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Title Elements
 
 
 

Each <title></title> element defines a single subtitle which will appear as a Text soft effect applied to a gap once imported into Flame, and added to a timeline.

The font style, colour, size, and position parameters are overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced within the <title> element.

<start></start>

Description The start timecode of the current subtitle
Attributes none
Sample

<start>01:00:01;00</start>

<end></end>

Description The end timecode of the current subtitle
Attributes none
Sample

<end>01:00:02;00</end>

<text></text>

Description The text of the current subtitle

To insert a carriage return, add &#13; to the text.

Attributes none
Sample

<text>This is a&#13; subtitle string</text>

<font></font>

Description The font of the current subtitle. This value is overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced in the <setup> element.
Attributes none
Sample

<font>Garamond</font>

<size></size>

Description The font size of the current subtitle. This value is overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced in the <setup> element.
Attributes none
Sample

<size>20</size>

<fontcolor></fontcolor>

Description This element wraps around the font colour elements (<alpha>, <red>, <blue>, <green>) of the current subtitle. This value is overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced in the <setup> element.
Attributes

<alpha></alpha>

The <alpha> colour component of the font of the current subtitle. This value is overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced in the <setup> element.

<red></red>

The <red> colour component of the font of the current subtitle. This value is overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced in the <setup> element.

<green></green>

The <green> colour component of the font of the current subtitle. This value is overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced in the <setup> element.

<blue></blue>

The <blue> colour component of the font of the current subtitle. This value is overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced in the <setup> element.

Sample

<fontcolor>

  <alpha>255</alpha>

  <red>255</red>

  <green>255</green>

  <blue>255</blue>

</fontcolor>

<vertical></vertical>

Description The vertical text position of the current subtitle. This value is overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced in the <setup> element.
Attributes none
Sample

<vertical>0</vertical>

<horizontal></horizontal>

Description The horizontal text position of the current subtitle. This value is overridden if a valid text setup file is referenced in the <setup> element.
Attributes none
Sample

<horizontal>0</horizontal>

<setup></setup>

Description The <setup> element can point to a text setup file from which font style and position parameters will be used. The parameters from the text setup file override corresponding elements within the current <title> element.
Attributes none
Sample

<setup>/usr/discreet/project/test/text/paz.ttg</setup>