Appendix A. ASCII File Format used by EZTitles Plug-In

0000 : 00:00:00:00 00:00:00:08

[L1]Top Gun

[L1](DVD - PAL)

[L1]STORY:

[L1]LANG: GBR

[L1]

[]

0001 : 01:24:40:01 01:24:43:16

[C2]You'll also be trained and evaluated

[C2]by civilian specialists.

0002 : 01:24:43:20 01:24:48:14

[C1]They are our best source of information

[C2]on enemy aircraft.

0003 : 01:24:48:18 01:24:54:04

[C2]One of the most qualified is call sign

[C1]Charlie, with a Ph.D. in astrophysics.

0004 : 01:24:54:08 01:25:01:01

[C2]Listen to her, because the Pentagon

[C2]listens to her about your proficiency.

0005 : 01:25:01:05 01:25:04:15

[C2]All yours, Charlie.

As you can see from this ASCII subtitle file excerpt, when writing you must follow some simple rules to ensure that your work will be properly imported with the EZTitles Plug-in.

Every subtitle consists of four parts – subtitle number, timecode, format and text. Every two subtitles are separated by a blank line between them.

Every subtitle begins with a row in which you place the subtitle number and the timecode, separated by a “:”.

The timecode consists of the subtitle’s in- and out-cue, separated by a space. The subtitle number is not mandatory so you can skip it and just enter the two timecodes.

The text for each line of the subtitle is placed just below the number and timecode row. The text could be preceded by format information enclosed in square brackets.

The format information contains the row alignment, (L – left, R – right and C – center), and the font number. The format information is not required.

When imported, the text is placed in the last rows of the subtitle (for instance “All yours, Charlie.” will be on the last line of the subtitle).

If you want the rows to be placed higher, you must add a “[]” (a pair of square brackets) for each row you want to appear below the text.

In the beginning is the Zero subtitle. The Zero subtitle follows the same rules as the other subtitles, and always has the 0000 subtitle number.