@Francis Crossman The idea is to keep the captions free so that Social media stuff can be created more systematically.
I have been using the same concept for my client for a long time and they prefer the balanced look over the look set by margins.
V.14.9 allows the captions to free flow all across the screen. But Version 15 and above do not have that facility. Even I am stuck here and forced to use 14.9 for quite a long time now.
Please see the screenshot of my active workflow for a better understanding.
It's fine to "keep the captions within a safe margin". This can simply be the default that will be used by a lot of people I'm guessing. The current version allows us to "Set Vertical Position" to a positive number....the Captions just don't respond. Please fix this.
I would say, we are not "defeating" the restriction. Rather, it is allowing creators all the options and creative freedom for placement and design. If there is really a need to safeguard users who are unaware of the idea of safe margin, add warning tooltip for them and allow us to override the placement restriction. And yes, I mean all restriction, not just the bottom.
Yes, definitely, I'm a video editor - I work for many brands each have different style guides for subs etc. It would be so much better to have total freedom to position captions exactly where you need them so they adhere to whatever branding requirement or style guide you're working with.
Yes, in my opinion, having edited for 20 years, I would prefer the ability to create however I'd like without any restrictions. Give the option to uncheck "within safe margins" or something. Thanks!