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Sample Code

The following is an example of Subtitle XML which creates three Text soft effects applied to gaps at these timecodes:

- 01:00:01;00 until 01:00:02;00
- 01:00:03;00 until 01:00:04;00
- 01:00:05;00 until 01:00:06;02

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE subtitle>
    <subtitle version="1">
      <name>SampleSubtitles</name>
      <!-- Rate should be one of : -->
      <!-- -->
      <!-- * '23.976'-->
      <!-- * '24'-->
      <!-- * '25'-->
      <!-- * '29.97 DF'-->
      <!-- * '29.97 NDF' -->
      <!-- * '30'-->
      <!-- * '59.94 DF'-->
      <!-- * '59.94 NDF' -->
      <rate>24</rate>
      <!-- Set width and height to default -->
      <!-- if you want project default res -->
      <!-- depth should be : -->
      <!-- -->
      <!-- * '8', '10' or '12'.-->
      <!-- * default : for project default depth -->
      <!-- aspect should be : -->
      <!---->
      <!-- * '1.77777'-->
      <!-- * '1.333'-->
      <!-- * default-->
      <!-- scanformat should be : -->
      <!---->
      <!-- * 'f1' -->
      <!-- * 'f2' -->
      <!-- * default-->
      <resolution>
        <width>1920</width>
        <height>1080</height>
        <depth>8</depth>
        <aspect>1.778</aspect>
        <scanformat>default</scanformat>
      </resolution>
      <timecode>
        <start>01:00:00;00</start>
        <end>01:00:08;00</end>
      </timecode>
      <video>
        <title>
          <start>01:00:01;00</start>
          <end>01:00:02;00</end>
          <text>This is a subtitle string</text>
          <font>Garamond</font>
          <size>20</size>
          <fontcolor>
            <alpha>255</alpha>
            <red>255</red>
            <green>255</green>
            <blue>255</blue>
          </fontcolor>
          <vertical>0</vertical>
          <horizontal>0</horizontal>
          <setup>/usr/discreet/project/test/text/paz.ttg</setup>
        </title>
        <title>
          <start>01:00:03;00</start>
          <end>01:00:04;00</end>
          <text>This is another subtitle string</text>
          <font>Garamond</font>
          <size>20</size>
          <fontcolor>
            <alpha>255</alpha>
            <red>255</red>
            <green>255</green>
            <blue>255</blue>
          </fontcolor>
          <vertical>100</vertical>
          <horizontal>100</horizontal>
          <setup>/usr/discreet/project/test/text/paz.ttg</setup>
        </title>
        <title>
          <start>01:00:05;00</start>
          <end>01:00:06;02</end>
          <text>This is a third subtitle string</text>
          <font>Garamond</font>
          <size>20</size>
          <fontcolor>
            <alpha>255</alpha>
            <red>255</red>
            <green>255</green>
            <blue>255</blue>
          </fontcolor>
          <vertical>-100</vertical>
          <horizontal>-200</horizontal>
          <setup>/usr/discreet/project/test/text/paz.ttg</setup>
        </title>
      </video>
    </subtitle>