Margins, Alignment, and Positioning

• The Left and Right margin should at least be 60 (Standard is 150)
  • It shouldn’t be anywhere near the edge of the screen.
  • It should always be near the center.
• Vertical margin should at least be 80 (Standard is 100)
  • The position of the subtitles should NOT be touching the youtube bar.
  • It shouldn’t be able to cover more than the chin of the talent.
• Alignment used.
  • an2 for general subtitles.
  • an5 for tag manipulation and animations.
  • an7 for drawings.
• The positions are dependent on what you are subbing.
  • If the video is a Free Talk or Story Telling, it should be centralized on either the center of the screen or where the talent is.
  • If the video is a game-play, it should be centralized on the gameplay and avoiding GUIs and Menus.
  • The consensus is it should be over where the audience will be looking.
• These are common examples of where subtitles should go.

 

• Collabs
  • Define their positions. If one goes on top of the other, that one should always be on top and vice versa.
  • If there is a line break, put the top’s position to the one below.
    • If the top speaks earlier and has a line break but the bottom also speaks later on, keep the top’s original position.