Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 462)

You choose the colors that appear for each of the four overlays/text functions from a
16-color palette, exactly as you do with the standard menu creation method. You can
define the colors in the palette either in the Colors pane in DVD Studio Pro Preferences
or by clicking Edit Palette in the Colors tab in the Subtitle Inspector.
Note: The subtitle Color Palette is independent of the menu Color Palette. Changes you
make in one do not affect the other.
To set the text colors
1 For each of the four overlays/text functions, choose a new color from the Color pop-up
menu. See
Color Mapping Palette for details on setting the color palette.
2 Adjust the opacity (0 is completely transparent; 15 is completely opaque) for each color
you set.
Note: The Mapping Type setting only applies to imported graphics, and does not affect
subtitle text.
Positioning Subtitle Text over the Video
Once you have typed your text and set its font attributes, you can set its final position.
There are several tools you can use to set the text’s position:
• You can set the default position for subtitles in the Text pane in DVD Studio Pro
Preferences. Any new subtitles you type will be placed according to your settings.
• You can drag the text to a new position.
• You can use the buttons in the General tab in the Subtitle Inspector to automatically
position the text horizontally and vertically. You can also fine-tune the placement by
entering an offset for each direction, which moves the text the distance you specify
from the position selected with the Horizontal and Vertical buttons.
The Text pane in DVD Studio Pro Preferences and the General tab in the Subtitle Inspector
use similar settings for positioning the text. In both cases, you use horizontal and vertical
alignment settings to get it close, and then use the offset settings to position it exactly.
To position subtitle text without dragging
1 Select the horizontal alignment (left, center, or right).
2 Enter an offset value, in pixels, to adjust the position selected with the alignment setting.
Positive numbers move the text to the right. Negative numbers move the text to the left.
A value of 0 positions the text at its default position for the selected alignment.
3 Select the vertical alignment (top, center, or bottom).
4 Enter an offset value, in pixels, to adjust the position selected with the alignment setting.
Positive numbers move the text down. Negative numbers move the text up. A value of
0 positions the text at its default position for the selected alignment.
462 Chapter 19 Creating Subtitles