<p>This seems to have been caused by a problem in the incoming iTT file. I was able to solve it by creating a new SRT caption role, selecting all the captions, moving them to the SRT role,  and then moving them back. Alternately, it looks like you can change the caption color  to something other than white, and then change it back to white. More at <a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250624181?answerId=251201017022&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250624181?answerId=251201017022&amp;page=1</a>.</p>

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2019-09-13T14:04:02.687Z
2019-09-13T14:04:02.687Z
Nat Kuhn
<p>I successfully imported an iTT caption file, and the captions show up fine as white on a black background. The problem is that when I try to edit it in the caption editor, the text is black-on-black, i.e. not visible.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/JjxEd.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/JjxEd.png" alt="caption editor with black-on-black text" /></a></p>
<p>When I drag to select text, the selected text is white-on-purple, so the text is definitely there, just black-on-black.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/c8vrA.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/c8vrA.png" alt="caption editor with some of that text selected" /></a></p>
<p>Obviously this makes it difficult-to-impossible to edit my captions, which need editing. The same problem happens in the Inspector.</p>
<p>All the images I see on line, like this one from Larry Jordan, show white text on a black background.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/tmeTZ.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tmeTZ.jpg" alt="normal white-on-black text" /></a><br />
<sub>(source: <a href="https://larryjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Captions014.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">larryjordan.com</a>)</sub></p>
<p>Any help appreciated!</p>
<p>EDIT: resetting the preferences didn't solve the problem.</p>

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FCPX Caption Editor shows black text on black background
Nat Kuhn
# FCPX Caption Editor shows black text on black background

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-11)

I successfully imported an iTT caption file, and the captions show up fine as white on a black background. The problem is that when I try to edit it in the caption editor, the text is black-on-black, i.e. not visible.

[![caption editor with black-on-black text](https://i.sstatic.net/JjxEd.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/JjxEd.png)

When I drag to select text, the selected text is white-on-purple, so the text is definitely there, just black-on-black.

[![caption editor with some of that text selected](https://i.sstatic.net/c8vrA.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/c8vrA.png)

Obviously this makes it difficult-to-impossible to edit my captions, which need editing. The same problem happens in the Inspector.

All the images I see on line, like this one from Larry Jordan, show white text on a black background.

[![normal white-on-black text](https://i.sstatic.net/tmeTZ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/tmeTZ.jpg)  
(source: [larryjordan.com](https://larryjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Captions014.jpg))

Any help appreciated!

EDIT: resetting the preferences didn't solve the problem.

**Tags:** final-cut-pro-x, closed-captioning


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2019-09-13. Score: 0

This seems to have been caused by a problem in the incoming iTT file. I was able to solve it by creating a new SRT caption role, selecting all the captions, moving them to the SRT role, and then moving them back. Alternately, it looks like you can change the caption color to something other than white, and then change it back to white. More at <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250624181?answerId=251201017022&page=1>.


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