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Thread poster: Laura Maria Nicosia (X)
Laura Maria Nicosia (X)
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Jul 4, 2017

I was sent an srt files which opens on Aegisub time code is done and original en text as well, I just need to create the new subtitles but I don't understand how to break the lines when I reach the word limit on the first line.

Many thanks.
 
Alejandra Garcia Romero
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How to divide lines Jul 4, 2017

Hello, Laura:

In order to break the lines in Aegisub (and in most subtitle editors), you have to use "\N". Do no add spaces before or after it, as they count as characters.

Example:

What we have managed to do is\Nto raise funds for specific projects.

I hope this helps.

Larbi Elhabbache
 
Laura Maria Nicosia (X)
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Many thanks! Yes it helps Jul 4, 2017

Many thanks! Yes it helps
 
Laura Maria Nicosia (X)
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one las question Jul 4, 2017

Hi Alejandra,
One last question is possible. How can I see then the word count of the second line? I seem to be able to see it just for the first one.

Much appreciated.
 
Alejandra Garcia Romero
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Character count Jul 4, 2017

What you see is not the word count, but the character count instead. That number tells you the number of characters that the longest line of the subtitles has.
 
Laura Maria Nicosia (X)
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Character Count Jul 4, 2017

Yes sorry, I meant character. So there is no way of seeing what the character count is for the other line?
 
Alejandra Garcia Romero
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Character count Jul 4, 2017

No, there isn't.
 
Clément Marquet
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How to add a shortcut for line break in Aegisub? Mar 10, 2022

Hey,

I can't find how to create a shortcut to insert a line break within a subtitle in Aegisub. It's quite cumbersome to manually type \N each time you want a line break...

Any clue on this?

Thanks!
 
Clément Marquet
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I found the solution Mar 10, 2022

Clement Marquet wrote:

Hey,

I can't find how to create a shortcut to insert a line break within a subtitle in Aegisub. It's quite cumbersome to manually type \N each time you want a line break...

Any clue on this?

Thanks!


I finally found the solution: the shortcut already exists and is shift+enter.

Mr. Satan (X)
Sandra Plavsic
 


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