Create Captions Preset Does Not Save 24.0.0.14

@WSFS Dave @Kerstin Ebert,

I had not tested this for a while. I just updated to 25.2.0 on Win 10. It is working correctly for me. Note that when updating, I reset preferences, clear cache, and fcreate a new project.

I transcribed a sample and created captions. I created 3 caption styles. I recreated captions, this time, creating a subtitle format preset with one of the caption styles ("blue"), and changed the character length to 72 and single lines.

I did find this a bit odd: Once I specified those settings, I clicked the 3 dot menu and picked "Export current settings as preset." The default name is "subtitle default," which I changed. But the preset being used is still "Subtitle Default" and the newly created preset is not in the dropdown list. To use the new preset, I must first import it. It is then available for use.

I created captions with the new preset, and it creates them correctly.

I create captions again, and the preset selected is sticky for the previous custom preset, with the caption track style, and other settings. The captions are created correctly.

If I leave that custom preset, but change the style and other settings, it correctly creates them with the modified settings.

Regarding the problem I previously reported where changing a style from the preset could result in incorrect results the next time, this is also working correctly.

Stan

@Kerstin Ebert, I have been on v24 and currently on v25 and I have never had my CC presets sucessfully save. Nothing has been fixed.

@Kerstin Ebert,

Upgraded to 24.0.0.40

Yes, the single/double line is fixed.

My "New" observation above remains a problem:

Create a style "Blue" and use it and create Create Caption Preset "Preset Blue," and also create a style "Red." If I select Preset Blue and then, before clicking Create Captions, I change the style to Red, it creates captions with style Red. If I then create captions again and leave the sticky Preset Blue, the style that shows is Red. but the captions that are created are "Red."

Stan

Will do. Thanks!

Stan

Hi Stan,

we looked at the single/double line bug again and fixed it in te 24.0.0x39 beta version!

Please let me know if it still doesn't work.

Best,

Kerstin

@Kerstin Ebert,

Upgraded to 24.0.0.31

Fix confirmed:

Create Caption Preset now saves.

Changing from a style back to none does not hang.

A style is now saved with the preset.

Not fixed:

The single/double line issue remains. If settings are set as double line, as soon as a preset is saved, it changes to single. If the preset is elected and the lines are changed to double, the captions created are single line.

As expected:

Preset used is sticky to the next use.

Individual settings (char max, min duration, gap, sgl/dbl) are not sticky; they come from the selected preset.

New observations:

I concluded previously that Text Styles were sticky when they were not saving with the preset. What is actually happening is that when a preset is selected, and then a style is selected, that style shows as selected the next time. But the style was not in fact used. If the same preset is reselected from the presets drop-down, the actual style then shows.

Not really a problem, but I'll note it. Created C1 and renamed, created c2 and renamed, created c3 and renamed, but when I hit enter after C3 rename, the name does not change. Turns out I renamed it to the same as C1, so it did not change. No error; just no change.

Stan

@Kerstin Ebert,

Excellent! I'm at 27. I'll upgrade and confirm the fix.

Stan

Hi Stan, 

we just put the fix into the 24.0.0x30 Beta version for the bug you mentioned. Now you should be able to create a custom caption preset without a problem.

Best,

Kerstin

Thanks for flagging this, Stan. We've done some bug fixing around caption presets (for the bugs you mentioned in the other post) and this might be a fallout of this. I will log a bug so we can fix this right away.

Thanks,

Kerstin