|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
July 3rd, 2003, 05:15 AM
|
#1 |
|
Regular Crew
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Singapore
Posts: 163
|
Subtitling question
Hi,
I am having this problem the subtitle not able to be seen over certain 'white scenes'. My only solution now is to drop shadow over it. But i've seen other subtitles which are much clearer than mine, and I'm wondering what's the function or how they work around those white areas. Can anyone enlighten me? |
|
|
|
July 3rd, 2003, 05:48 AM
|
#2 |
|
Trustee
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Chigasaki, Japan.
Posts: 1,660
|
Try outlining it. I did it with some text in a similar situation. I used a light grey outline 1 pixel wide. It was subtle enough that it didn't stand out but it made the text readable during light shots.
__________________
Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors |
|
|
|
|
July 3rd, 2003, 06:03 AM
|
#3 |
|
Major Player
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Stavanger, Norway
Posts: 265
|
Yes, outline or shadow. In extreme cases, try a solid black stripe behind the text and pull its opacity down to between 30 and 50 %.
|
|
|
|
|
July 3rd, 2003, 09:57 AM
|
#4 |
|
Air China Pilot
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Posts: 2,389
|
I may be the only person who prefers yellow subtitles.
__________________
-- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com | stuff about living in Vancouver | My Flickr photo gallery |
|
|
|
|
July 3rd, 2003, 10:12 AM
|
#5 |
|
Inner Circle
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Aus
Posts: 3,884
|
here in oz, we have a TV station which plays world movies and they ONLY use yellow subtitles....
much easier on teh eyes to focus on too i might add... |
|
|
|
|
July 3rd, 2003, 10:15 AM
|
#6 |
|
Retired DV Info Net Almunus
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Austin, TX USA
Posts: 2,882
|
On cable channels here, they tend to show the movies in letterbox and put the subtitles in the black bottom bar of the letterbox.
|
|
|
|
|
July 3rd, 2003, 10:38 AM
|
#7 |
|
Major Player
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Stavanger, Norway
Posts: 265
|
Isn't there a law that says "Even yellow subtitles will find backgrounds against which they are totally unreadable"?
|
|
|
|
|
July 11th, 2003, 01:13 PM
|
#8 |
|
RED Code Chef
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Holland
Posts: 12,514
|
Give me white, I generally dislike yellow subtitles. But that might
be due to here in The Netherlands EVERYTHING is subtitled and they almost ALWAYS use white.
__________________
Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge | Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers | Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors |
|
|
|
|
July 11th, 2003, 04:52 PM
|
#9 |
|
Trustee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Arlington VA
Posts: 1,034
|
They had this problem in the last Austin Powers movie. :)
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
||||||
|
|
