Aegisub - Is it possible to create a fixed width black box in Aegisub

[netmask56]

Is it possible to create a fixed width black box in Aegisub, the object ia to completely cover burnt Asian subtitles substituting English. I have created an .ass file however the opaque box length is dynamic based on the number of characters per line. What I need is a black fixed width rectangle. If I can achieve it in the .ass subtitle I won't have to remux the video burning the box into the video image.

[sneaker]

You can use ASS's vector drawing.

[netmask56]

Thanks, I'll try that.

[netmask56]

Easy enough to create a rectangle but then how the hell do you get it into the main subtitle window so the subtitles appear within it?

[teodz1984]

You can put position data on Styles on ASS on AEGISSUB

[netmask56]

Thanks - I've never used this program before so this 81 year old is pushing the brain cells around!

[sneaker]

Yeah, read about layers.
http://docs.aegisub.org/manual/Editing_Subtitles#The_subtitles_edit_box (point 5)


Are the English subtitles timed exactly like the Asian ones? There is a way to automate it, then. I wrote a small guide for it in another thread once. (Just need some small editing to your preferred width and not make it opaque.)

[netmask56]

Thanks - that will keep me busy. Yes the timing is OK. So far I have widened the fonts a tad and increased the spacing. Looking better and I made the font colour yellow