The Export section
To use the subtitles in your editing system, you have to export two kind of files: The picture files and the titlelist that describes the spotting of the titles.
For the picture files, you define the settings in the Export section of the document: The video format, the file format, the export folder and an optional prefix for the file names.
The filenames of the exported files are defined either by default (sequential number) or with the /file comment. They can have a common prefix, and the extension (.tif or .tiff, eg. .pct or .pict) is defined in the preferences.
Note: We recommend strongly to use /file comments. You can add them for an entire file with the Spotting Tool.
- Video format: The following formats are supported:
Format | Dimensions | Antialiasing | Flicker filter |
PAL | 720*576 non square 4:3 | yes | yes |
PAL 16:9 | 720*576 non square 16:9 | yes | yes |
NTSC | 720*486 non square 4:3 | yes | yes |
NTSC 16:9 | 720*486 non square 16:9 | yes | yes |
NTSC DV | 720*480 non square 4:3 | yes | yes |
NTSC DV 16:9 | 720*480 non square 16:9 | yes | yes |
VGA | 640*480 square | yes | no |
HD 720p | 1280*720 square | yes | no |
HD 720i | 1280*720 square | yes | yes |
HD 1080p | 1920*1080 square | yes | no |
HD 1080i | 1920*1080 square | yes | yes |
Note: The PAL-DVD and the NTSC-DVD have been removed with Subtitler 1.7. With the TIFF-DVD file format, they are now obsolete.
The
widescreen 16:9 option scales the fonts so that they show properly on
16:9 projects.
You change the format of the document at any time, but changing
may affect text wrapping.
You may also have multiple documents open with different video
formats at the same time.
- Export format:
- PICT: saves the title as RGB file and as a separate
alpha-file. The export is fast and the files are small, you can
batch-import them on newer systems, but the matte key is not
realtime and renders slowly. Use this format for DVD Studio Pro.
Note: PICT is not supported on the Windows platform.
- PICT-alpha: saves the title as RGB with embedded
alpha. Though not officially supported, this format is
recognized by most graphic applications and it is the only
possibility to import titles as slides to older versions of
Avid Mediacomposer (6.x) or MCXpress (1.x).
Note: PICT is not supported on the Windows platform.
- TIFF: saves the title als RGB with embedded alpha.
The exporting is not very fast and the files are big (1.6 MB).
Alpha is normal (white = background).
- TIFF-RLE: saves the title as RBG with embedded
alpha. The file is run-length-encoded, which is for titles a
very effective lossless compression (40 -60 KB) without loosing
quality. Alpha is inverted (white = foreground) to enhance
compression. You have to choose invert alpha in the Avid import
settings.
- TIFF-DVD: saves an RGB file (run-length-encoded)
with key colors white,
red, blue and black for DVD-authoring. The meaning of the keys is
defined in the STL and SST files you export. You may need to adapt
the color palette manually in the DVD authoring program.
The recommended setting is TIFF-RLE if you use
MediaComposer 7.x or later, Xpress 2.x or later or
Final Cut Pro.
- Export folder: Select the folder where you export your
files. The files will have names like 0001.tif.
Caution:
Exporting will overwrite any existing file with the same name.
You may override the naming scheme using the comment function
explained below. Any title with a beginning line of /file
myfilename will be saved under this name, with the extension
.tif or .pct.
Note: You define in the preferences if the file extensios
are .tiff or .tif, respectively .pct or .pict.
- Prefix: Adds an optional prefix to the file names.
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