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Author Topic: Subtitle position Sergey Morozov Film Handler Posts: 16 From: Moscow, Russia Registered: Mar 2017 posted 11-11-2017 08:22 AM                     Hello! Is there any way to move subtitle text little bit upper? I use Barco series 2 projector and GDC SX3000 server. Any settings?  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 11-11-2017 12:47 PM                     I am not familiar with the GDC but the answer is usually no. Subtitles are (should) placed within the 'safe area' of the image. If your subs are too low you are probably cropping the picture excessively. Select a test pattern on your Barco to confirm that theory.  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-11-2017 01:26 PM                     The other thing that can affect that is using the wrong PCF file. Scope must be played in the scope PCF, it will have "239" in the filename. The projector generates subtitles in the safe area for the format of the PCF file. If the flat image is masked down vertically to fill an off-format screen you can lose the bottom of the subtitles. Either shift up and remask... probably cutting heads off.. or shrink the image and remask to fill top-bottom with the full 1080 pixel height - and have a pillarboxed image if you don't have movable masking or can't readjust it. I don't know if there's an official safe image height where heads shouldn't be cut off if masked outside that limit.  |  IP: Logged Gunnar Asgeirsson Film Handler Posts: 64 From: Iceland Registered: Jul 2006 posted 11-12-2017 11:32 AM                        Is it in to low position in every film? It can happens that the DCP it self (or the Subtitle VF) are made that way that it is displayed to high or low. Because the DCP or the subtitle VF can contain wrong info about where to place them.  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 11-13-2017 02:43 PM                     indeed it could depend on the DCP. Subtitles are referenced on the bottom of the frame. You should never place the subs too low, that's why you should keep them in the safe area. That's why I suggested playing a test DCP to check where you are in terms of picture positioning. Once you are happy that your projector is properly installed, then you can report the issue back to the mastering facility so the position can be amended.  |  IP: Logged Sergey Morozov Film Handler Posts: 16 From: Moscow, Russia Registered: Mar 2017 posted 11-13-2017 03:00 PM                     Big thanks for you replies! Actually, it's about curved screen. If we move the picture up, then the projection does not cover left&right bottom corners. If we make covering corners, then bottom line of subtitles is cutted about half on centre point. We have to play with test a little bit and find optimal desision for it anyway. BR, Sergey  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 11-13-2017 03:18 PM                     I always found it inacceptable that subtitle height is not adjustable by the installer. The only system that allows this ( even on a per-feature setting) are the Doremi servers when their server-side subtitle renderer is configured instead of the projector side default. This engine also offers other interesting options. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged

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