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MCC to TTML converter, without the upload.

Turn MCC captions into TTML. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop MCC files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert MCC to TTML

  1. Add your MCC captions

    Drop MCC (MacCaption) files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. TTML is already chosen

    Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the TTML, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The MCC to TTML converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your captions are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

MCC to TTML: what to expect

MCC is a hex dump that most players, and people, cannot read. TTML is accepted by broadcast and streaming platforms. MCC is at home in closed captions for broadcast and streaming delivery that carry CEA-708 as well as CEA-608; TTML is the usual choice for subtitles delivered to broadcasters and streaming services.

The text is read as UTF-8 or UTF-16, whichever the file is. An older file in another code page is read using the charset it declares, or as Windows-1252 if it declares none, so accented letters in an unlabelled legacy file can come out wrong. A file that is not text, such as the picture-based subtitles of a DVD, is refused instead of being converted to nonsense. Of the styling, only italic, bold, underline and the position on screen (top, middle or bottom, left, centre or right) travel between formats; fonts, colours, outlines and effects do not. The CEA-608 caption data inside each packet is read, as for SCC. Captions that exist only as CEA-708 service data are not read. Positions are written as TTML regions and italic, bold and underline as styled spans; the result is a plain TTML file with no broadcast-specific profile.

MCC vs TTML

MCC

MCC closed captions

MCC is MacCaption's caption file: one line per video frame, each a caption distribution packet in hexadecimal that can hold both CEA-608 and CEA-708 data. It exists so that captions can follow the video's own frame rate, 24 to 60 fps, and so that one file serves analogue and digital caption decoders.

Opens in MacCaption, CaptionMaker, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve

MCC converter
TTML

TTML subtitles

TTML is the W3C's XML subtitle format. Streaming services and broadcasters deliver captions in TTML profiles such as IMSC. It can describe regions, styles and timing precisely, but it is verbose, and many consumer players do not read it. DFXP is an earlier profile of it.

Opens in Broadcast and streaming systems, Apple and Netflix workflows, and some video players

TTML converter
MCC compared with TTML
MCCMCC closed captionsTTMLTTML subtitles
Stands forMacCaption Closed CaptionsTimed Text Markup Language
TypeSubtitlesSubtitles
CompressionNone (hex text)None (XML text)
IntroducedThe 2000s, by Computer Prompting and Captioning Company (CPC)2010, by the W3C
Opens inMacCaption, CaptionMaker, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and DaVinci ResolveBroadcast and streaming systems, Apple and Netflix workflows, and some video players
Best forClosed captions for broadcast and streaming delivery that carry CEA-708 as well as CEA-608Subtitles delivered to broadcasters and streaming services
File extension.mcc.ttml, .dfxp

Questions

Are my captions uploaded anywhere?

No. The MCC to TTML conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting MCC to TTML?

No further quality is lost: TTML stores the decoded audio exactly. The result is identical in content.

Can I convert several MCC files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert MCC to TTML on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the MCC file, press Convert and save the TTML. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes, but a subtitle file is small. Files up to 50 MB are accepted, far more than any real subtitle file. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.