Hi. I'm pretty new to moviemaking and especially making DCPs. I wondered how to make these standard Yellow subtitles in DCP-o-Matic... On the attached photo* I recognized that the font used is "Arial", but when importing a .srt file I can't seem to get the same font size and placement. Can anyone help me out on this one?
*Photo is a snapshot from an original movie trailer DCP, which has its subtitles burned onto the video.
Couldn't get to upload the photo;
https://i.imgur.com/GPgOTOe.png
Standard Movie Subtitles
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Carsten
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Re: Standard Movie Subtitles
Arial is not a free font file, so, DCP-o-matic uses Liberation-Sans as a similar default font. You are, of course, free to use Arial. You may need to tweak some of DCP-o-matic subtitle display options (color, size,position, etc.), but you should be able to create the same 'look' as in your example.
Using a template, I think you should also be able to re-use the same settings for multiple projects. Just create a little example with your preferred settings, and then save it as a template.
Using a template, I think you should also be able to re-use the same settings for multiple projects. Just create a little example with your preferred settings, and then save it as a template.
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pjsanu
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Re: Standard Movie Subtitles
I can change the font, but tweaking the font size and placement is where it gets weird. It either gets too big or small (no noticeable change before entering 10% smaller or bigger) and it'll get too far to the right/left or high.
How are usually subtitles for Cinema movies made and imported to DOM?
How are usually subtitles for Cinema movies made and imported to DOM?