Position commands
The position commands control the subtitle text block’s position on screen. You can set the position for the entire script and for individual subtitles. If you import a script that does not contain position commands into DVDit Pro, the imported subtitles are placed at the position that you last specified in DVDit Pro’s Edit Subtitles window.
Each position command must be inserted on its own line before the subtitle strings to which it applies. The following position commands are supported:
$HorzAlign = LEFT/CENTER/RIGHT/FALSE sets the text block’s horizontal position. The LEFT and RIGHT settings align the block to the left and right Text Safe guides, respectively. The FALSE setting means that the pixel-based position commands will be used instead.
$VertAlign = TOP/CENTER/BOTTOM/FALSE sets the text block’s vertical position. The TOP and BOTTOM settings align the block to the top and bottom Text Safe guides, respectively.The FALSE setting means that the pixel-based position commands will be used instead.
$LeftPosition = [number] sets the distance in pixels from the left edge of the screen to the left side of the text block.
$RightPosition = [number] sets the distance in pixels from the left edge of the screen to the right side of the text block.
$TopPosition = [number] sets the distance in pixels from the top edge of the screen to the top of the text block.
$BottomPosition = [number] sets the distance in pixels from the top edge of the screen to the bottom of the text block.
For example:
$HorzAlign = CENTER $VertAlign = BOTTOM 1 00:02:17:12 00:02:23:21 Text block centered at bottom $HorzAlign = LEFT $VertAlign = TOP 2 00:02:27:02 00:02:35:18 Text block at top left
Note: Generally, it is better to use only the $HorzAlign and $VertAlign commands. Using the pixel-based commands, you can create text blocks that are too small to contain the text, which will then be truncated.