User Guide

116 Chapter 8, Adding Subtitles and Closed Captioning
Subtitles
A subtitle is a text version of an audio program that is overlaid along the bottom of the
picture. Subtitles are used most often to provide movie dialog in an alternate language. They
can also be used for viewing by the hearing-impaired, or in noisy environments.
Subtitles are a series of subpictures embedded in a video object. The viewer can select from
up to 32 alternate language subtitle streams and switch subtitles on and off as needed. In
Scenarist, subtitles consist of a stream of subpictures, each with a start time code and an
end time code.
You can create subtitle streams in Scenarist by adding them directly to a track in the
Simulation window, or by importing them with a script file.
This section includes the following topics:
• “Creating Subtitles in Scenarist” on page 116
• “Importing Subtitles” on page 119
Creating Subtitles in Scenarist
You can add subtitles directly to a track by entering the subtitles in the Simulation window.
Each subtitle has its own start and end time.
To create subtitles with the Subtitle Editor:
1 In the Track Editor directory area, select the video track to which you will add the
subtitles.
2 If the Simulation window is not visible, select View > Simulation Window.