Working with subtitlesAlthough you can have up to 32 subtitle tracks, a DVD player can play only one subtitle track at a time. You can either import precreated subtitle files or type subtitles directly into the project. Unlike audio files, the subtitles cannot be imported as a single file on the track. Instead, each screen of subtitles appears as a separate clip in the timeline, including subtitles you type in Adobe Encore DVD. When the project is built, subtitles are not incorporated into the video stream. Each track becomes a separate, full-screen overlay, making it possible to display any one of the 32 tracks over the same video. Subtitles are subpictures and have the same restrictions as button subpictures. The subtitle overlay becomes a 2-bit, 4-color image using indexed colors. In Adobe Encore DVD, one of the four colors is assumed to be fully transparent (serving as the transparent background of the full-screen overlay). Thus, the subtitles, like button subpictures, are limited to three colors. The colors map to the outline, the fill, and partial anti-aliasing of the characters. Each of the three indexed colors also includes an opacity setting. ![]() Subtitle A. Fill color B. Stroke color and C. Anti-alias color Related Subtopics: |