Posted by Edmund on 11/10/05 22:23

In message <dl0130$8mi$1@news01.intel.com>, "Richard Crowley" wrote:
> "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.

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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