Converting SAMI to SMIL for RealPlayer and QuickTime Player

In order to play your captioned media file for other media players, Hi-Caption will let you convert your SAMI file for Windows Media Player to SMIL file for RealPlayer and QuickTime Player. Please follow the steps below to create your SMIL file.

RealPlayer

  1. At the bottom of Hi-Caption interface, choose the SAMI(RealText) tab.

    Interface of converting SAMI file to SMIL file

  2. Select Refresh in the top window and this will pop up another window to create SMIL file from SAMI file.

    Dialogue window of converting SAMI file to SMIL file

  3. Save your SMIL file.

  4. Next, click the Refresh in the lower pane to create RealText information and you will be prompted to select a SAMI class - choose the class ENUSCC.

    Creating realtext clip source from SAMI

  5. Save your work.

QuickTime Player

  1. Choose QuickTime Text from the Tools. This will open a window below.

    Create QuickTime Text from SAMI

  2. Like SMIL and RealText window, click Refresh button in both panes to create SMIL and QuickTime text.
  3. Once their properties have been defined, save both.
  4. Your closed caption should appear in the QuickTime Player.