<p>I need to add closed captioning to a short video that will be broadcast on our cable TV system.  The cable system will accept MPEG-2, QuickTime MOV, or AVI/DV formats.  This is in the United States, and I'm guessing that we will need both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIA-608" rel="nofollow">EIA-608</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEA-708" rel="nofollow">CEA-708</a> formats.  Because I am not actually producing the video itself, and I don't have it yet, I don't know whether it will be in a standard-definition or high-definition format.  I am presuming the latter, but information on either could be helpful.</p>

<p>What software (preferably free and/or open-source) can help with this task?  I have tried Google, and I have tried skimming the documentation of some of the packages out there (e.g., Kdenlive) to no avail.  I can use Linux or Windows software for sure, and I can probably find someone with OS X if needed.</p>

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How to add closed captioning to MPEG-2, QuickTime MOV, or AVI/DV for cable broadcast?
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# How to add closed captioning to MPEG-2, QuickTime MOV, or AVI/DV for cable broadcast?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-10-12)

I need to add closed captioning to a short video that will be broadcast on our cable TV system. The cable system will accept MPEG-2, QuickTime MOV, or AVI/DV formats. This is in the United States, and I'm guessing that we will need both [EIA-608](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIA-608) and [CEA-708](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEA-708) formats. Because I am not actually producing the video itself, and I don't have it yet, I don't know whether it will be in a standard-definition or high-definition format. I am presuming the latter, but information on either could be helpful.

What software (preferably free and/or open-source) can help with this task? I have tried Google, and I have tried skimming the documentation of some of the packages out there (e.g., Kdenlive) to no avail. I can use Linux or Windows software for sure, and I can probably find someone with OS X if needed.

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