Word Document to TTML Converter

Convert Word Document to TTML

Converting from Word Document (DOCX) to TTML (TTML) while maintaining timing accuracy and subtitle content.

About Word Document to TTML Conversion

A quick guide to converting from Word Document (.docx) to TTML (.ttml). Learn about format differences, what's preserved, and how to convert your subtitles.

Key Differences Between Word Document and TTML

Format Structure: Word Document uses a rich text document format while TTML uses an XML-based format with styling and layout sections
Styling Support: Word Document offers rich text formatting while TTML supports comprehensive XML-based styling
Software Compatibility: Word Document is primarily used with undefined, undefined, undefined, while TTML is commonly used with undefined, undefined, undefined
Use Cases: Word Document is typically used for document-based subtitling, while TTML is preferred for professional streaming platforms

Format Structure Examples

Word Document Format Example

Subtitle Document

Time: 00:00:01.000 - 00:00:04.000
First line of subtitle text
Second line of subtitle text

Time: 00:00:05.000 - 00:00:08.000
Next subtitle block

Time: 00:00:08.000 - 00:00:12.000
Another subtitle with multiple lines

TTML Format Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<tt xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/ttml" 
    xmlns:ttp="http://www.w3.org/ns/ttml#parameter" 
    xmlns:tts="http://www.w3.org/ns/ttml#styling" 
    xmlns:ttm="http://www.w3.org/ns/ttml#metadata" 
    xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" 
    ttp:timeBase="media" 
    ttp:frameRate="24" 
    xml:lang="en">
  <head>
    <metadata>
      <ttm:title>Sample TTML</ttm:title>
    </metadata>
    <styling>
      <style xml:id="s1" 
             tts:textAlign="center" 
             tts:fontFamily="Arial" 
             tts:fontSize="100%"/>
    </styling>
    <layout>
      <region xml:id="bottom" 
              tts:displayAlign="after" 
              tts:extent="80% 40%" 
              tts:origin="10% 50%"/>
      <region xml:id="top" 
              tts:displayAlign="before" 
              tts:extent="80% 40%" 
              tts:origin="10% 10%"/>
    </layout>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div>
      <p xml:id="subtitle1" begin="00:00:01.375" end="00:00:05.750" 
         style="s1" region="top">TOP SAMPLE TEXT</p>
      <p xml:id="subtitle2" begin="00:00:05.916" end="00:00:10.216" 
         style="s1" region="bottom">BOTTOM SAMPLE TEXT</p>
      <p xml:id="subtitle3" begin="00:00:10.418" end="00:00:15.083" 
         style="s1" region="bottom">He had a great story.</p>
      <p xml:id="subtitle4" begin="00:00:15.391" end="00:00:20.558" 
         style="s1" region="bottom">- Did he tell you what it was about?<br/>- He did</p>
      <p xml:id="subtitle5" begin="00:00:20.750" end="00:00:25.041" 
         style="s1" region="bottom">In 1992, a shipping container<br/>fell overboard</p>
    </div>
  </body>
</tt>

What's Preserved in Conversion

Timing information and synchronization
Text content and line breaks
Basic text formatting
Character encoding
Language identification

What's Lost in Conversion

XML-based styling
Multiple regions
Advanced metadata capabilities

Compatible Software

Word Document can be opened with:

TTML can be opened with:

Conversion Features with Checksub

Automatic Word Document format detection
Precise timing conversion from Word Document to TTML
Smart text formatting adaptation
Character encoding handling (UTF-8, Unicode)
Format-specific optimizations for TTML
Error checking and validation

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