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subtitle font/size
I made a video in a different language and I’m adding subtitles simply using titles. It’s worked out well so far, and it’s not at all as tedious as some people have told me this would be. The only thing I’d like to find out more about is this:
What’s the best font and size to use for subtitles? The way it looks right now is sort of okay, but I would like for it to match as closely as possibly the subtitles seen on television or DVDs. Any recommendations?
Also, what about placement? So far I have put them right above (touching) the inner safe area line, but haven’t been able to test it on a real television set yet.
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[streeter] “What’s the best font and size to use for subtitles?”
Best fonts are san serif. The size will vary with the font but for Arial in NTSC I find 24-26 points is good. Also be sure and use a drop or glow to make them always visible.
Tedious? When we haven’t tried anything better we don’t know. It’s way tedious compared to using Titlemotion which will import a structured text file of all your ST’s, apply a designated sub-title template, and save them all automatically to separate files.
David
AllinOneFilms.com
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