Manually cued live captions · for Mac
Live captions, cued by you, on your own equipment.
Turn your script into coloured captions for every character, then cue each line by hand, in time with the performance, on a projector, phones, LED signs and video outputs. Rent it for a week (£11.99) or 30 days (£24.99).
Software only. No computers, screens, projectors, cables or LED panels are provided. You use your own Mac and your own equipment, or the venue's.
What it does
Two apps in one download.
Prepare your captions in Script Editor, then cue them live in Subtitulos. Both open from the Subtitulos Studio launcher.
1. Script Editor
Prepare the subtitles from your script.
- Imports scripts from TextEdit, Word or plain text
- Recognises NAME: lines and gives every character their own colour, font, size, bold and italic
- Numbers every line exactly as Subtitulos shows it
- Turns page numbers and headings (Chapter, Act, Scene) into operator notes that never appear on screen
- Splits long lines and sets a reading speed automatically
- One-click tools: add a line before or after, break a line, split a subtitle, make a character from a line
- Fits subtitles to an LED sign, so long lines become pages instead of scrolling
2. Subtitulos
Cue the subtitles live, everywhere at once.
- Cue each line with the space bar, in time with the performance
- Place and size the captions on the projector with the mouse
- Characters keep their colours and fonts from Script Editor
- Operator notes (page, act, scene) beside each line
- Blank the captions with one key without losing your place
- Every output follows the projector: same text, colours and transparency
Outputs
One click for each output.
Send the same captions to as many places as your show needs.
On the projector
The main caption window, plus extra windows for more screens or projectors.
On every phone in the room
Show a QR code and your audience reads the captions on their own phone over the venue's Wi-Fi. Nothing to install.
As a web page
A caption page for smart TVs, or a browser source in OBS and vMix.
Ready for production
Send captions as live video over NDI to vMix, OBS, TriCaster and Resolume, or over Syphon to Resolume, MadMapper, Millumin and QLab on the same Mac.
On LED signs
Pixel-exact captions for LED signs through an HDMI controller box, or HUB75 and NeoPixel panels over the network (DDP, Art-Net, sACN).
A colour for every character
Each character keeps their colour, font and style on every output, so the audience always knows who is speaking.
How renting works
Rent, install, cue.
Step 1
Rent
Choose 1 week (£11.99) or 30 days (£24.99) in the store. Your rental code and download link arrive by email within minutes.
Step 2
Install
Install Subtitulos Studio on your Mac and enter your rental code. The rental starts when you activate it.
Step 3
Prepare
Import your script in Script Editor, check the characters and their colours, and save.
Step 4
Cue it live
Open it in Subtitulos, turn on your outputs and press the space bar for each line.
Pricing
Rent by the week or for 30 days.
Both include Script Editor and Subtitulos with every output, updates during your rental and email support. Your days start the first time you enter your code.
1 week
£11.99
7 days from activation. For a show run, an event or a festival weekend.
- Script Editor and Subtitulos
- All outputs: projector, phones, web, NDI, Syphon, LED
- Rental code by email within minutes
30 days
£24.99
30 days from activation. For rehearsals and a full run, or a season of events.
- Everything in 1 week
- Less than £1 a day
- Priority email support
Need more than 30 days?
For a long run, a full season, a festival or several Macs at once, get in touch and we'll put together a price that fits.
Prices include VAT where applicable. Software only: no equipment is provided.
What you need
Bring your own equipment.
The rental is the software only. Use your own equipment, or what the venue already has.
You provide
- A Mac with macOS 12 Monterey or newer (Apple Silicon or Intel)
- A projector, TV or LED screen, and the cable or adaptor for your Mac
- For captions on phones: a Wi-Fi network the audience can join
- For LED panels: the panel and its controller
- For NDI or Syphon: the software that receives them
Not included
- Computers or laptops
- Projectors, screens, TVs or LED signs
- Cables, adaptors, routers or network equipment
- On-site operators or technicians
Questions
Good to know.
Are the captions automatic?
No, they are cued manually. You prepare the captions from your script, and an operator shows each line at the right moment by pressing the space bar. That makes it ideal for theatre, opera, dance and scripted events, where the words are known in advance and must be exact. For automatic captions of unscripted speech, see Pont live captions.
Do you provide projectors, screens or computers?
No. The rental is the software only. You use your own Mac, projector, screens and LED panels, or the venue's equipment.
Which computers does it run on?
Macs with macOS 12 Monterey or newer, with Apple Silicon (M1 to M4) or Intel processors. There is no Windows version yet.
Does the audience need an app to read captions on their phones?
No. They scan the QR code shown on screen and the captions open in their phone's web browser. Phones must be on the same Wi-Fi as your Mac.
Do I need internet during the show?
Only to activate your rental code. During the show everything runs on your Mac and your local network.
What happens when my rental ends?
The apps ask you to renew. Your scripts and subtitle files stay on your Mac and open again as soon as you rent again.
Which script files can I import?
TextEdit documents, Word files (.doc, .docx), rich text (.rtf) and plain text. Lines written as NAME: dialogue become coloured captions for each character.
The Mac says it can't open the app. What do I do?
Open System Settings › Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway next to Subtitulos Studio. The READ ME FIRST file in the download explains each step.
From Studio Cano
Captions for your next show.
Questions about your venue or equipment? We're happy to help you plan it.