Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 443)

Although the most common use for subtitles is to display a text version of the dialogue,
subtitles created in DVD Studio Pro can be used for many other purposes.
This chapter covers the following:
• Introduction to Subtitles (p. 443)
• Importing Older DVD Studio Pro Subtitles (p. 445)
• Subtitles and Overlays (p. 445)
• About Subtitles and Closed Captions (p. 445)
• Subtitle Stream Basics (p. 446)
• Subtitle Inspector (p. 448)
• What Happens with Different Aspect Ratios? (p. 454)
• Viewing Subtitles (p. 455)
• Creating Subtitles with DVD Studio Pro (p. 457)
• Importing Graphics Files for Subtitles (p. 463)
• Creating and Importing Subtitle Files (p. 464)
• Importing a Subtitle File (p. 465)
• Creating an STL Format Subtitle File (p. 467)
• Creating Buttons over Video (p. 471)
• Configuring a Button over Video Subtitle Clip (p. 473)
Introduction to Subtitles
Each track can include up to 32 subtitle streams. Having multiple streams makes it possible
to offer text in several languages, allowing the viewer to select the appropriate one.
Increasingly, subtitles are being used for other purposes, such as to create buttons over
video (also known as interactive markers or interactive subtitles), which allow the viewer
to make choices while watching the movie. You can also use subtitles to supply simple
graphics to augment the video, such as arrows and lines.
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