Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 454)

• Apply to Stream: Click to apply the color and opacity settings to all subtitle clips in this
stream.
• Save As Default: Click to save this color mapping configuration as the default to be
used on all new subtitles you create.
Note: This is not the same palette used by the Menu Editor.
• Restore Default: Click to replace the existing settings with those of the default subtitle
color mapping configuration.
• Edit Palette: Click to display the Color Palette dialog, which you can use to change
colors within the palette. See Color Mapping Palette for more information.
What Happens with Different Aspect Ratios?
There are special considerations when you add subtitles to a track with its display set to
one of the 16:9 options, especially if you have subtitles configured to provide buttons
over video.
Normal Text Subtitles and 16:9
The text on the subtitles you create in DVD Studio Pro on 16:9 tracks will appear
horizontally stretched when viewed on a 16:9 monitor. You can counteract this effect by
choosing a narrow font. When a 16:9 track’s subtitle plays on a 4:3 monitor using either
the letterbox or pan-scan method, the text will appear at its natural, nonstretched width.
Additionally, the text is complete, even when you use the pan-scan mode.
Normal Overlay Graphic Subtitles and 16:9
Overlay graphics that you use for subtitles on 16:9 tracks must be anamorphic (horizontally
compressed) to display properly when viewed on a 16:9 monitor. If you use nonanamorphic
graphics for the subtitles, they will appear horizontally stretched when viewed on a 16:9
monitor.
When a 16:9 track with a graphic subtitle plays on a 4:3 monitor, the entire graphic
appears, whether you use the letterbox or pan-scan mode. If you used an anamorphic
graphic for the subtitle, it will appear horizontally squeezed when viewed on a 4:3 monitor.
Buttons over Video Using Text Buttons and 16:9
If you create subtitle buttons by typing text and using the text as the buttons on a 16:9
track, the highlights will work as expected when played on a 16:9 monitor.
How the track plays on a 4:3 monitor depends on whether you are using the letterbox
or pan-scan mode.
• If you play the 16:9 track on a 4:3 letterbox monitor: The highlights will not match the
text, because the highlight areas have been scaled along with the video.
• If you play the 16:9 track on a 4:3 pan-scan monitor: The highlights will match the text.
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