Subtitling - Production
FAB Subtitler Professional Edition

FAB Subtitler Professional Edition is HD video compatible and can be used to

prepare subtitles (same functionality as FAB Subtitler Standard)
read timecode with a timecode reader
display video on PC monitor and record video to hard disk in WMV format
convert between different subtitle file formats
record open subtitles to tape (insertion into composite/component/SDI/HD-SDI video)
transmit subtitles manually or synchronized with timecode to external subtitle insertion units
convert subtitles into DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Cinema (DCIM) format
insert open subtitles into WMV files
insert teletext and DVB subtitles into TS (transport stream) files (as FAB Subtitler MPEG)
export open subtitles in AAF format which can be imported into Adobe Premiere
export open subtitles in MOV format which can be imported into Avid and Final Cut Pro

Supported resolutions

- PAL 720x576
- NTSC 720x486
- HD 1280x720
- HD 1920x1080
- Digital Cinema 2K and 4K

Supported frame rates

- PAL 25 fps
- NTSC 29.97 fps
- HD & FILM 23.97 fps, 24 fps, 30 fps, 50 fps, 59.94 fps, 60 fps

Supported subtitle file formats

- EBU STL N19 files
- PAC and RAC files
- 890 files
- DAS files
- Import only: Text files *.txt, Microsoft Word DOC files, WCF, HVH, Titra, ZTitle (*.ztt)

Supported export formats for DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Cinema (DCIM)

- Sony and Sonic Blu-ray
- Sonic (Daikin) Scenarist DVD & HD-DVD
- Memory-Tech Advanced Content HD-DVD
- HDi Interactive HD DVD
- Sonic DVD Creator & Fusion
- Apple DVD Studio Pro
- Spruce DVD Maestro
- Apple DVD Studio Pro
- Adobe Encore
- Panasonic DVD Authoring System
- Philips DVD Authoring System

- Texas Instruments CineCanvas DLP Digital Cinema

Supported video file formats

- MPEG1, DivX, WMV (Windows Media 9), MPEG2 (when Elecard codec is installed on the PC)
- Video can be recorded into WMV files (Windows Media 9) onto local hard disk
- Open subtitles can be inserted into WMV video files (source file can be WMV/MPEG1/DvX)

Word processing functions

- Cut / copy / paste
- Undo / redo
- File open / save / save as / print / send
- Import / export from and to text files
- Search / replace / goto
- Spell check
- User definable keyboard shortcuts for all menu functions

Special subtitling functions

- WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) subtitle editor
- Insert / delete / merge / split subtitle
- Take in / out timecode, Chain timecode, Autoduration
- Add offset to timecode
- Left, centered, right justification
- Italic and underline
- Move rows up / down
- Push / pull words into / from next line
- Shortcuts for frequently used phrases
- Check for invalid subtitles

User profiles

- The configuration settings are user based
- Settings can be stored to file and loaded at any time so that one user can have instant access to different configurations. This way one configuration can also be copied easily to other workstations

Entry of timecode

- Frame accurate timecode entry for each subtitle by using the keyboard (F1 and F2 predefined). The out timecode is generally set automatically depending on the length of the text but it can be changed.
- Quick entry by running the tape/media file and entering timecode with INS (in) and DEL (out) keys on the keyboard while the tape is running.
- Mouse based entry on the audio waveform display when using video files

Insertion of DVB bitmap subtitles (ETSI 300743) into transport stream (TS) files
An additional stream with user definable PID is added into the transport stream file. Any format of the video file (MPEG2/MPEG4/H.264/...) is supported.

Insertion of Teletext subtitles (ETSI 300706) into transport stream (TS) files
An additional stream with user definable PID is added into the transport stream file. Any format of the video file (MPEG2/MPEG4/H.264...) is supported.

Hardware requirements

- PC with Windows 2000/XP/Vista, 1GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Disk

Supported timecode cards

- Alpermann-Velte PCL-PCI (www.alpermann-velte.com)
- Adrienne PCI-VLTC and USB-TC (www.adrielec.com)

Supported cards for display of video on PC monitor and recording of video to hard disk

- Hauppauge WinTV PVR150 (www.hauppauge.com)
- All Decklink SD-SDI and Decklink HD Extreme card (www.decklink.com)

Supported video keyer cards for insertion of open subtitles into SDI video

- All Decklink SD-SDI and Decklink HD Extreme card (www.decklink.com)
- Bluefish Wildblue AV (for use with the internal SD-SDI keyer on the card which passes through embedded audio)
- Bluefish Deepblue LT (for use with an external SD-SDI keyer using Fill&Key outputs)
- Matrox DigiMix
- Matrox DigiSuite LE

Supported Open Subtitling Keyers

- FAB Digital Broadcast Keyer FT-DBK 4
- Cavena ST931/932/936/938

Supported Teletext Inserters for Teletext Subtitling

- FAB Teletext Data Generator FT-DGS 2.5 NET & FT-DGS 4
- Microvideo INS-DTG
- SysMedia TDG6
- Any teletext inserter that supports the NEWFOR protocol

Models & Specifications
FT-SUBTITLER 5 PRO	FT-SUBTITLER 5 PRO GLOBAL
FAB Subtitler Professional Edition Standard Software for 1 PC For preparation and production of subtitles. Supports timecode reader and video in a window cards, video files, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Cinema export, Bluefish and Decklink SDI cards. Records video files to hard disk, inserts subtitles into WMV and TS files and converts video to WMV format. HD compatible.	FAB Subtitler Professional Edition GLOBAL Standard Software for 1 PC For preparation and production of subtitles. Supports timecode reader and video in a window cards, video files, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Cinema export, Bluefish and Decklink SDI cards. Records video files to hard disk, inserts subtitles into WMV and TS files and converts video to WMV format. HD compatible. Supports Unicode for all languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, ...)