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on / off subtitles?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:45 am
by chuckylou
Is it possible to add selectable subtitles to a DCP that can be turned on and off?

Or would that be achieved by turning the VF subtitles off / on during projection?

Thanks!

Btw, this is what I'm being asked to provide: "1 DCP 2K with EN subtitles switchable on/off"

Re: on / off subtitles?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:31 pm
by carl
Not really... you can make a OV (with no subtitles) and a VF (with subtitles); then if the projectionist plays the OV they get no subs, with the VF they get subs. But "turning them on or off" is not easy (and often impossible for the operator).

Re: on / off subtitles?

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:18 am
by chuckylou
Thanks!

Re: on / off subtitles?

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 5:52 am
by HaroldHallikainen
Isn't just creating a DCP with two CPLs, one with subtitles and one without? Projectionist selects the correct one at playback time

Re: on / off subtitles?

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 7:22 am
by carl
Right, that's more-or-less what I was trying to suggest - sadly the "making a single DCP" part is not as easy in DCP-o-matic as it could be.