Convert SRT to SCC captions
Convert your subtitles in seconds — entirely on your machine. Nothing is uploaded: the file never leaves your device. CueForge preserves styling and positioning wherever SCC can express it, and shows you the exact loss matrix below before you commit. Exporting to Scenarist SCC (CEA-608) is a CueForge Pro feature with a 7-day free trial — reading your SRT file stays free.
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What gets kept, what gets dropped
| Feature | SRT → SCC |
|---|---|
| Italics | Kept |
| Bold | Dropped |
| Underline | Kept |
| Font colour | Kept |
About SRT
SubRip (.srt) is the most widely supported subtitle format: numbered cues with start and end timecodes plus plain text, and basic inline tags for italics, bold, underline and font colour. It carries no positioning or advanced styling, which makes it the universal lowest-common-denominator that almost every editor and player accepts.
About SCC
Scenarist Closed Caption (.scc) carries CEA-608 (line 21) broadcast captions as hex word pairs of character data and control codes, timed on the 29.97 fps timebase with drop-frame or non-drop timecode. It supports italics, underline and the seven CEA-608 caption colours. Parsing SCC into editable subtitles is a CueForge Pro feature.
Frequently asked questions
Is converting SRT to SCC free?
Exporting to SCC (a broadcast delivery format) is a CueForge Pro feature, so this conversion needs Pro — but there is a 7-day free trial, and you won't be charged until it ends. Reading your SRT file and the other core formats (VTT, SBV, ASS) is always free.
Do I have to upload my file?
No — everything is converted in your browser; your file never leaves your device.
Will my formatting be preserved converting SRT to SCC?
Italics, Underline and Font colour carry across into SCC. Bold cannot be expressed in SCC and is dropped (CueForge shows you exactly what is lost before you convert).
What is the difference between SRT and SCC?
SubRip (.srt) is the most widely supported subtitle format: numbered cues with start and end timecodes plus plain text, and basic inline tags for italics, bold, underline and font colour. It carries no positioning or advanced styling, which makes it the universal lowest-common-denominator that almost every editor and player accepts. Scenarist Closed Caption (.scc) carries CEA-608 (line 21) broadcast captions as hex word pairs of character data and control codes, timed on the 29.97 fps timebase with drop-frame or non-drop timecode. It supports italics, underline and the seven CEA-608 caption colours. Parsing SCC into editable subtitles is a CueForge Pro feature.
Need the other direction? Convert SCC to SRT →