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♪MUSIC♪
I'M AT THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN.
SO CAPTIONS OF WHAT I SAY
APPEAR AT THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN, TOO.
NOW I'M AT THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN,
SO MY CAPTIONS APPEAR AT THE RIGHT.
NOW I AM OFF SCREEN.
TO INDICATE THAT I'M OFF SCREEN,
WHATEVER I SAY IS ITALICIZED.
NOW MY NAME APPEARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN,
WE PUT CAPTIONS OF WHAT I SAY AT THE TOP,
SO THAT MY NAME IS NOT COVERED BY CAPTIONS.
UP UNTIL NOW, WE HAVE BEEN USING POP-ON CAPTIONS.
WHEN A NEW CAPTION POPS ON, THE OLD CAPTION DISAPPEARS.
THIS IS A PAINT-ON CAPTION.
ONE CAPTION BLOCK
IS PAINTED ON THE SCREEN,
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT,
ONE CHARACTER AT A TIME.
NOW THE ROLL-UP MODE.
THIS MODE IS NORMALLY USED
FOR TV NEWS PROGRAMS.
CAPTION LINES ROLL UP
FROM THE SCREEN BOTTOM
ONE LINE AT A TIME.
Captions can appear in lower case,
and also in Spanish:
¿Dónde está el niño?
Está en la casa.
And in French:
Parlez-vous Français?
Répétez, s'il vous plaît.
The following special characters are also available.
á é í ó ú à è ì ò ù ä ë ï ö ü â ê î ô û
They include the music symbol and accented characters.
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