Adding SUBTITLES to video?

omar wrote on 6/9/2006, 9:12 AM

How do you add subtitles to video? Is it just a matter of using the media generator onto the video track...

But what about turning subtitles on and off on a DVD?

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Tom Pauncz wrote on 6/9/2006, 9:42 AM

If you want subtitles that can turn on and off on a DVD, you have to create your video in Vegas w/o subtitles and then create the subtitle track (you can import a text file of a specific format) in the DVD authoring program, such as DVD Architect. It is quite simple to do.

Tom

omar wrote on 6/9/2006, 9:56 AM

thanks; does it make sense to do it with the media generator if the subtitles are permanent then?

Former user wrote on 6/9/2006, 10:24 AM

Yes. If you want subtitles to be embedded in the video, you can use the Title Generator.

Dave T2

Coursedesign wrote on 6/9/2006, 11:20 AM

Choosing the right display of those subtitles can make a big difference.

It depends on what the video looks like where the text goes.

A clear background for the subtitles distracts less, but may not be possible.

The text doesn't have to be white or black either.

I have used dark yellow text with a bit of glow on it for interviews in Spanish where I needed translated subtitles.

Just experiment, and remember to avoid superwhite text especially.

malowz wrote on 6/10/2006, 9:00 PM

i use regions to make subs, export to srt and converto to sst for scenarist.

johnmeyer wrote on 6/10/2006, 10:22 PM

There are three types of "subtitles:"

1. Permanent. You put the text into the video. Use the Vegas title generator.

2. DVD Subtitles. Create regions in Vegas. The names you give the regions become the subtitles in DVD Architect when you export those regions using the subtitle script that comes with Vegas (or you can put the subtitles directly into DVD Architect, although the interface there is cumbersome).

3. Closed caption text. Video can also have text embedded in line 21 of the vertical blanking interval. Alas, Vegas is completely clueless in dealing with anything embedded in the video stream, including line 21 closed captioning, DV date and time, and countless other goodies. You'll need to use another tool for this. The advantage of closed caption is that it can be "played" even if you print to a VHS tape or a DV tape.