Insert subtitles into a file
This article describes how you can insert text or subtitles from another (non-Q4) document into the current file. Any existing subtitles and properties of the current file will be unchanged.
To learn how to merge two Q4 files together, click here.
Use the following procedure to insert text or subtitles from the (non-Q4) source document into the currently open target file.
The source document can be in any of the supported import formats.
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Open the target file and save it with a new name, if desired
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Place the cursor at the point in the target file where you want the subtitles from the source file to be inserted. The new subtitles will be inserted after this subtitle. If you want to append the source file to the target file, place the cursor in the last subtitle
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Select File : Insert other from the main menu
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Choose the source file to insert
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A confirmation dialog will be displayed
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Click OK to continue. The contents of the source file will be inserted into the target file
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Warnings may be displayed if Q4 detects that results may not be sensible
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The current file now contains the results of the merge operation
The insert process obeys the following rules:
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Existing properties, subtitles or GSI information in the target file will remain unchanged
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The subtitles/text will be inserted from the source file along with timecodes, if present
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Subtitle-level style and word-level style settings in the source file will be preserved where possible. This includes position, justification and colours
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Speakers and scene markers will be preserved and merged if present
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Inserted subtitles will be automatically word-wrapped if necessary
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If a file in a different language is inserted, some of the inserted characters may be invalid in the target language. In this case, an appropriate warning will be displayed
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If the source file contains unformatted (raw) text, Q4 will split the text into subtitles using the settings defined in Configure Import for the active customer.
This operation cannot be undone except by restoring from the automatic backup
See Also:
Configure Import - SCC