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Edmund
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:47 pm Post subject:
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Help I need a white font with and black outlined, for subtitles in a movie.
It must be that many people use them, but I can't find them :-(
Anny syggestion?
Thanks
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davesvideo@aol.com
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject:
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Edmund wrote:
| Quote: | Help I need a white font with and black outlined, for subtitles in a movie.
It must be that many people use them, but I can't find them :-(
Anny syggestion?
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Just about any font comes with options like "Bold" or :Italics".
Another option is "Outline" and even better "Shadow". A light yellow
interior with shadow, makes a very readable font.
Dave |
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Richard Crowley
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:42 pm Post subject:
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"Edmund" wrote ...
| Quote: | Help I need a white font with and black outlined, for subtitles in a
movie.
It must be that many people use them, but I can't find them :-(
Anny syggestion?
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The black outline/dropshadow, etc. are more a function of the
software which inserts the text than of the font itself. Fonts only
describe the outline of the letter shapes. Any additional features
like shadows are not really part of the font. If you had mentioned
how you were doing this (what software, etc.) it might be possible
to offer a more direct answer. |
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Richard Crowley
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject:
Re: Outlined fonts where? |
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"Edmund" wrote ...
| Quote: | "Richard Crowley" wrote:
"Edmund" wrote ...
Help I need a white font with and black outlined, for subtitles in a
movie.
It must be that many people use them, but I can't find them :-(
Anny syggestion?
The black outline/dropshadow, etc. are more a function of the
software which inserts the text than of the font itself. Fonts only
describe the outline of the letter shapes. Any additional features
like shadows are not really part of the font. If you had mentioned
how you were doing this (what software, etc.) it might be possible
to offer a more direct answer.
Well my OS is a bit limited in this respect I guess.
I use the BeOS OS and I can make subtitles but I like it better
if there would be a black outline.
I did not find any option in BeOS to create such an outline.
What I did find ( and forgot where I found it :-( ) is
a white font in a black circle. Maybe that would be good too.
White on a black square is worth a try too.
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Does BeOS use TrueType fonts? Adobe fonts?
You still didn't mention what software you are using.
BeOS is just the operating system platform. It doesn't
do things like insert text into video that I've ever heard of. |
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Edmund
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:01 am Post subject:
Re: Outlined fonts where? |
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In message <dkvt9l$6uu$1@news01.intel.com>, "Richard Crowley" wrote:
| Quote: | "Edmund" wrote ...
Help I need a white font with and black outlined, for subtitles in a
movie.
It must be that many people use them, but I can't find them :-(
Anny syggestion?
The black outline/dropshadow, etc. are more a function of the
software which inserts the text than of the font itself. Fonts only
describe the outline of the letter shapes. Any additional features
like shadows are not really part of the font. If you had mentioned
how you were doing this (what software, etc.) it might be possible
to offer a more direct answer.
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Well my OS is a bit limited in this respect I guess.
I use the BeOS OS and I can make subtitles but I like it better
if there would be a black outline.
I did not find any option in BeOS to create such an outline.
What I did find ( and forgot where I found it :-( ) is
a white font in a black circle. Maybe that would be good too.
White on a black square is worth a try too.
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Edmund
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:23 am Post subject:
Re: Outlined fonts where? |
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In message <dl0130$8mi$1@news01.intel.com>, "Richard Crowley" wrote:
| Quote: | "Edmund" wrote ...
"Richard Crowley" wrote:
"Edmund" wrote ...
Help I need a white font with and black outlined, for subtitles in a
movie.
It must be that many people use them, but I can't find them :-(
Anny syggestion?
The black outline/dropshadow, etc. are more a function of the
software which inserts the text than of the font itself. Fonts only
describe the outline of the letter shapes. Any additional features
like shadows are not really part of the font. If you had mentioned
how you were doing this (what software, etc.) it might be possible
to offer a more direct answer.
Well my OS is a bit limited in this respect I guess.
I use the BeOS OS and I can make subtitles but I like it better
if there would be a black outline.
I did not find any option in BeOS to create such an outline.
What I did find ( and forgot where I found it :-( ) is
a white font in a black circle. Maybe that would be good too.
White on a black square is worth a try too.
Does BeOS use TrueType fonts?
Yes
Adobe fonts?
Not sure guess so.
You still didn't mention what software you are using.
BeOS is just the operating system platform. It doesn't
do things like insert text into video that I've ever heard of.
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I use personalStudio which can make subtitles but I prefer to make
text with a word processor.
It is very simple to put text in a movie with BeOS.
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davesvideo@aol.com
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:44 am Post subject:
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Edmund wrote:
| Quote: | I use personalStudio which can make subtitles but I prefer to make
text with a word processor.
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Every word processor that I have ever seen, lets you select the Font,
what size it is, and a variety of Options such as outline or Shadow.
That should give you white with black outline.
Dave |
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Richard Crowley
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
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"nobody special" wrote ...
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No, BeOs appears to be an unsupported orphan. Guess it never made
the "critical mass" to survive. For that matter "personalStudio", at least
the BeOs version, also appears to be an unsupported orphan.
| Quote: | What they said: once you have the font, all the modern programs, from
the free stuff on up, can make drop shadows, outlines, whatever out of
it. If you're system is more limited, you can often get around this by
keying one iteration of the type over another, and offsetting them,
like you can do in photoshop.
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"Edmumd" doesn't seem to understand the roles of the operating system
(BeOS) vs. the layered application(s) (personalStudio). The OS likely
plays *no* direct role in your ability to impose text on video.
You should be grateful that it continues to work. Hope you have all
the backup and re-installation discs since you seem to be running an
orphan application on an orphan operating system. :-(( |
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nobody special
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
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They still make BeOS????
What they said: once you have the font, all the modern programs, from
the free stuff on up, can make drop shadows, outlines, whatever out of
it. If you're system is more limited, you can often get around this by
keying one iteration of the type over another, and offsetting them,
like you can do in photoshop. |
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Edmund
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:41 pm Post subject:
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In message <dl0unv$n4g$1@news01.intel.com>, "Richard Crowley" wrote:
| Quote: | "nobody special" wrote ...
They still make BeOS????
No, BeOs appears to be an unsupported orphan. Guess it never made
the "critical mass" to survive. For that matter "personalStudio", at least
the BeOs version, also appears to be an unsupported orphan.
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That is right, still the old BeoS verson works a hell of a lot better
then the later windows version.
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What they said: once you have the font, all the modern programs, from
the free stuff on up, can make drop shadows, outlines, whatever out of
it. If you're system is more limited, you can often get around this by
keying one iteration of the type over another, and offsetting them,
like you can do in photoshop.
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Yes i can do that, I was hoping for a faster easier way.
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"Edmumd" doesn't seem to understand the roles of the operating system
(BeOS) vs. the layered application(s) (personalStudio). The OS likely
plays *no* direct role in your ability to impose text on video.
You should be grateful that it continues to work. Hope you have all
the backup and re-installation discs since you seem to be running an
orphan application on an orphan operating system. :-((
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Yes I do have all installation disks her somewhere under a thick layes
of dust from many years. You know why? Because BeOS doesn't need to be
installed and formatted every two months or so like windoze.
Yes it is limited in both software and hardware but it works.
Thanks for reply,
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Richard Crowley
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject:
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"Edmund" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dl200d$rl6$1@azure.qinip.net...
| Quote: | In message <dl0unv$n4g$1@news01.intel.com>, "Richard Crowley" wrote:
"nobody special" wrote ...
They still make BeOS????
No, BeOs appears to be an unsupported orphan. Guess it never made
the "critical mass" to survive. For that matter "personalStudio", at
least
the BeOs version, also appears to be an unsupported orphan.
That is right, still the old BeoS verson works a hell of a lot better
then the later windows version.
What they said: once you have the font, all the modern programs,
from
the free stuff on up, can make drop shadows, outlines, whatever out
of
it. If you're system is more limited, you can often get around this
by
keying one iteration of the type over another, and offsetting them,
like you can do in photoshop.
Yes i can do that, I was hoping for a faster easier way.
"Edmumd" doesn't seem to understand the roles of the operating system
(BeOS) vs. the layered application(s) (personalStudio). The OS
likely
plays *no* direct role in your ability to impose text on video.
You should be grateful that it continues to work. Hope you have all
the backup and re-installation discs since you seem to be running an
orphan application on an orphan operating system. :-((
Yes I do have all installation disks her somewhere under a thick layes
of dust from many years. You know why? Because BeOS doesn't need to be
installed and formatted every two months or so like windoze.
Yes it is limited in both software and hardware but it works.
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And most amazingly, BeOS runs only on hard drives that
never crash and on computers whose power supplies never
fail. Isn't that remarkable? |
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Edmund
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:30 am Post subject:
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In message <11n9d6kqpbaltab@corp.supernews.com>, "Richard Crowley" wrote:
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"Edmund" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dl200d$rl6$1@azure.qinip.net...
In message <dl0unv$n4g$1@news01.intel.com>, "Richard Crowley" wrote:
"nobody special" wrote ...
You should be grateful that it continues to work. Hope you have all
the backup and re-installation discs since you seem to be running an
orphan application on an orphan operating system. :-((
Yes I do have all installation disks her somewhere under a thick layes
of dust from many years. You know why? Because BeOS doesn't need to be
installed and formatted every two months or so like windoze.
Yes it is limited in both software and hardware but it works.
And most amazingly, BeOS runs only on hard drives that
never crash and on computers whose power supplies never
fail. Isn't that remarkable?
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What are you telling me? you need install windoze again
if your power supply fails? God am I glad I don't use
that shit.
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Richard Crowley
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:31 pm Post subject:
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"Edmund" wrote ...
| Quote: | What are you telling me? you need install windoze again
if your power supply fails? God am I glad I don't use
that shit.
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Have a nice day there in your magical kingdom. |
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nobody special
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 2:50 am Post subject:
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Within your CG program, you should have controls for things like edge
thickness, shadow, italics, leading/tracking, sizing, etc. Under the
color controls, every program I've ever worked on, from the oldest
chyron to the newest inscriber, has controls to select the edge color
and thickness, usually also independent controls for face and shadow
color choices too. I am unfamiliar with your particular app, if it
truly lacks these things, then go do it in p-shop or a similar image
editing program for your platfoem, then import as a luma or alpha key.
Best of luck. |
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