Moving Multiple Subtitles

I have a ten minute educational video that I have manually created subtitles for in DVDSP4 (I realize there are better methods for creating subtitles, but I wanted to get this done as quickly as possible and I very rarely do subtitles).

After placing all of the subtitles, I decided to trim one section of the video by a couple of seconds in FCP. I then reimported the footage into DVDSP. I was hoping to then select all of the subtitles after the edit point and move them to the left by the duration of the trim, but unfortunately I cant figure out how to move more than one subtitle at a time. Even if I select multiple subtitles, only the one that is clicked on gets moved. Even better would be to just hit the "minus" key, type the duration and hit return to move them, like you can with clips in FCP.

Is there any way to move a range of subtitles, or do I have to move each of them one by one? (Im hoping Im just mising something as it would be incredibly stupid if this was the case)

PowerMac G5, Dual 2.5GHz, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Sep 11, 2006 5:19 PM

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Sep 11, 2006 11:34 PM in response to 4fx

You know when you said there is probably a better way to create subtitles...? This is one of the reasons why!

Apart from anything else (such as moving subtitles between tracks), adjusting the timecode for a batch of subs can't be done in DVDSP - you will have to move each one by hand. It's pants, but that's all you can do.

Many folk who work with subtitles will use an external editor all of the time, the DVDSP controls just don't do it for anything extensive.

Sep 12, 2006 8:41 AM in response to Hal MacLean

Well, thanks for the answer. I guess I will set out to move all of them. Fortunately there are only about 100 to move...

But seriously, this is simply rediculous. This needs to change.

On a side note, you never know, I might be doing more DVDs with subtitles... What program would you recommend using that is simple and much more flexible than DVDSP's built-in subtitle capabilities?

Sep 13, 2006 12:06 AM in response to 4fx

As Hal says Belle Nuit is supposed to be good. Played with the demo but never actually used it extensively. STLEdit would be your best bet but unfortunately the developer has stopped offering it for sale due to lack of interest.

We use both STLEdit and on a PC we use Lemony which is very good for taking one subtitle format and changing to another, shifting timecodes, etc.

Subtitle Workshop on the PC is supposed to be good. I believe soemone on the Tully DVDList (Bouke?) is about to release new subtitling tool.

Most people who deal with subtitling a lot are usually supplied with some kind of ready prepared file from the film distributor or the like. We do quite a few Japanese movies and always get some kind of file sent with timecode references - of course the English often has to be corrected! (Bet their English is better than my Japanese however...)

Steve

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