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XML saves time on title changes
I had to change the font and size, origin and leading of hundreds of text generator subtitles within a sequence.
I had a sequence with the correct styles, and another with the incorrect styles.
I exported XML’s of each, then I searched within a text editor (I like Textwrangler) to find the content of one of the subtitles.
I compared the appropriate tags of the two XML files, then used global search and replace to change all the subtitles in the incorrectly styled sequence.
I reimported the altered XML, and all were changed correctly.
So I pass this along to say you can save hours by altering an XML file, and you don’t have to be a programming wizard to reap the benefits.
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hello there,
can you bemore precise how to search for certain txt – i mean where is info about text size hidden – any tags connected with it etc. thank you,filip kovcin
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For example, the title has “afternoon” as part of the text. I opened the XML in a text editor, and searched on “afternoon”.
The text was enclosed is a tag such as this:
str Text
Afternoon So the string connected with this title is Afternoon. Right below that, tne next parameter was fontname.
fontname Font
Lucida Grande Then I’ll paste it again in what to replace “with”. I’ll change the
Lucida Grande toHelvetica .And I’ll continue with any other parameters I wish to change.
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thank you steven for this info. in the mean time – i was able to find it myself, but anyhow thak you for kind answer!
all the best,filip
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