Better subtitle solution for Vegas

[Gary Kleiner]

Create a .txt file.
Each line will create a new subtitle when you use the Import Subtitles button.

Then, you just have to tweak their positions to match the video.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Paulo Viana]

Gary,

When do you say “Import subtitles”, where I can find it? Are you talking about Architect or Vegas? Is it an script for Vegas? I need to subtitle for print to tape, not for DVD. To do this I need to create several Text Medias, is it correct? This is my problem.

Thanks for your help.
Paulo

[Gary Kleiner]

Oops, I was thinking this was for DVD.

I think you’ll just have to place your text events, then copy and paste into them.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Adam Rose esq.]

google the following terms: subtext vegas script freeware

you should find something

🙂

[Charles Avanti]

If I’m not mistaken, Ed Troxel made a script to do that, but I don’t recall the name. Hew made it for me a few years ago, then I think he was going to put it into excalibur.

Charlie

[Edward Troxel]

It all depends on exactly what you’re wanting to do. If you’re creating a series of text events, a script can’t help you change the text. I do have the “Quick Labels” tool in Excalibur but I’m still unclear exactly what you’re trying to do.

Edward Troxel

[Paulo Viana]

Edward,

I looked at Excalibur webpage and I read that Excalibur Quicklabel can get regions to be used to create titles. Can I use the regions’ text to create this subtitles?
If it’s correct, I could use a script to create several regions from a .txt file (each line a separate region) than I run Excalibur Quicklabel to create subtitles. Is it possible?

Thanks,
Paulo

[Edward Troxel]

Yes, that is possible. You would use a script to set the regions and then Excalibur can create the text from those regions. NOTE: The “text” is actually a PICTURE/Image created by Excalibur.

Edward Troxel

[Ron Shook]

Paulo,

[Paulo Viana] “I need to subtitle four 20 min video every month (and print to video). Today I manually do it (copy/paste on the text and create every text file on Vegas). Is there a better way for this? Or a plugin or a script? Thanks.”

You might want to look into this Photoshop CS plugin if you have a version of PS CS (PS version 8 or higher.) It looks like it may do what you want. It adds a TV specific pallete to PS with batch processing:

https://www.toolsfortelevision.com/pro

You can download a trial and they’re running a special with a new version intro for $129 (regular $179.) I don’t know when the special ends. I haven’t used this and am in no position to do so right now, but would appreciate a report if anyone wants to give it a try.

Ron Shook