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.- 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,Telling, it should be centralized on either the center of the screen or where the talent is. - If the video is a game-
play,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.looking.
- If the video is a Free Talk or Story
- These are common examples of where subtitles should go.
- Collabs
- Define their
positions.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.
- Define their

