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To set subtitle properties
In the timeline, select a subtitle clip.
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Change any of the following options in the Properties panel:
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Choose the desired color group from the Highlight Group menu. (See "About subtitle colors" on page 165.)
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Set the desired width option from the Stroke menu. The stroke outlines the type to increase the contrast and
improve readability.
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Change the duration of the subtitle. (See "Changing the display time of subtitles" on page 157.)
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Type a value from 0% to 100% for Alignment option; 0% aligns the top of horizontal text with the top of the
bounding box, and 100% aligns the bottom of horizontal text with the bottom of the bounding box. For vertical
text, 0% aligns the subtitle text to the right side of the text box.
To edit, reformat, or move subtitles
You can edit subtitles that you typed in Adobe Encore DVD or imported from a text subtitle script. You can change
the text, reposition or resize the bounding box, apply new colors, or change the character settings. You can modify
either individual clips or all the clips on a track.
Subtitle text is either constrained to a bounding box or typed in freely. (Subtitles that you import using a text subtitle
script are placed in bounding boxes.) If text is constrained to a bounding box, you can change the line breaks by
resizing the bounding box. If text is typed freely, you must manually change the line breaks.
Note: Subtitles imported from and image-based script cannot be changed because they are imported as rendered images
instead of text.
Open the timeline containing the subtitle you want to change.
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Make sure that the Track Selector on the track you want to edit is selected, and then select the subtitle clip.
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3 Choose Window > Monitor to open the Monitor panel.
In the timeline, move the current-time indicator over the clip you want to change. You do not need to land on the
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first frame in which the clip appears; anywhere within the clip is fine.
To select all the subtitles on a track to make global changes (such as changing the font or color group), double-click
the track name. Then make the desired changes in the Character or Properties panel. To select several subtitle clips,
either Shift-click the desired clips in the track or drag a selection box around them.
Do any of the following:
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To edit the subtitle, using the appropriate text tool, click an insertion point in the text or highlight the words you
want to change. Then, type the new or replacement text.
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To restyle the text, using the appropriate text tool, highlight the words you want to change. Then, select the type
attributes you want for the text in the Character panel.
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To reflow the subtitle, using the appropriate text tool, click an insertion point in the text. Then, place the cursor
over a handle of the bounding box. When the cursor changes to a double-headed arrow, drag the handle to resize
the bounding box. The text reflows as necessary to fit the new bounding box dimensions. (If you do not see a
bounding box after you click an insertion point, you entered the text freely without a bounding box. You must
manually change line endings in free-flow text.)
Note: Be sure to use a text tool when resizing the text block. If you drag a bounding box handle using a selection tool, it
scales the text as if it were an object and the text does not reflow.
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