How to make a duplicate graphic layer of a captions layer?

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Hello everyone!Is there a way of creating a layer made of static frames (basically just an imported .png from footage) that would match the captions layer (imported .srt file)?Process of adding an image and sizing it to every caption block is way too time consuming.

PaulMurphy · Accepted Answer

Original video had it's subtitles on a sort of a "frame":

In order to place my own subtitles - i have to cover up the old ones somehow, and cutting out that frame and placing it over the original subtitles seemed as the only option.

I tried converting subtitles to the graphics type, but it's a "text graphics" type, and i couldn't find any option to replace one or all the new "text graphics" with my .png.

If the PNG background is the same clip, you can do the following:

Add the PNG to a new track (e.g., Track 4) and make sure it spans the length of your edit.
Duplicate the PNG to the track above (e.g., Track 5).
Copy all your captions and paste them to a new caption track.
Select these new captions and choose Captions and Titles > Upgrade Captions to Graphic. This will add a new track (e.g., Track 6) to your sequence with all your captions converted to graphic clips.
Select all your converted graphic clips on Track 6, and press Option/Alt + Arrow Down, then Option/Alt + Arrow Up. This will create gaps in the PNG on Track 5 wherever there are captions.
Now select all these newly made PNG clips on Track 5, and do the same thing again - Option/Alt + Arrow Down, then Option/Alt + Arrow Up. This will create PNG clips wherever there are captions on Track 4.
Delete Tracks 5 and 6.

MyerPj · Answer

Maybe @Stan Jones has an idea?

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