Subtitles in FCP 5 and DVDSP 4

I'm looking for the best way (preferably free) to create subtitles in FCP 5 which can then be exported out and imported into DVD SP 4 for the DVD version as well as the video version.
Anyone know what's my best bet?
Thanks,
Fernanda.

I was afraid of that.
Providing translation text is not necessarily the same as providing subtitles. The decision is based on how the text items are presented or controlled by the viewer.
Traditional subtitles are permanently burned into the video.
Subtitles can be presented by using captions tools.
Captions are user-selectable.
Captions come in several flavors of technologies and DVDs can be even stranger.
Visit these links for some important clarifications:
http://www.robson.org/capfaq/
http://www.captionmax.com/faqTechProb.php
bogiesan

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