Create Subtitle Dialog

Subtitles (but not menu subpictures) can be created directly within ReelDVD using the built-in subtitle generator, which is accessed by clicking the New Subtitle button at the lower left of the Track window. If the green timeline indicator in the Track window is not within the time-frame of an existing subtitle in the selected subpicture stream, the dialog allows you create a new subtitle. If the indicator is within the time-frame of an existing subtitle that was created internally by ReelDVD, you can use the dialog to edit the text and the settings for that subtitle.

The Create Subtitle dialog is comprised of four sections: font attributes, text input area, screen location and duration fields, and color definitions. The dialog allows you to type in the subtitle text, and also to specify subtitle parameters such as Font, Size, Style, Alignment, Location, and Colors. The default settings for these parameters are set on the Subtitle tab of the Project Settings dialog box (see Subtitle Tab for an explanation of these parameters). Both the text and the parameter settings can subsequently be modified at any time.

Each time you make changes to the parameter settings in the Create Subtitle dialog, the changes are in effect the next time you open the dialog. If you want to change the attributes of a series of subtitles, set the attributes for one subtitle, then open each successive subtitle and click OK to apply the attributes.

The Create Subtitle dialog is also used to set the timing of the display of each subtitle:

The From field is used to specify the starting time code of the subtitle. By default, ReelDVD sets the start time of each subtitle based on the position of the green timeline indicator in the Track window at the time the Create Subtitle dialog is opened. Note that the start time can also be changed in the Track window by dragging the subtitle’s segment in the subpicture stream.

The To field determines the ending time code of the subtitle. The default duration for subtitles is two seconds. Note that the subtitle duration can also be set in the Track window by dragging on the edges of the subtitle’s segment in the subpicture stream.