Roxio DVDit Pro HD, User Manual

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Adding subtitle tracks to movies
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Adding subtitle tracks to movies
Subtitles are text strings that the viewer can choose to display over the video. They are most
commonly used for foreign-language dialogue, but may also be used for director’s
commentary, subtitles for children, and so on.
A movie can have up to 32 subtitle tracks. DVD players read all available subtitle tracks
simultaneously; viewers choose which track they wish to see.
DVDit Pro HD provides two methods for adding subtitles to movies:
• Import subtitle script files created in a text editor. This method is best if you have
hundreds or thousands of subtitles to import.
• Create subtitles within DVDit Pro HD. This method is better if you only need to create a
few subtitles.
Both methods let you specify the start timecode, end timecode, position on screen, typeface,
and size for each subtitle string. In addition, you can specify the colors of individual
subtitles within DVDit Pro HD. You may prefer to combine both methods by first importing
script files, then editing individual subtitles in DVDit Pro HD.
See the following for details:
• “Importing subtitle script files” on page 77
• “Editing subtitle tracks” on page 78
• “Editing subtitle color sets” on page 80
• “Deleting subtitles” on page 81
Importing subtitle script files
A subtitle script is a text file containing the subtitle strings along with instructions
controlling their formatting and placement. See
“Subtitle script files” on page 191 for details
on creating valid subtitle script files.
To import a script file to a movie:
1. Select the movie in the Project window.
2. For NTSC projects only, check that the correct timecode format is displayed on the ruler
in the Timecode window. If the timecode format is wrong, the imported subtitles will
appear at the wrong time. See
“Changing the Time Display format” on page 75 for more
information.
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