<p><a href="https://www.nikse.dk/SubtitleEdit/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Subtitle Edit</a> can convert to/from <code>.scc</code>, <code>.srt</code>, and many other formats. It is <a href="https://github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit" rel="nofollow noreferrer">GPLv3</a> (and possibly also LGPL licensed). It also has a BSD licensed DLL. The downside is that it is C# code.</p>

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Problem is that there is not a perfect tool. For instance, I had examples that `PyCaption` couldn't parse and SE parsed, and yesterday I had a sample that SE parsed, but for some reasons it concatenates multiple captions together as a single one.
angel_30
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2019-03-14T01:00:05.823Z
SE's developer is pretty responsive, or at least was several years ago, if you can get a sample to them. It may be worth investing in MacCaption/CaptionMaker for the paid support.
Michael Liebman
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yeah they are pretty responsive. No paid support.
angel_30
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Michael Liebman
<p>You can also try <a href="https://github.com/mantas-done/subtitles" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this tool</a>. It is scc file conversion is tested on a lot of files and is under active development. If you have any problems, report your file and it will be fixed.</p>
<pre><code>php subtitles.phar input.scc output.srt
</code></pre>

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<p>I'm trying to find a tool or library (possibly an open-source tool) to parse or convert .<code>scc</code> closed caption subtitle files to a human readable text, say .<code>srt</code> or <code>xml</code> or any text formats. Is there a strong tool or library to do that? </p>

<p>Previously, I was trying to use <code>PyCaption</code> library in Python. But it fails to parse certain .<code>scc</code> files.</p>

<video><streaming><subtitles><closed-captioning>
How to convert .scc closed caption subtitles into human readable text
angel_30
# How to convert .scc closed caption subtitles into human readable text

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-12)

I'm trying to find a tool or library (possibly an open-source tool) to parse or convert .`scc` closed caption subtitle files to a human readable text, say .`srt` or `xml` or any text formats. Is there a strong tool or library to do that?

Previously, I was trying to use `PyCaption` library in Python. But it fails to parse certain .`scc` files.

**Tags:** video, streaming, subtitles, closed-captioning


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-13. Score: 1

[Subtitle Edit](https://www.nikse.dk/SubtitleEdit/) can convert to/from `.scc`, `.srt`, and many other formats. It is [GPLv3](https://github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit) (and possibly also LGPL licensed). It also has a BSD licensed DLL. The downside is that it is C# code.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Problem is that there is not a perfect tool. For instance, I had examples that `PyCaption` couldn't parse and SE parsed, and yesterday I had a sample that SE parsed, but for some reasons it concatenates multiple captions together as a single one.  
> **username_1**: SE's developer is pretty responsive, or at least was several years ago, if you can get a sample to them. It may be worth investing in MacCaption/CaptionMaker for the paid support.  
> **username_0**: yeah they are pretty responsive. No paid support.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-08-26. Score: 0

You can also try this tool. It is scc file conversion is tested on a lot of files and is under active development. If you have any problems, report your file and it will be fixed.
php subtitles.phar input.scc output.srt


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