Final Cut Pro 5: Add subtitles? Best/Easiest method?

[MIDI_EVIL]

Ok, so I have to translate something from French into English. I have to add the text to the bottom of the screen, just as you see it done in the movies/films.

This is something i've never done before using FCP and have no idea wether there is a method, a tool or a workflow for doing just this?

I was going to cut up the clips with a human French translator, and rename them with a corresponding word document with the sentance typed out. Then later on, type each one up in Photoshop and drag the image over each section of film...

Am I crazy?

I have to start this in approximately 9 hours time...

HELP!!!?!?!?!

Thanks guys!

 

[zioxide]

You have to do it in DVD Studio Pro iirc.

 

[MIDI_EVIL]

You have to do it in DVD Studio Pro iirc.

There is absolutely no way to do this in FCP?

No way!!!

There must be a way of adding text to a few seconds of footage, in FCP itself?

I've never actually put text over a moving image, is it possible and how?

Please??!

 

[Artful Dodger]

I was doing a search today on this just because so here is the link: http://www.studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/tutorials/howtutorials/6780.html
I'm not sure if this is what you need as I don't have FCP but I'm looking at FCE and this was of interest in my head. Good luck and hope this helps

 

[MIDI_EVIL]

I was doing a search today on this just because so here is the link: http://www.studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/tutorials/howtutorials/6780.html
I'm not sure if this is what you need as I don't have FCP but I'm looking at FCE and this was of interest in my head. Good luck and hope this helps

Ha, brilliant!

Thank you, I was searching myself but this seems great!

I'll report back on it tomorrow!

 

[zioxide]

wait

if you just want to add a lower 3rd title, you can do that easily in final cut (effects>video generators)

if you want to add true subtitles that you can turn on and off with your dvd player, you have to use dvdsp

 

[MIDI_EVIL]

wait

if you just want to add a lower 3rd title, you can do that easily in final cut (effects>video generators)

if you want to add true subtitles that you can turn on and off with your dvd player, you have to use dvdsp

Yeah I just want to add a lower third title, but as the guy is speaking, the subtitles change to reflect his respective words.

It's just going to take a while, but i'm getting good money so maybe it's not all bad.