How to encode DVB subtitle

[elmc]

How to encode a subtitle (srt) file to DVB Subtitle format in a ts container, such that I can see it in my STB

[netmask]

How to encode a subtitle (srt) file to DVB Subtitle format in a ts container, such that I can see it in my STB


I think we are out of luck on this one - I've posted a similar query on this and on several other forums but so far no answers or where there have been answers the poster hasn't understood the question and given a 'how to demux' a TS file!
Not here I hasten to add.

I suspect we are still in a small minority. Clearly at some stage a DTV (DVB) station is going to assemble a program for transmission that has audio, video and text based subtitles - it all gets married together probably in an expensive hardware rack mounted box and out it goes to us! If you have any luck please post and PM me if you can and I'll do the same. I call our mythical program "Reverse ProjectX" :)

[SeeMoreDigital]

There are loads of different subtitle format types used in European DVB streams. Do you know what subtitle formats your set-top box supports?

[frankio]

There are loads of different subtitle format types used in European DVB streams.

Not really, to my knowledge there are just two different kinds supported by ETSI standards: Teletext subs and DVB subs. The former are text based, the latter are bitmap based.
Teletext subs are the simpler ones and more popular among european broadcasters, to encode them you need to write first a teletext encoder and then a PES packetizer and eventually a TS multiplexer.
DVB subs are the same except the first step where you need a SRT renderer to bitmaps (very similar to SUP subtitles).
I don't know any software solution and hardware ones are expensive, so if you really need it it's better you start reading ETSI specs (freely available from www.etsi.org) and then code "Reverse ProjectX" :-)

[netmask]

There are loads of different subtitle format types used in European DVB streams. Do you know what subtitle formats your set-top box supports?

Both the Topfield http://www.topfield-australia.com.au/product.asp?SKU=TF5000PVRT%20BP and Beyonwiz series http://www.beyonwiz.com.au/DP_P2_overview.asp of PVR's support text based subtitles like SRT, SMI and SUB etc. In the case of the Beyonwiz S1 model only, it has a DVD player incorporated also supports the normal DVD range of subtitles when playing a disc. Most folk using ProjectX to demux select either srt or sub as the output type in presettings.

[netmask]

Not really, to my knowledge there are just two different kinds supported by ETSI standards: Teletext subs and DVB subs.
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I don't know any software solution and hardware ones are expensive, so if you really need it it's better you start reading ETSI specs (freely available from www.etsi.org) and then code "Reverse ProjectX" :-)

Many thanks for the comments and link