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Overlaying a Movie with Text
With QuickTime Pro, you can use QuickTime Player to overlay (superimpose) text on a specific part of an existing movie.
To overlay text:
1In QuickTime Player, choose File > Open File and then select the text file.
2Choose Edit > Select All and then choose Edit > Copy. (In Windows, click Options, select the Keyed Text checkbox, and copy the track).
3Select the part of the movie on which you want to overlay the text.
4Choose Edit > “Add to Selection and Scale.”
5Save as a
The text appears throughout the part of the movie you selected. For information about adjusting how long each line of text displays, see “Setting the Frame Duration of a Text Track” on page 36.
Specifying Font Styles for Text Tracks
With QuickTime Pro you can change the font attributes of a text track already in a movie. To do so, you export the track, make changes, then reimport the track.
To change font styles for the text track:
1In QuickTime Player, choose File > Export.
2Choose “Text to Text” from the Export
3Click Options and select “Show Text, Descriptors, and Time.”
4Use a text editor to alter the values after the {QTtext} tag.
5Import the text track back into your movie.
In Windows, click Convert. To import the text with the default settings, click Save. To select different settings (such as font attributes), click Options.
You can also insert tags throughout the text to change values while the movie plays.
Setting the Frame Duration of a Text Track
With QuickTime Pro, you can set the duration of each frame in an existing text track to a value other than 2 seconds. To do so, you export the track, make changes, then reimport the track.
To change the current text frame information:
1In QuickTime Player, choose File > Export and choose “Text to Text” from the Export
2Click Options and select “Show Text, Descriptors, and Time.”
3Edit the information in the text file and then import the track back into the movie.
Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring with QuickTime Pro