Subtitle generator for dvd sp 4

Hi
I need to create subtitles for a dvd I am makeing with version 4. I used to do it in subtitle editor 1 for dvd sp 1.5, but this does not work anymore acording to the manual, but it does not say how to do it.
Thanks in advance for any help
Pepo

You can either just work on a text file in any text editor and import it as an STL file (info on format and commands available in an STL file are well-covered in the manual in Chapter 13), or get a utility like STLEdit ( http://www.stledit.com/ ) that can help create this type of file.
You can also create subtitles right from within DVDSP4, but I wouldn't recommend it as you can't use any DVDSP commands to export those subtitles. This can cause problems if you need to make wholesale changes to the file, or import it into a new project, or move every title forward or backwards a bit in time.

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