Adjusting Video to Accommodate Caption Text

To provide a suitable background on which to display caption text clearly, use black or another dark background color, and consider using one of these techniques:

•	Shorten the computer video frame upward (Figure 41) to create an empty rectangle at the bottom. (This creates a minor distortion in the image.)

Figure 41. Shortening Video Frame Up for Captions

•	Crop the computer video frame upward (Figure 42)—preserving the application window, but hiding the dock bar at the bottom. (This doesn’t distort the image.)

Figure 42. Cropping Video Frame for Captions

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Reduce the frame proportionally (Figure 43), positioning it at the top center of the canvas to achieve the same goal. Leave the canvas as-is—with pillars on each side of the frame—or shorten the canvas horizontally to eliminate the pillars (remembering that this adjusts the frame size of your video).

Figure 43. Shrinking Video Frame for Captions