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Looking For: Classic Hardcoded Alien Subtitles

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So, I’m in the process of putting together multiple fanedits for both PT and ST films, and I’m using the D+ versions of the films either for reference, certain scenes/clips, or because they’re the most convenient versions of the SW films for me to get ahold of because all of my DVDs are old or lost. But to my dismay in re-watching them, I discovered that the classic, bold font white burnt-in alien subtitles have been scrubbed off from the D+ versions, and to an even bigger dismay, my TROS Blu-Ray was missing them as well! This annoys me greatly because not only are these hard-coded subtitles a staple of Star Wars, but they’re also in the version of the OT that I watch, so it creates an inconsistency. I was just wondering if anyone here had a file for these subtitles, or clips of the scenes that they’re in, or a website to easily add them, just something, someway that allows me to put them in my edits, because I won’t be satisfied till they’re in there. If you know of a way for me to get my hands on 'em, it would be greatly appreciated!

Use the Force, Joh Yowza.

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If you want to re-create them, the font family to use is something in the Franklin Gothic/Trade Gothic/News Gothic family, semicondensed, semibold. You can get something very close with that. I don’t know about the PT’s, but the ST’s have “sharp corners” on the letters, which would be well-reproduced by your standard digital font. I’m afraid I don’t have anything to offer but that.

Project Threepio (Star Wars OOT subtitles)

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CatBus said:

If you want to re-create them, the font family to use is something in the Franklin Gothic/Trade Gothic/News Gothic family, semicondensed, semibold. You can get something very close with that. I don’t know about the PT’s, but the ST’s have “sharp corners” on the letters, which would be well-reproduced by your standard digital font. I’m afraid I don’t have anything to offer but that.

Alright, thanks. I’m currently looking for sources other than D+ (especially for TPM, they massacred the look of that film), so hopefully they should have them, but this info will be useful if I cant find any good alternatives.

Use the Force, Joh Yowza.