Scenarist to TTML Converter

Convert Scenarist to TTML

Converting from Scenarist (SCC) to TTML (TTML) while maintaining timing accuracy and subtitle content.

About Scenarist to TTML Conversion

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

Key Differences Between Scenarist and TTML

Format Structure: Scenarist uses a hex-encoded CEA-608 format while TTML uses an XML-based format with styling and layout sections
Styling Support: Scenarist supports CEA-608 styling capabilities while TTML supports comprehensive XML-based styling
Software Compatibility: Scenarist is primarily used with undefined, undefined, undefined, while TTML is commonly used with undefined, undefined, undefined
Use Cases: Scenarist is typically used for broadcast and DVD captioning, while TTML is preferred for professional streaming platforms

Format Structure Examples

Scenarist Format Example

Scenarist_SCC V1.0

00:00:01:00    94ae 94ae 9420 9420 54686973 20697320 61207465 7374
00:00:04:00    942c 942c

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

Scenarist can be opened with:

TTML can be opened with:

Conversion Features with Checksub

Automatic Scenarist format detection
Precise timing conversion from Scenarist 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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