Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 449)

General Tab in the Subtitle Inspector
Following are the settings in the General tab of the Subtitle Inspector.
Clip Info
• Start: The timecode where this clip appears. You can change a clip’s start time by
entering a new value here or by dragging the clip’s leading edge in the Track Editor.
Changing the start time also affects the clip’s end time, but not its duration.
• Duration: The length of the clip. If you enter a new duration here, the clip’s end time
changes to fit it. You can also change a clip’s duration by dragging its edges in the
Track Editor.
• Stop Time: The timecode where the clip stops appearing. You can change a clip’s stop
time by entering a new value here or by dragging the clip’s trailing edge in the Track
Editor. Changing the stop time also affects the clip’s duration.
• Fade In: You can enter a value (in frames) that controls how long the clip takes to
dissolve on. The fade in starts at the clip’s start time.
Note: The Fade settings are unavailable when you are working with a subtitle clip
configured to provide buttons over video.
• Out: You can enter a value (in frames) that controls how long the clip takes to dissolve
off. The fade out finishes at the clip’s stop time.
Note: Because there are only 16 opacity levels, setting fades longer than 20 frames
produces noticeable “stepping” as the subtitle dissolves in and out.
• Force display: Select this checkbox to force specific subtitle clips to appear, even if the
viewer has disabled subtitles. Subtitle clips set to force their display only appear if their
subtitle stream is currently selected.
• Apply to Stream: Click to apply the fade in and out settings to all subtitle clips in this
stream.
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