From 1b8ad47ed5fe0c695a00238e390e008fab3b8f5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carl Hetherington Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 00:17:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Slightly improve subtitle documentation. --- doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml index 3a74341a1..fd98fe62c 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml @@ -1195,13 +1195,28 @@ content, as shown in . -DCP-o-matic will extract subtitles from the content, if present, and -they can be ‘burnt into’ the DCP (that is, they are -included in the image and not overlaid by the projector) or included -as a separate subtitle ‘asset’ within your DCP (in which -case the projector overlays them onto the image on playback). The -difference between these two arrangements is illustrated by and +DCP-o-matic can either: + + + + Extract ‘image’ subtitles that are embedded in video files, or + Use text subtitles from SubRip (.srt) or DCP XML files. + + + +Image subtitles are represented using a set of bitmaps, as commonly +used on DVD and BluRay. Such subtitles can (currently) only be +‘burnt’ into the DCP (that is, they are included in the +image and not overlaid by the projector). + + + +With text subtitles you have the choice to either burn-in or include +the subtitles as separate subtitle ‘asset’ within your DCP +(in which case the projector overlays them onto the image on +playback). The difference between burn-in and overlay is +illustrated by and .
@@ -1231,25 +1246,17 @@ encoding need only be done once for the project rather than once for every language. - -Note that subtitles come in two types: text and bitmap. Text -subtitles are expressed as plain text and can be either burnt into the -image or included as a separate subtitle asset within the DCP. Bitmap -subtitles, on the other hand, are expressed as pre-rendered bitmaps. -They cannot (yet) be added to the DCP as a separate asset and must be -burnt into the image. - - Select the Use Subtitles check-box to enable -these subtitles. +the subtitles in the selected content. Select the Burn subtitles into image check-box to burn these subtitles into the image; if this is not ticked the subtitles will be included separately in the DCP to be rendered by the -projector. +projector. This check-box will always be ticked if you are using +embedded ‘image’ subtitles. -- 2.30.2