Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 458)

Positioning and Trimming a Subtitle Within a Stream
You can use your mouse or the settings in the General tab in the Subtitle Inspector to
adjust the position and duration of the subtitle.
To position and trim a subtitle
1 Change the subtitle’s position on the timeline by doing one of the following:
• Drag it to a new position.
• Enter a new start time in the General tab in the Subtitle Inspector.
2 Change the subtitle’s duration by doing one of the following:
• Drag one of its edges to a new position. You may need to change the timeline’s zoom
level to make it easier to see any changes you make, especially if the subtitle clip appears
very small. The pointer changes to indicate when you are over an edge and can start
dragging it.
• Enter a new duration in the General tab in the Subtitle Inspector.
• Enter a new stop time in the General tab in the Subtitle Inspector.
Note: Subtitles cannot cross chapter markers. When you build your project, any subtitle
clips that reach a chapter marker are clipped at that point.
Selecting Subtitle Clips
Once you have multiple subtitle clips in a stream, you can use a variety of methods to
select one.
To select a subtitle clip in a subtitle stream
Do one of the following:
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Choose Project > Subtitle > Next or Project > Subtitle > Previous.
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Click a subtitle clip in the subtitle stream.
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Click the left and right arrows in the Viewer tab.
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Press the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to move the playhead through the timeline,
stopping at each clip edge and marker.
Entering Subtitle Text
If you have experience using graphics applications, most aspects of entering subtitle text
will be familiar to you. You can type directly in the Viewer tab or in the Text area in the
Subtitle Inspector.
To enter subtitle text
1 Do one of the following:
• If the blinking insertion point is showing in the Subtitle Editor, you can start typing the
text. The insertion point automatically appears at the default position in the Subtitle
Editor.
458 Chapter 19 Creating Subtitles