michaelfish wrote:What font did you decide to use?
The VLC plugin doesn't appear to give a choice of typeface (anyone know differently?); it uses a basic sans-serif typeface that is probably system-dependent.
I'd like to see what the text-over-video looks like.
The project page shows a picture of the screen (click for larger version) with a custom title on it.
where is the text overlayed (bottom, middle, etc.)?
Totally flexible. I choose to have it at the bottom, but you can change the init strings to place it wherever you want. Put every line in a different place if you really want to drive your audience batty!
How is the overlay quality, etc? What is the resolution factor (low, medium, 720, HD)?
VLC will play your video at whatever resolution you desire (limited, of course, by the native resolution of your source). As the project page mentions (really -- it's hidden in there!) VLC 1.x seems to render the text at the same resolution as the video, but 2.0 appears to use full display resolution (which is nice if you're displaying 640x480 video on a 1024x768 projector). I updated
that paragraph with links to a pair of screen shots that compare the same pair of lines displayed in both versions. (Note that both the VLC version and OS differ between the two shots. The basic font is OS-dependent; the rendering style is VLC-dependent.) I'd put the samples right here for you, but I can't figure out how to attach a picture without it transcoding it to jpeg. (if anyone knows how, I'd appreciate an education!)
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