How to add subtitles onto a film via Edius basic titler?
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Most NLE software including Edius 6 will have sort of easy to use built in titles.
Perhaps you can start here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt5uJPZTYh8
Perhaps you can start here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt5uJPZTYh8
Do you want them hard-coded or do you want people to be able to turn them off?
If hard-coded is all you need, then you can use your editing software to add the text onto the image. If you want people to be able to turn them off, you'll need to create an .srt file. There are some free programs out there. From what I understand, you will need to go line by line and tell the program what timecode the text should start and stop. Then you generate an .srt file, put it in the same folder as your video file and name it the same as the video. When you play the video it will automatically load the .srt file and you'll have the option to turn it off through the subtitles menu options.
If hard-coded is all you need, then you can use your editing software to add the text onto the image. If you want people to be able to turn them off, you'll need to create an .srt file. There are some free programs out there. From what I understand, you will need to go line by line and tell the program what timecode the text should start and stop. Then you generate an .srt file, put it in the same folder as your video file and name it the same as the video. When you play the video it will automatically load the .srt file and you'll have the option to turn it off through the subtitles menu options.
Thank you for that. that's a good starting point
not only that but the whole lot of EdiusMagic has wealth of resources
Not 100% sure on that
on the other hand film festivals want it embedded/hard coded onto film against mishaps I heard though I haven't heard it officially
what is your suggestion?
embedded or separate .srt file
by the way, I'll be submitting it to the festivals in dvd format
does that mean it'll be part of the dvd selection menu?
any tips if it needs to be a dvd menu please?
any special instructions I need to know?
If it's for festivals and your film isn't in their preferred language, I would hard-code it, just to be safe 
If it's for festivals and your film isn't in their preferred language, I would hard-code it, just to be safe
That's I have also heard. But none of the official lines have confirmed it yet
I think, like you said, I should permanently typed onto the film.
Thank you for that.