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The 64 bit version of our apps can be downloaded here:
zeitAnker Annotation Apps 2.0.155
This version requires at least macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).
zeitAnker Teletext Demo requires at least macOS 10.14 (Mojave).
All newer macOS versions are supported.
New:
Universal binaries (Intel, Apple Silicon) for zeitAnker Teletext, Annotation Transcriber. Subtitle Movie Encoder and zeitAnker Scene Detection are included.
Includes a new AE Subtitle X Motion template installer for Final Cut Pro 10.4 or later.
The speed of zeitAnker Scene Detection is highly increased on Apple Silicon.
A download of Annotation Edit for Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, ...) is available here - app only:
zeitAnker Annotation Edit (2.1.28) for Apple Silicon.
This version is a universal binary (Intel, Apple Silicon). It requires macOS Big Sur or later.

Important: Users of macOS 10.14.x Mojave or earlier may also use the 32 bit version here:
zeitAnker Annotation Apps 1.9.101
This update is strongly recommended for users of Annotation Edit 1.9.99.x.
Please note: The 32 bit version is no longer developed. It is offered as special use case only.

Apple Motion Templates for use with Final Cut Pro .fcpxml export by Annotation Edit and zeitanker Teletext are provided here:
FCP X zeitAnker AE Subtitle X Motion Templates

Installers in the main distribution are not yet notarized, please open them with right or control click on macOS Catalina or higher.

Please note: Final Cut Pro 10.6 shows an .fcpxml import bug (verified by Apple).
It imports .fcpxml only when region and language are set to English, US/UK in System Preferences.
Please consider updating to Final Cut Pro 10.6.1.

Movies exported from Annotation Edit 2.x.x for Final Cut Pro X must not have a calculated fps of near zero. In this case prefer export as images with .fcpxml.

Please note: Annotation Edit 1.9.x.x and many other 32 bit apps that use audio may not open any more, if a recent version of iTunes or "iTunes Sync Update" for iPhone was installed.

In this case we recommend to use our 64 bit version for macOS Catalina instead.
The 64 bit version for macOS Catalina also works on macOS 10.10 and newer. No need to update to macOS Catalina, but it is required for macOS Catalina.
This issue and an alternative solution is described here at Apple.

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[02.01.2024] Annotation Edit 2.0.155

Changes:

Polishes.

2.0.154

- W3C Timed Text import: Added support for IMSC-Rosetta (.imscr).
- Final Cut Pro 7 export. Added import of preferences from xml and .mvtt (needed for Premiere CC).
- Corrected possible issue on first start of app (no preferences set). Subsequent calls worked fine.
- Revised color preferences.
- Polishes.

2.0.151

- Images (NLE, DCP) export. Brings back track title as folder name.
- Images (Blu-ray, DVD) export. Brings back track title as folder name.
- Import/Export Preferences. SCC Export: Limits usage of DF/NDF override to non-NTSC documents.
- Less restrictive.890 import.

2.0.149

- Images (NLE, DCP) export. Avoids not necessary warnings for Social Media Size export to FCP 10.6.x
- Less restrictive.890 import.

2.0.148

- Resolved a compatibility issue with macOS versions lower than macOS Big Sur.
- Corrected build issue that affected SRT and SSA/ASS import.
- Corrected an issue with DVD Studio Pro STL export.
- Added Images (NLE, DCP) plugin, missing in version 2.0.141.
- Added Images (BDN, Blu-ray) plugin, missing in version 2.0.144.
- Corrected Blu-ray export on macOS High Sierra and Mojave of version 2.0.140.
- W3C Timed Text export: Updated NBC-Universal IMSC export to the latest specs.
- Corrected Export: Images (NLE, DCP) interface.
- Added NBC-Universal IMSC export to UHD HDR.
- Added SRT (Subler) export and import.
- Added an installer for Final Cut Pro AE Subtitle X Motion templates to utilities.
- Includes important update of zeitAnker Teletext Demo.
- Polishes.

2.0.134

- EBU STL import/export. Added non-official code pages, that can be required by some broadcasters.
- EBU STL export. Now uses letter "E" as replacement of letter "€", that is not supported by EBU STL.
- Polish to timeline editing.
- Added Annotation Transcriber update.

2.0.133

- Revised timeline editing in 2.0.130 to 2.0.132 versions.
- Added support for VOD streams (Open Media URL), useful transcript, translation and review.
Optional usage of HLS VOD streams may require a single open document.
- Refined timeline editing to be more convenient. Now also usable without access to audio source.
Added special display or imported markers.
- Added import of XMP markers from audio file with XMP markers.
- SRT and WebVTT export now always uses the document frame rate for writing media time values.
- Includes updates of Annotation Transcriber and zeitAnker Teletext Demo.

2.0.123

- Added modifier keys for waveform actions (listed in help menu shortcuts).
- Added YouTube Chapter export.
- W3C Timed Text export. Changed NBC-Universal export to include track offset.

2.0.118

- Added import some more RTF script files (e.g. EZTitles .rtf, F5 / F4Transcript .rtf and anonymous).
- Revised editing in the waveform to mimic closely the 32 bit version.
- Text scripts imported with 20h offset are now shifted to the current media time when using "In".

2.0.116

- Resolved macOS Ventura compatibility of version version 2.0.115.
- Corrected an issue with export "QuickTime Movie with Closed Captions" introduced in version 2.0.112.
- Apple Silicon only (all apps): The color panel now shows immediately when accessed the first time.
- New in-marker creates a new subtitle, if no subtitle is selected.
- Added new plugin for configurable YouTube SRV2/YTT export.
(font type, font size, font style, margins, outline color, color, background color, background transparency)
- Revised SCC import and export for mapping SCC text indentation to and from justification and horizontal position.
- The full package includes universal binaries (Apple Silicon ready) of Annotation Transcriber and zeitAnker Teletext Demo, zeitAnker Scene Detection and Subtitle Movie Encoder.
- The minimum macOS version of most apps is now macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).
- Added download of special version on our site: Annotation Edit for Apple Silicon (M1, M2).
- Polishes.

2.0.109

- Images (NLE, DCP) export. Refined variable frame rate movie export for Final Cut Pro.
- Added a new utility for macOS Catalina and above: Subtitle Movie Encoder to the main distribution - available in Downloads on our site.
This tool can create a fixed frame rate movie from an Annotation Edit 2 variable frame rate movie.
Many NLEs support reliably fixed frame rate movies only.
Additionally it can superimpose a subtitle movie file over a video file
or create a single movie with alpha from two movies with alpha.
On older macOS a movie with blue screen replaces the movie with alpha option.
- Allows again display of vertical movies.
- Polishes.

2.0.105

- Added an edit validation in waveform view.
- Polishes

2.0.104

- W3C Timed Text import: Added import of more IMSC 1.1 attributes.
- W3C Timed Text export: Updated Adobe Premiere TTML export for use with Premiere CC 23.
- Word .docx export. Corrected offset value for NTSC NDF in metadata section.
- Polishes.

2.0.99

- Corrected an issue with import of plain text files in version 2.0.98.
- Brought back looping of selected subtitle.
- Revised SCC import.
Multiple colors in captions are consistently ignored.
Changed setting of horizontal position.
- Revised/changed some shortcuts.
- Includes update of zeitAnker Teletext demo.
- Polishes.

2.0.95

- Revised EBU-TT 3360 import.
- Import/Export Preferences.
Added option to allow import of very special FAB Subtitler EBU-STL unicode subtitles.
- Revised ASS horizontal position import.
- Revised YouTube .srv3 import.
- Includes update of zeitAnker Teletext demo.
- Corrected Scene Detection
- Polishes.

2.0.93

- Added assistive functions for conformance to the Netflix style guide.
The Netflix "Dialog Gap to Scene Change" functions require an import of a scene detection file.
Files from our Scene Detection tool or DaVinci Resolve are supported.
You can alternatively assign any imported track as scene detection track.
The Netflix functions reside in a submenu of "Tools".
- Polishes.

2.0.91

- Adjusted SCC export with drop frame to Amazon AWS.
- Images (NLE, DCP) export. Solved an issue with QuickTime ProRes alpha channel export on machines with ProRes hardware encoding (M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2).
- Polishes.

2.0.89

- Brought back support of audio-only files.
- Added DCI SMPTE support for SMPTE 428-7-14.
- Polishes.

Version 2.0.85

- This update changes the standard update distribution to 64 bit only (allows macOS 10.15 or later). A new 32 bit version is also available on our site.
- Enhanced file exchange with Annotation Transcriber (reference text , metadata, subtitle position).
- Some improvements to W3C Timed Text export.
Corrected compatibility with IMSC, iTT and some others of version 2.0.84.
- Refined video display with forced aspect ratio.
- Polishes.
- Includes new version of Annotation Transcriber.
- Includes new version of zeitAnker Teletext Demo.
- Persistent usage of this version may require an update of your license.
- The update requires at least macOS 10.10.

Version 1.9.99.84

- Revised "RTF with Timed Text" import:
Added import of vertical and horizontal subtitle position.
Added import of subtitle vertical position from zeitAnker Teletext.
Import of empty subtitles is now optional.
Enable it in Import / Export Preferences.
- Added export of vertical and horizontal position to "RTF with Timed Text".
- "RTF with Timed Text" options also apply to HTML format.
- Added menu item "Delete Empty Subtitles" in menu "Tools/Subtitle".
- Added menu item "Mute Dolby E Soundtracks 7/8" in menu "Tools/Movie".
Dolby E Soundtracks 7/8 are now muted by default by all apps.
- Added update to Annotation Transcriber Teletext.
- Added update to zeitAnker Teletext demo.
Added updates to 64-bit versions.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.81

- Added YouTube Timed Text Export (.srv3). Italics, justification, vertical position, vertical text.
- W3C Timed Text export. Now matches updated formats.
Added separate IMSC 1 export, Added Fill Line Gap option for EBU-TT-D and IMSC exports.
Default extension is now .ttml. You can change it on export to .dfxp or .xml if the format allows,
Version 1.9.99.81 corrects NTSC IMSC 1 export of version 1.9.99.80.
- W3C Timed Text import. Allows import of text and timecode from invalid Adobe Premiere 15 CC TTML. Allows import of broken TTML beginning with UTF-8 encoded byte-order tag.
- SCC export. Gaps lower then 5 frames are now closed. Export no more allows other timecode than 29.97 DF or NDF.
- SCC import. Improved automatic guess of timecode offset.
- Excel XLSX import and export now uses Excel document properties.
- Added update to zeitAnker Teletext demo.
- Updated download link for 64 bit versions of our apps (required for macos Catalina and newer).
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.75

- Polishes

Version 1.9.99.74

- Revised W3C Timed Text import of version 1.9.99.73

Version 1.9.99.73

- Improved editing of RTL languages.
- W3C TimedText import and export. Improved handling of RTL languages.

Version 1.9.99.72

W3C Timed Text Export. Corrected export of partial italics to iTunes Timed Text (.itt).

Version 1.9.99.71

- Revised Excel .xlsx import. Now reads correctly cells in row with no values.
- Revised Netflix .ttal import. Now reads correctly character names.
- Revised Annotation Edit tabbed text import to include character names, action and location.

Version 1.9.99.70

- Images (NLE,DCP) export. Export to Final Cut Pro 10.6.1 text allows use of Motion templates, that do not reside at default locations.
- Added import of a Motion template that was declared in .fcpxmld.

New in version 1.9.99.68

- Improved support for some TTML document types.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.66

- Polishes and corrections.

Version 1.9.99.65

- Fixed adding timecode to plain text files in version 1.9.99.64.
- Replaced Excel XML exports with native MS Excel (.xlsx) exports.
Apple Numbers inline italics are fully supported with .xlsx.
- Added Import: Re-import of Excel .xlsx files.
A reference text column is added from Excel Translation format.
- Added Import: Simple MS Excel .xlsx (timecode-in, timecode-out, text incl. italics and justification).
- Moved MS Excel export options to Text section.
- Added filtered search "Toggle Spelling Issues" to the tools menu.
- EBU STL export: Changed text color for ARTE Online to white. This allows specified 37 characters.
- W3C Timed Text import and export. Refined for IMSC and EBU-TT-D variants.
- Added export: MS Word Plain .docx for e.g. experimenting with DeepL and Google Translate file translation.
- Added update to zeitAnker Teletext demo. This version adds background color options to IMSC1 export from EBU-TT Unicode-Open and import of background color to EBU-TT Unicode-Open

Version 1.9.99.61

- Added first Netflix TTAL export for exchange with e.g. ADR Master 2.
- Removed .doc export in favour of the more modern .docx format.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.60

- Added menu function to apply to Netflix gap frame rules.
- Added first support for proprietary Premiere Pro CC 15 Final Cut XML import.
It allows to gather the Premiere Pro CC 15 subtitle text also not available in Premiere Pro CC 14.
- Updated zeitAnker Teletext Demo.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.57

- PAC Import: Improved import of subtitles with background color attribute.
- W3C Timed Text export: Added granular vertical position with line shift for SMPTE TT.
- For support of MacOS Catalina and higher please use the included download link.
- Includes updated zeitAnker Teletext demo.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.56

- SCC Export. Improved export of not quite compliant captions.
- EBU STL Export. Corrected a Spanish character encoding issue in recent 32 bit version.
- For support of MacOS Catalina and higher please use the included download link.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.55

- W3C Timed Text Export: Netflix SMPTE exports no longer use IMSC timebase media.
Netflix IMSC is only used for Japanese.
- For support of MacOS Catalina and higher please use the included download link.
- Polishes.


Version 1.9.99.52

- Revised shot change handling (detected and imported).
- Shot changes. Added separate value for shot change after subtitle.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.50

- Web Caption export: Added YouTube SRV3/YTT export (italics, justification, position, vertical text).
- EBU STL import: Revised import with of EBU STL with mid-row background color change.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.49

- Revised CPL display of version 1.9.99.48

New in version 1.9.99.48

- Corrected import of Adobe Premiere CC Final Cut XML with empty subtitles.
- Corrected language code export for EBU STL ARTE N19 in previous version.
- Updated zeitAnker Teletext demo with web YouTube .srv3 export and TTML import. (colors, justification, italics and position for both formats)-
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.46

- Added granular accelerating JKL-Navigation (with ctrl if waveform is not active).
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.44

- Corrected W3C Timed Text export in version 1.9.99.43.
- Corrected EBU STL timecode import in version 1.9.99.42.
- Replaces recent version.
- EBU STL export. Corrected German Interface.
- Updated ARTE EBU STL 2 export and ARTE .doc.

Version 1.9.99.40

- 890 export. Added more text encodings.
Select (Greek,Russian,Hebrew,Arabic) in "Translated Language" track info.
- No collision with problematic Apple iTunes/iPhone update.
- Enabled application specific crash reports to be sent to us.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.39

- Images (NLE,DCP) export. Added "Social Media" size option.
- W3C Timed Text export. Added Amazon Prime and Disney IMSC.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.37

- Reliably allows to use large frame numbers in processing drawer to offset for NTSC/NDF
- Replaces version 1.9.99.36 to solve issues with offset processing in processing drawer.

Version 1.9.99.35

- Revised replace for saving of folders (multiple tracks, images).
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.34

- Corrected import of specific TTML files with ttp:timeBase="smpte".
- For macOS Catalina please use the included download link to 64 bit (Catalina) preview versions.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.32

- Corrected German localization.

Version 1.9.99.31

- Added language support for import and export of SAMI (.smi) files.
- Revised export of SAMI (.smi) for file exchange.
- Added option to include font files with DLP Interop/DCP SMPTE export.
- Includes update of zeitAnker Teletext.
- For macOS Catalina please use the included download link to 64 bit (Catalina) preview versions.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.29

- Final Cut XML Premiere CC Essential Graphics export.
Revised faux italics support. Added option to force faux italics.
- Includes update of zeitAnker Teletext.
- For macOS Catalina use the included download link to 64 bit (Catalina) preview versions. Please download the full package from our site.
- Polishes.

Version 1.9.99.28

- Added import of Amazon AWS and IBM Watson transcript .json.
- Revised compatibility of QuickTime Tracks usage with version 2.x.x.
- Includes a download link to 64 bit (Catalina) preview versions of our major apps.
Please download the full package.

Version 1.9.99.27

- Images (NLE, DCP) export. Allows use of not thread safe QuickTime components (e.g. Avid Components) for composited movie export.
- Added total duration of subtitles to "RTF with Timecode" metadata.
- Polishes.
- Includes a download link to 64 bit (macOS Catalina) preview versions of our major apps.
Please download the full package from our site.

Version 1.9.99.26

- EBU STL export. Added discrete character code selection.
- Added a download link to 64 bit (Catalina) preview versions of our major apps.
Please download the full package from our site.

Download: application/zip Annotation_Edit_2.0.155.zip

[15.07.2022] zeitAnker Annotation Transcriber Version 2.0.17

Changes:

Version 2.0.17

- This update changes the standard update distribution to 64 bit only (allows macOS 10.15 or later). A new 32 bit version is also available on our site.

Version 1.7.38.14

- Dolby E Soundtracks 7/8 are now muted by default.

Polishes

Version 1.7.38.13

- Improved support for some TTML document types.

Version 1.7.38.12

- Added granular accelerating JKL-Navigation (with ctrl if waveform is not active).
- Polishes.

Version 1.7.38.10

- Polishes

Version 1.7.38.8

- Corrected an issue with some documents not saved correctly in earlier version.

Download: application/x-diskcopy Annotation_Transcriber_2.0.17.dmg