Good fonts for video captioning? - GoFuckYourself.com

rogueteens · 02-09-2015, 06:31 AM

Please recommend some good (and free!) fonts that look good on video captioning - i.e.. ones that are clear and have "boarders" around them so they are readable on clips with lots of light and darkness.

cheers.

MrBottomTooth · 02-09-2015, 07:42 AM

Comic sans ms

MrBottomTooth · 02-09-2015, 08:52 AM

Sorry, I figured if it was good enough for sleazydream to use on absolutely everything, it had to be good enough for this.

Here's some real advice though.

Best subtitle font?

rogueteens · 02-09-2015, 12:04 PM

thanks but unfortunately, it didn't really help me because I'm using a rather basic video suite and I really need a font with a border so that its readable under all colour backgrounds.

MrBottomTooth · 02-09-2015, 12:05 PM

You can't do the text in white and add a black outline to the text? I know you can even do that in windows movie maker.

rogueteens · 02-09-2015, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth

You can't do the text in white and add a black outline to the text? I know you can even do that in windows movie maker.

You can? How? It's windows movie maker I'm using.

MrBottomTooth · 02-09-2015, 01:42 PM

rogueteens · 02-09-2015, 02:14 PM

cheers, I've been using version 11, downloading the latest one now. lets just hope that I'm not affected by the issues reported with 12

MrBottomTooth · 02-09-2015, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rogueteens

cheers, I've been using version 11, downloading the latest one now. lets just hope that I'm not affected by the issues reported with 12

I recently upgraded to Sony Vegas after farting around with movie maker for several months.. while WMM is a good tool, Vegas is so much more powerful and not a whole lot more confusing. It can seem a little daunting at first but the best part is there is probably a youtube tutorial that will teach you how to use every single feature, no matter how basic or advanced. Its a solid choice if you ever decide to upgrade from wmm .

rogueteens · 02-09-2015, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth

I recently upgraded to Sony Vegas after farting around with movie maker for several months.. while WMM is a good tool, Vegas is so much more powerful and not a whole lot more confusing. It can seem a little daunting at first but the best part is there is probably a youtube tutorial that will teach you how to use every single feature, no matter how basic or advanced. Its a solid choice if you ever decide to upgrade from wmm .

cheers, i'll look into that at a later date, I've only just started using Movie Maker and I'm only making small youtube videos at the moment so my needs are simple at the moment

georgeyw · 02-09-2015, 04:34 PM

Just add drop shadow or stroke to the text or make the watermark in any other image editing program - hell you can do it online - Online Photo Editor | Pixlr Editor | Autodesk Pixlr

DVTimes · 02-09-2015, 04:35 PM

I find Aerial (probably not spelt right) is good on vids.

Its nice and clear and thick letters.

DVTimes · 02-09-2015, 04:37 PM

One option too is to do the text in an art package. Then save it.

Then if your vid editor supports it, put the pick onto the vid.

This I would say is a better option.

NatalieK · 02-09-2015, 04:42 PM

Was funny when we began using the black line behind the text, then Emmerdale on ITV began using the same font & similar style about a week later, I bet someone from ITV watches my movies

DVTimes · 02-09-2015, 04:46 PM

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Was funny when we began using the black line behind the text, then Emmerdale on ITV began using the same font & similar style about a week later, I bet someone from ITV watches my movies

No one watches your films gary.

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