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By default, when the Add captions checkbox is set checked , only the captions stored in the captions database overlay the exported video with the default display parameters. These parameters can be changed, and the captions specifying time the timestamp and/or camera name can be added. For To do this, click the Configure… Configure button next to the Add captions checkbox.

The Edit captions Configure captions dialog box will appear.:

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The You can set the following parameters can be set in this dialog box:

1. Caption line export parametersExport parameters of the line of captions:
   1. The Copy captions to separate files checkbox enables saving the exported captions as
an individual
2. 1. a separate file with the .srt extension (1). The file with captions has the .srt extension and is saved to the specified folder for recording. Captions are exported as
an individual
3. 1. a separate line.

   2. The Combine captions into one track checkbox enables saving captions of all kinds into one track (or one .srt file) (2). If the checkbox is

set unchecked

4. 1. clear, then the

time

5. 1. timestamp and camera name captions are exported separately from the captions from the captions database.

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6. 1. Set both the Copy captions to separate files and the Combine captions into one track checkboxes in order to view all captions in Windows Media Player (WMP). This is due to WMP feature: it does not allow selecting or switching the

caption

7. 1. captions tracks (only enabling or disabling them).

      
      

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      To ensure that the caption streams combined into one track don't overlap on the video during playback, configure one of the option to display them: set left alignement for each stream; set different values of captions position for each stream using the X and Y coordinates; set different alignement options for each stream. See Configuring caption streams. If you don't configure the display, captions may overlap during playback because their display areas overlap.

      
      

8. Text scroll parameters:
   1. The Enable automatic text scrolling checkbox is used to limit the number of lines in captions overlaying the exported video (3).
   2. The maximum number of
caption
9. 1. captions lines that can overlay the video is set in the Maximum lines to show field (4). If there are more lines in the captions that
are to
10. 1. should be displayed
on
11. 1. in the video, then the lines will be displayed
partially
12. 1. in parts with 1 second interval
.
13. 1. between the parts.
14. The captions with timestamp and date may be added as a track or built-in over the video.
    1. Parameters of line of captions with timestamp and camera name
    Time specifying parameters of caption line
    1. :
       1. The Add line of captions with timestamp checkbox enables overlaying a line of captions with camera
time
15. 1. 1. timestamp and date on the exported video (5). 

       2. The Add camera name checkbox enables overlaying a line of captions with camera name

captions

16. 1. 1. on the exported video (6).

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Captions of time and camera name are exported as individual lines.

17. 1. 1. The Font button opens the standard Windows
box to specify font parameters for captions
18. 1. 1. OS dialog box for setting the parameters of the captions fonts (7).
       2. The Color button opens the standard Windows OS dialog box
to select
19. 1. 1. for selecting the captions color
of captions
20. 1. 1. (8).
       2. The Horizontal alignment
dropdown list is used to locate captions horizontally
21. 1. 1.  and Vertical alignment drop-down lists allow positioning of timestamp, camera name, and other captions on the video (9).
The Vertical alignment dropdown list is used to locate captions vertically on the video (10
22. 2. Parameters of the built-in captions:
       1. The Show camera name checkbox enables the built-in captions with the camera name (10). These captions are always located in the bottom left corner on the exported video.

       2. The Show frame timestamp checkbox enables the built-in captions with the frame timestamp (11). These captions are always located in the bottom right corner on the video.

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          Use FontCamNameHeight, FontCamTimeHeight, ExportFontAdaptive registry keys to set the built-in captions size (see Registry keys reference guide).

          
          

If it is necessary to return the default settings, click the Default button (12).

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You can set the following parameters in this dialog box:

1. Set the checkboxes in the Export column for those caption streams that should be displayed in the exported video file (1).
2. Configure the settings of the displayed stream:
   1. Left-click the required stream to select it (2).
   2. To configure the font, click the Image Added button next to the Font field (3). The button opens a standard Windows OS dialog box for setting the parameters of the captions font.
   3. To configure the color, click the Image Added button next to the Color field (4). The button opens a standard Windows OS dialog box for selecting the captions color.
   4. In the Horizontal and Vertical drop-down lists, select the captions alignment option (5).
   5. Set the coordinates of the upper left corner of the captions display area: the X (horizontal indent from the left screen border) and the Y (vertical indent from the upper screen border) fields (6).
   6. Set the dimensions of the captions display area: the Width (captions display area width) and the Height (captions display area height) fields (7).
   7. Click the Apply button to save the specified settings (8).
3. Configure settings for other streams by repeating the sub-steps from step 2.
4. Click the Save button (9).