If you do edit the captions, be aware that you will also have to adjust the position of the end and start points of each caption block in the caption track, so that they remain synced with the audio. In that case, it was better to move the word “zero” to the start of the second caption. Initially, that had been split so that “zero” was the end of one caption and “latency monitoring” was the start of the second caption. For instance, in the video I’ve been using as an example, I also used the phrase, “zero latency monitoring”. When the two words are separated, ambiguity is potentially introduced for anyone trying to keep up with the captions.Īlthough I’ve pointed out the effect of splitting two connected words across two lines, the effect can also occur across adjacent captions. This is because “mic” and “cable” belong together since “mic” describes the type of “cable”. Comparison of the caption with “mic cable” split and the not split across linesĪlthough it is a minor change, I think changing the caption makes the meaning clearer. “to the mini USB socket on the base of the Blue Yeti” “Next, connect the other end of the mic cable” “cable to the mini USB socket on the base of the Blue Yeti” Take the following pair of two-line captions… Let me explain what I mean with an example. Your objective is to check whether words that belong together have not been split awkwardly between two separate lines. This is the reason why this step is optional, you need to check each caption, which will take a lot of time on a longer video. This step should be done after you have applied the track style to the captions because that will affect how the text will now appear. I feel this step adds polish to the captions, which is why I have included it in an article about making your subtitles look good, however, you may feel it isn’t worth the time it would take. Now that you have made the captions look attractive there’s just one last thing to do, which is optional since it must be done manually, and only needs to be done with two-line captions. Avoid splitting connected words across lines
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |