66.4.8.2 Add Subtitles in Crawling Ticker

Add Subtitle in Crawling Ticker
There are three methods to add subtitles in the crawling ticker; follow the steps described here to add subtitles for each method.

1. Manual input subtitle via ETX CG Enabled > ETX CG Props Configuration
   
   • Launch the ETX module, enable the ETX <CG Enabled> checkbox and click on <CG Props> to enter the Properties page.
     
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   • On the Properties page, click the <Add Text> button to bring up the <Add new text item> page.
     
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   • Enter the Text to be displayed as a subtitle. Click <OK> to close the page.
     
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   • The newly added text item appeared in the Mixing Items windows—Double-click on the <Show> column to change the status from blank to <Show>.
     
     Etx_ticker_addtext2
     
   
   
   • The subtitle appeared on the preview page's top-left position (the default position).
     
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   • The positioning of the subtitle can be simply modified to suit the environment. For instance, you can change the subtitle positioning from top-left to top-right by double-clicking on the <Screen anchor> field.
     
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   • The Subtitle position has moved from top-left to top-right.
     
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   • Now, move the subtitle to the most common position to display the subtitle at the centre of the bottom frame.
     
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   • The Subtitle position has moved from the top-right to the bottom-center position.
     
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   • After the positioning of the subtitle is fixed, you can use the modification keys in the <Common Properties> tab to fine-tune the subtitle. The features in this tab are self-explanatory.
     
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2. Manual Add Subtitle via ETX CG Enabled > ETX CG Editor Configuration
   
   • Launch the ETX module, enable the checkbox <CG Enabled> and click on <CG Editor> to enter the ETX CG Editor page.  
     
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   • Before proceeding, delete the subtitle previously added.
     
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   • From the ETX CG Editor page, click on < Text> from the "Item List Form" selection, drag and drop the < Text> into the top-left position of the preview screen, and it will appear as <Sample Text> in the preview. A new tab named <Text Properties> was also added to the ETX CG Editor page.
     
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   • Double-click on the <Sample Text> in preview to launch an input box in the <Text Properties>.
     
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   • Enter the text message to appear as a subtitle and close the ETX CG Editor page.
     
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   • When you enter the properties page of  CG Props, the new subtitle appears in the Mixing Items windows.
     
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   • The new subtitle appeared in the preview when the status was changed to <Show>.
     
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   • Double-click the <Screen Anchor> column to reposition the subtitle to the centre of the bottom frame and preview.
     
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   • If the subtitle is too long to fit into the frame, use the "Word Wrap" feature in the Text Properties tab to wrap the subtitle into multiple lines.
     
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3. Add Subtitle Using the Add File Function
   
   • Launch the ETX module, enable the checkbox CG Enabled and click on CG Props to enter the Properties page.
     
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   • Click on <Add File> and select the path containing a subtitle source file (.srt). Click <Open> to complete the add file function.
     
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   • At the ETX CG Props page, change the status to <Show> and verify the subtitle added to the preview page.
     
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   • Here is a glance at the subtitle source file where the content was retrieved.
     
     subs_file