File

Specify the subtitles files name, extension and location. Both the %f and %s wildcard options can be used, for example "%f\%s.pac".

The "%s" wildcard attribute can be used to distinguish if the subtitles need to be encoded for the leading, trailing clips or only for the main video.

"%s1" is replaced with the first file's name, which is usually the leading clip; "%s2" stands for the second file's name, usually the main clip; "%s3"- with the third file's name which is usually the trailing one.

The same applies for the "%f" wildcard attribute as well.

Please note that "%s" and "%f" are also available and are equivalent to "%s1" and "%f1".

Another useful wildcard is %f which matches the source video folder. It is important to mention that %f does not include a trailing \ character. The * and ? characters can also be used: the asterisk * matches any sequence or number of characters while the question mark ? matches any single character.

Note: It is important to always enter the subtitle's file extension in these patterns instead of using wildcard characters ( .* or .???). Otherwise, the Plug-in will try to load in the first file which matches the pattern in this folder and respectively result into an error if it doesn't support its format.

Reference Timecode

Very important setting used to synchronize the subtitles with the video. Select "Source timecode" if the video clip contains embedded timecode, otherwise use "Frame counter".

If you select the second option additional field called "Programme start TC" will be displayed and you need to enter the timecode of the first frame of the video there.

Type

Defines the jobs type: Burned-in, Closed Captions or Teletext subtitles. Upon selection some of the settings will change accordingly.

Timecode Format

Changes the format of the running timecode when Frame Counter is used for Reference Timecode. It is intended to work in a workflow with the video running at 48, 50, 59.94 or 60 fps while the subtitles are prepared for 24, 25, 29.97 of 30 fps. In such scenarios, adjusting the Timecode Format to match the timecode format of the subtitles will result into perfectly synchronized subtitles.

Font 1 Name

Selects the typeface which will be used. There are no restrictions concerning the fonts usage and you can apply any of the fonts you have already installed on your computer.

Font 1 Bold

Select this option if you want the subtitles text to be rendered in bold.

Font 1 Height

The font's height in pixels.

Font 1 Spacing

Specifies the additional space between the characters in pixels. Please mind that you can set either an integer number or a fraction of a pixel.

Font 1 Scale

This is the horizontal scale defined in percent, ranging from -50 to +150. It specifies the horizontal characters deformation – values lower than 100 will shrink and higher than 100 will expand the character's width.

Font 1 Right to Left

This option is intended for use with subtitle files in Arabic, Hebrew or Farsi.

Asian Text Font

Enables the Plug-in to display Asian and non Asian text with different font even when they are inserted on the same line.

Horizontal alignment

Overrides the text alignment specified in the original subtitle file. Select "No change" to keep the original settings.

Auto center-left

Mostly used or required for subtitling a dialog. If the subtitle is centered and one of the lines starts with "-" or "–" it will be automatically center-left aligned: the longest line is centered and the other lines are aligned to its left edge.

Force text color

Overrides the text color specified in the original subtitle file.

Text color

This field is displayed only if the above option "Force text color" was clicked. The color is specified in the following form: #RRGGBB where RR, GG, and BB represents the red, green and blue levels. Please mind those are hexadecimal numbers in the range from 0 to 0xFF.

Outline type

Specifies the outline or shadow effect applied to the subtitles. Select "No change" to keep the original setting from the subtitle file.

Outline Size

The size of the outline or shadow in pixels.

Outline Color

Specifies the outline/shadow color in the following form: #RRGGBB where RR, GG, and BB represents the red, green and blue levels.

Please mind those are hexadecimal numbers in the range from 0 to 0xFF.

Box type

Specifies the box effect applied to the subtitles. Select "No change" to keep the original setting from the subtitle file.

Box color

Specifies the box's color in the following form: #RRGGBB where RR, GG, and BB represents the red, green and blue levels.

Please mind those are hexadecimal numbers in the range from 0 to 0xFF.

Box opacity

The opacity in percent. Select 100% for a solid box and 0% for fully transparent one.

Box margins

The box can be also extended to the Left, Right, Top or Bottom by entering the exact amount of pixels into the corresponding Left, Right, Top, Bottom margin fields.

NTSC Television Closed Captions(608)

Captions are encoded in the signal's VBI for NTSC videos only.

Digital Television Closed Captions (708)

CEA-708 captions are considered for digital television only and are encoded directly into the MPEG data packages and are made upon the CEA-708-D FCC recommendations.

Both CEA-608 and CEA-708

Defines the jobs type: Burned-in, Closed Captions or Teletext subtitles. Depending on the selection some of the settings will change accordingly.

Font Style

Select one of the 8 available font styles as defined by specification. You can choose between Monospaced, Proportionally spaced, Monospaced without serifs and etc. styles.

If you have any doubts what to use please leave it the font style to Default.

Font Size

Enables you to choose between Normal, Small and Large size.

Force Text Color

Overrides the text color specified in the original subtitle file.

Text Color

This field is displayed only if the above option "Force text color" was clicked. The color is specified in the following form: #RRGGBB where RR, GG, and BB represents the red, green and blue levels. Please mind that only 64 colors which are defined by the CEA-708 specifications should be used.

Display Effect

Specifies the effect that will take place when the window is displayed and when it is hidden.

Snap (default) - the window will pop-on the screen when the window is displayed and pop-off when the window is hidden.

Fade - causes the window to fade onto and off of the screen at the specified effect speed.

Effect Rate

Becomes available when Fade is selected as Display Effect. It specifies how fast windows will appear and disappear from the screen when they are displayed or hidden.

The effect rate can be increased in steps of 0.5s in the range from 0.5s to 7.5s.

Horizontal Alignment

Overrides the text alignment specified in the original subtitle file. Select "No change" to keep the original position

Box

Specifies the box effect applied to the subtitles. Select "Not changed" to keep the original setting from the captions file.

Box Opacity

Changes the appearance of the text's background to Solid or Translucent.

Box Color

Becomes available only when Box effect is used (Box or Block Box). The color is specified in the following form: #RRGGBB where RR, GG, and BB represents the red, green and blue levels. Please mind that only 64 colors which are defined by the CEA-708 specifications should be used.

Teletext Page No

The page number the subtitles will be inserted into. The page number has to be set between 100 and 899.

VBI Lines

Teletext subtitles are encoded into particular line or lines of the Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI). Comma separated list.

Language

There are different code tables used to display and transmit the characters in Teletext subtitles and the correct language has to be specified.

OP42 Compatible

Produces Teletext subtitles packets in compliance with OP42 practice.

This option can be used in combination with "Teletext (OP42) to OP47" filter for encoding Teletext subtitles in high-resolution DTV target.

Same data on all lines

The same data is duplicated on all VBI lines.

Continuous time filling packets

The plug-in will insert time filling packets.

Double transmit captions

As the name suggests the subtitles will be transmit twice.

Include initial page

Please check Initial page (page 100).

Force double height

Makes the text double height regardless of the settings in the subtitles file.

Force text color

Overrides the text color specified in the original subtitle file.

Text Color

This field is displayed only if the above option "Force text color" was selected. The color is specified in the following form: s#RRGGBB where RR, GG, and BB represents the red, green and blue levels. Please mind those are hexadecimal numbers in the range from 0 to 0xFF.