by Francis.

[Francis]

That’s bizarre. My only other suggestion would be to try and export as a fcpxml v1.5 or 1.6. If it’s still problematic, please send me your test fcpxml to see if I can debug your workflow. Thanks!

[Francis]

Hi!

We’ve moved the SubSimple app to Resolver.tools. Sorry for the deleted forum thread.

I’m not sure what’s causing your FCPXML to SRT conversion to repeat a 01:00:00,000 timecode.

What’s your FCPX timeline framerate? Did you try duplicating your timeline and erasing all other content before converting to SRT with SubSimple?

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