Script to add automatically caption or modify it.

[Bed30321077z973]

Can you code through extendscript (or other), automatically adding the caption you  desire  for a video (by inputing  both text and time stamps), either adding:

- the full caption for a video,

- or for a part of a video

- or for just one instant

?

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

While it is possible to import .srt files via app.project.importFiles(), then create trackItems based on the .srt files' projectItem, PPro offers no other caption-related APIs.

[Bed30321077z973]

Ok so trackitems, (https://ppro-scripting.docsforadobe.dev/item/trackitem.html) is  kind of any  "attribute" for a clip.. such as (name, duration..).

So:

1) srt file is imported.
2) analysis of file and string to create values that can be used as track items

Ok then from here you are saying that it is impossible to "communicate with the captions" right? Just so it 100% clear and so I can forget about this idea. (I guess importing manually a srt file can do it instead? with less options to do what you want inside PP)

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

Correct, there is no API access to captions.

[Bed30321077z973]

It's very nice to have this type of communication, thank you so much.

[Zealous_amazement3707]

if i import .srt files via app.project.importFiles(), then how can i use extend script to drag the srt file to track automatically? 

[Bruce Bullis]

You would insert it into a sequence.

https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/blob/9efca02ea88ad32a8c22571f5ffe2407ae732cd8/PProPanel/jsx/PPR...