Adobe 22030000 User Guide - Page 143

ENCORE CS3 139 User Guide • To change the color group, stroke weight, or alignment, click a selection tool, and select the clip in the timeline. Then, change the appropriate option in the Properties panel. (These properties apply to the entire clip, not to individual characters.) 6 Move the current-time indicator to the next subtitle you want to edit, select the subtitle clip, and repeat the previous step. To move the current-time indicator and select a subtitle clip at the same time, click the Next Clip or Previous Clip button in the subtitle track, or use the Previous Subtitle or Next Subtitle button in the Monitor panel. Change the display time of subtitles Subtitles that you import into a timeline come with preset start and end times. When you create subtitles in Encore, the default duration is initially set to 2 seconds. You can change the display time by shortening or lengthening a subtitle clip in the Timeline Viewer, using the Trim Subtitle buttons in the Monitor panel, or by editing the Duration value in the Properties panel. Note: To change the default duration for subtitles, choose Edit > Preferences > Timelines (Windows) or Encore > Preferences > Timelines (Mac OS), enter a length of time for the Subtitle Duration, and click OK. Change the display time of a subtitle using the Timeline Viewer 1 Open the timeline containing the subtitles you want to change. 2 To view your edits in the Monitor panel, make sure that the Track Selector (next to the track name) is selected on the subtitle track you want to change and the current-time indicator is over the subtitle clip. 3 Click a selection tool (either is fine), and position the pointer over the beginning or end of the subtitle that you want to adjust. The pointer changes to a red bracket with a double-sided arrow. 4 Drag the end of the subtitle to the desired frame to increase or decrease its length. As you drag, the Monitor panel displays the current frames so that you can judge where to position the clip's new start or end point. Note: You can't increase the length of a subtitle unless there are empty frames adjacent to it. Change the display time of a subtitle using the Monitor panel 1 Open the timeline containing the subtitles you want to change. 2 Make sure that the Track Selector (next to the track name) is selected on the subtitle track you want to change. 3 Select the clip you want to change. 4 Move the current-time indicator to the frame where you want the new In point or Out point to be. 5 In the Monitor panel, click either the Trim Subtitle In Point To Here button or the Trim Subtitle Out Point To Here button . Change the display time of a subtitle using the Properties panel 1 Open the timeline containing the subtitles you want to change. 2 Make sure that the Track Selector (next to the track name) is selected on the subtitle track you want to change. 3 Select the clip you want to change. 4 In the Properties panel, specify a different Duration, In-Point, or Out-Point value. If you change the Duration value, the Out-Point value increases or decreases, depending on whether you increased or decreased the duration. If you change the In-Point value, the Out-Point value changes automatically. If you change the Out-Point value, the In-Point value changes automatically.