> On May 12, 2016, at 5:28 PM, chris bravo wrote:
>
> i agree with the person above that having super long lines of text is v
> annoying to scan while you are trying to watch a movie. cinema=eye-trace
Yes, that’s a serious consideration, especially when dealing with a “scope”
frame. At least
I did a project recently that involved a ton of subtitles, but that were
already formated in .srt files. here are a couple links to tools for
managing that in FCP X:
http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/dh_subtitlex
http://www.spherico.com/filmtools/TitleExchange/XTI/index.html
X_title is 40 bucks an
smpte seems to have guidelines for subtitling of DCP
http://mkpe.com/digital_cinema/isdcf/transition/2011-3-2-SMPTE-Interop-DCP-Guidelines-with-Accessibility.pdf
2016-05-12 16:58 GMT-04:00 Chris Freeman :
> When reading it can be hard to track a long line of text that goes all the
> way to the e
When reading it can be hard to track a long line of text that goes all the
way to the edges of the screen. That's probably why it's recommending you
keep it short. You don't want your viewers to have to think about moving
their eyes from left to right and missing the visual action.
Also make sur
I've done a lot of googling. Came up with a lot of conflicting information, and
that's why I threw it out to frameworks.
If your best response is "google it"... why bother responding?
Most of the recommended fonts are ones that I don't have in the Avid SubCaps
editor.
For projection, most site
> I'm currently laying it out in 42 point Verdanna, keeping it under 40
> characters per line…
Standard printing and screen fonts, like Verdana, are not good for subs. The
strokes are too thin and the detail too fine to render well in video and
provide maximum readability. There are a number of
Quick question.
So I'm starting on the subtitles for Spectres of Shortwave
(using SubCap in Avid on an effects layer)
Outputting to DCP cinemascope (not anamorphic) 2k
2048x858
I'm looking to find the ideal or standard (and I can deviate from that)... for
subtitle font, size, and number of cha
