Importing Captions Inc. and FAB format files


    Captions Inc. and FAB format files reference image files that contain subtitle text. Image files are preformatted and prepositioned, and therefore you cannot edit them.

To import Captions Inc. and FAB format files:

  1. Open the timeline to which you want to add subtitles (or click its tab in the Timeline window if it is already open).
  2. Choose Timeline > Import Subtitles > FAB Images Script or Timeline > Import Subtitles > Captions Inc. Script.
  3. TipYou can import directly from the timeline by right-clicking the Subtitle track header and choosing the appropriate import option from the menu.

  4. Locate and select the file you want to import, and click OK.
  5. For FAB script files only, locate and select the folder containing the image files, then click OK. Adobe Encore DVD opens the Map Colors dialog box.
  6. Select an eyedropper, position it over the appropriate area in the image, and click to select the color. Repeat for all three eyedroppers. Each eyedropper controls the color mapping of the image to the subtitle color set as follows:
    • Background maps to the transparent color of the subtitle overlay. Place the eyedropper over the background of the subtitle image.
    • Fill/Color 1 maps to the fill of the type. Place the eyedropper over the body of the type (or for non-text subtitles, over the object you want mapped to Color 1).
    • Outline/Color 2 maps to the outline of the type. Place the eyedropper over the outline of a character (or for non-text subtitle files, over the object you want mapped to Color 2).
  7. Click OK. Adobe Encore DVD displays the Import Subtitles dialog box.
  8. Specify appropriate settings for the following options, and click OK:
    • From the Track menus, choose a number and language to specify the subtitle track to which these subtitles should be placed and identify the language of the subtitle.
    • From the Color Set menus, choose a color set and subtitle group to use for the subtitles.
    • Select Relative to import the subtitle at a particular point in the timeline. You specify that point in the in the adjacent box. Select this option if you have trimmed the video since you created the subtitles.
    • Select Absolute to import the subtitles at the exact timecode specified in the subtitle file.