Subtitle Images

TitleFactory creates index as well as non-indexed files, that is graphics files with 256 color palettes (with the exception of jpeg images with does not support palettes). Each ‘bmp’ type image created with TitleFactory will consume about 340 KB of disk space. Other types of images will consume various amounts of space that can be easily determined by examining “file details.” Before creating the images ensure that enough disk space is available. The table below provides an estimate of the space required for different file types.

Image Type	Space per image	Indexed*	Transparent	Compressed
BMP (Windows)	340 KB	YES or NO	NO	NO
JPG (lossless)	23 KB	NO	NO	YES**
TIF	340 KB	YES or NO	YES or NO	YES
GIF	3 KB	YES	YES or NO	YES
EPS	2059 KB	NO	NO	NO
PNG	2 KB	YES or NO	YES or NO	YES
Photoshop PSD	1013	NO	NO	NO

* Many format such as Windows BMP supports both Indexed and non-Indexed modes. The tables indicates how this product creates these images.

** JPEG supports many levels of compression. This product only uses a lossless compressions to avoid artifacts in the image.

Please make sure that the that the video editing or DVD authoring program (that the files are intended for) supports the specific files created. (Then again, they can always be recreated at the press of a button if you need to change the format).

Most video editing programs support most of these formats.

Impression DVD Pro: the output file type must be bmp and the Indexed? flag must be checked. Pinnacle's Impression DVD supports the Windows BMP (TitleFactory) format only.

RealDVD, Scenarist DVD Pro: the output file type must be tif and the Indexed? flag must be checked.

Adobe Encore DVD: the output file type should be bmp and the Indexed? flag must be NOT be checked. Adobe Encore does not support Indexed BMPs.

DoStudio: the output file type should be PNG and the Indexed? flag must be checked. The Colorspace should be TRANSPARENT.