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Convert Plain Text to DFXP

Convert Plain Text to DFXP

Converting from Plain Text (TXT) to DFXP (DFXP) while maintaining timing accuracy and subtitle content.

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About Plain Text to DFXP Conversion

A quick guide to converting from Plain Text (.txt) to DFXP (.dfxp). Learn about format differences, what's preserved, and how to convert your subtitles.

    Key Differences Between Plain Text and DFXP

    • Format Structure: Plain Text uses a plain text format while DFXP uses an XML-based distribution format
    • Styling Support: Plain Text has no built-in styling while DFXP offers XML-based styling features
    • Software Compatibility: Plain Text is primarily used with undefined, undefined, undefined, while DFXP is commonly used with undefined, undefined, undefined
    • Use Cases: Plain Text is typically used for simple subtitle storage, while DFXP is preferred for online video distribution

Format Structure Examples

Plain Text Format Example

[00:00:01.000 - 00:00:04.000]
First line of subtitle text
Second line of subtitle text

[00:00:05.000 - 00:00:08.000]
Next subtitle block

[00:00:08.000 - 00:00:12.000]
Another subtitle with multiple lines
of text that needs to be displayed

DFXP Format Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<tt xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/ttml"
    xmlns:tts="http://www.w3.org/ns/ttml#styling"
    xmlns:ttm="http://www.w3.org/ns/ttml#metadata">
  <head>
    <styling>
      <style xml:id="defaultCaption" 
             tts:fontSize="10" 
             tts:fontFamily="SansSerif"
             tts:fontWeight="normal" 
             tts:fontStyle="normal"
             tts:textDecoration="none" 
             tts:color="white"
             tts:backgroundColor="black" />
    </styling>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div style="defaultCaption" xml:lang="en">
      <p begin="00:00:03.400" end="00:00:06.177">In this lesson, we're going to<br />be talking about finance.</p>
      <p begin="00:00:06.177" end="00:00:10.009">One of the most important aspects<br />of finance is interest.</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

  • No features are lost in this conversion. The target format supports all capabilities of the source format.

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Compatible Software

Plain Text can be opened with:

DFXP can be opened with:

Conversion Features with Checksub

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

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