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481Final Cut Pro User Guide
Format the text in CEA-608 captions
1. Select one or more CEA-608 caption clips in the Final Cut Pro timeline.
2. To open the Caption inspector, do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4).
• Click the Inspector button on the right side of the toolbar.
The Caption inspector appears, showing caption text formatting controls for the
CEA-608 format.
3. If you selected a single caption and want to format just a portion of it, select the portion
of the caption text that you want to format in the Text field.
4. To select an alignment style for captions with multiple lines of text, click an Alignment
button.
You can center the text or align it to the left or right.
5. To place captions within the allowable area in the video frame, click a Placement button.
You can move the caption left, right, up, or down; move the caption to the left, right,
top, or bottom margin; and center the caption horizontally.