Subtitles and Closed Captions Settings

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Subtitles and Closed Captions Settings

In the Subtitles and Closed Captions Settings window you can modify settings for subtitles for movie files. You can also change the font face, size, and color for closed captions text. For additional closed captions settings, see More Closed Captions Settings.

Click to view help contentSubtitles Settings

Click the Subtitles Settings button in Video, Audio, Subtitles settings to access change font style, position, encoding, and more for subtitles on movie files. The available settings are as follows:

Note: these settings only apply to external subtitles for Blu-rays, and external and embedded subtitles for movie files and pinned YouTube videos. Subtitles on Blu-ray and DVD discs/folders cannot be changed via this setting.

Font style

Note: this feature is not supported on videos that have a resolution greater than 3300 X 1900, or when the output display is greater than 3300 X 1900.

•Font: from the drop-down select the font face and size you want to use for the subtitle text. Note that these font settings will also be used for closed captions text when enabled.

•Font color: if required, set the color of the subtitle text. Note that this font color will also be used for closed captions text when enabled.

•Border color: if required, set a border color for the subtitle text. Doing this can make subtitles more readable if the text color falls on a similar color on the video.

•Position: use the arrows to set the position of the subtitles on the screen. The higher the percentage, the closer to the top of the screen they will appear.

Default encoding

•if required, select the language encoding for non-Unicode subtitle files.

Imported file settings

Note: these settings are only available when an imported/embedded subtitle file is selected. The changes are reset to the defaults when a different subtitle file is selected.

•Current file: this field displays the location and subtitle file that was imported and is currently being used for playback.

•Encoding: if required, select the language encoding used on the imported subtitles.

•Delay for: if you find that the subtitles are appearing ahead of the dialog, use the up arrow to delay them a specified amount of time. If the subtitles are behind the dialog, use the down arrow enter a negative value, advancing the subtitles the specified amount of time.
Click to view help contentMore Closed Captions Settings

During disc playback, you can click the More Closed Captions Settings button in the Subtitles and Closed Captions Settings window to customize how closed captions on DVDs and Blu-ray Discs are displayed. The available settings are as follows:

•Apply custom font style, size, and color to closed captions in DVD or Blu-ray movies: select this option to enable the customization of the closed captions text.

Note: once this option is selected, CyberLink PowerDVD will apply the font face, size, and color selected in the Subtitles and Closed Captions Settings window.

Border

•Style: from the drop-down, select the style of the closed captions text border.

Font Background

•Color: use this option to select the background color of the closed captions text. When in the Color window, select the Opacity of the closed captions text background color.

Closed Captions Window Background

•Color: use this option to set the color of the background that the closed captions text is displayed on. When in the Color window, select the Opacity of the background that the closed captions text is displayed on.