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To reposition the subtitle, click a selection tool, and place the cursor over the subtitle text. When the cursor
changes to a black arrowhead, drag the subtitle to the desired location in the Monitor panel.
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To change the color group, stroke weight, or alignment, click a selection tool, and select the clip in the timeline.
Then, change the appropriate option in the Properties panel. (These properties apply to the entire clip, not to
individual characters.)
Move the current-time indicator to the next subtitle you want to edit, and repeat the previous step.
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Both the subtitle track and the Monitor panel contain buttons for jumping to the next or previous subtitle.
Changing the display time of subtitles
Subtitles that you import into a timeline come with preset start and end times within the video. When you type
subtitles in Adobe Encore DVD, the default display time is initially set to 2 seconds. You can change the display time
by dragging the subtitle clips in the Timeline Viewer, trimming the subtitle in the Monitor panel, or editing the
Duration value in the Properties panel.
To change the display time of a subtitle using the Timeline Viewer
1 Open the timeline containing the subtitles you want to change.
To view your edits in the Monitor panel, make sure that the Track Selector (next to the track name) is selected on
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the subtitle track you want to change.
Click a selection tool (either is fine), and position the pointer over the beginning or end of the subtitle that you
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want to adjust. The pointer changes to a red bracket with a double-sided arrow.
4 Drag the end of the subtitle to the desired frame to increase or decrease its length. As you drag, the Monitor panel
displays the current frames so that you can judge where to position the clip's new start or end point.
Note: You can't increase the length of a subtitle unless there are empty frames adjacent to it.
To change the display time of a subtitle using the Monitor panel
Open the timeline containing the subtitles you want to change.
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Make sure that the Track Selector (next to the track name) is selected on the subtitle track you want to change.
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3 Select the clip you want to change.
Move the current-time indicator to the frame where you want the new In point or Out point to be.
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In the Monitor panel, click either the Trim Subtitle In Point To Here button
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Here button .
To change the display time of a subtitle using the Properties panel
1 Open the timeline containing the subtitles you want to change.
2 Make sure that the Track Selector (next to the track name) is selected on the subtitle track you want to change.
Select the clip you want to change.
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In the Properties panel, specify a different Duration, In-Point, or Out-Point value.
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If you change the Duration value, the Out-Point value increases or decreases, depending on whether you increased
or decreased the duration. If you change the In-Point value, the Out-Point value changes automatically. If you change
the Out-Point value, the In-Point value changes automatically.
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