# Step 5: Create captions encodes
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Go through the list of outputs you created and set up the captions in each output group, one by one.

Follow the procedure that applies to the format category of the captions output.

**Topics**
+ [All captions except sidecar or SMPTE-TT in MS Smooth](output-embedded-and-more.md)
+ [Sidecar captions or SMPTE-TT captions in MS Smooth](output-sidecar-and-smptett-mss.md)
+ [TTML captions wrapped in ID3 data](output-ttml-in-id3.md)
+ [Setting up for 608 XDS data](608-xds-handling.md)