Permanent Subtitles in DivX-File - Newbie

[BarnyGeroellheimer]

Hi,

I have now encoded a lot of divx-movies with Gordian Knot, without any problems. All movies work fine and have good quality.

There's just one problem left. I've read this forum for an hour now, but I'm still confused about subtitles.

Here's what I want to do.

I have the DVD "The Godfather". This movie contain scenes, where the actors start speaking italian. During that time, the subtitles are automatically activated.
These are no "in picture" subtitles, because they are display in the language selected in the DVD's audio menu. So watching the DVD in german, causes german subtitles in these scenes. Watching in english, causes english subs.

So what I want to have is a divx-move with permanent "in picture" subtitles only in those scenes where the subs are automatically activated on the DVD.

Is there a way to achive this??

[DiPaSi]

Of course there is. I'll suppose you have installed an actual version of gknot, with vobsub included. Then, just you have to do is rip subtitles appart with "vobsub configure" and open the .idx file generated with a text editor. Search the index number of your language and set it in "langidx" at the beginning of the file. After that, save the file and go to gknot, configure it all and in the save and encode window, click on vobsub button, and select one of the files created with vobsub. Your subtitles are now loaded as a avicynth filter, and all is ready.

Sorry for my poor english... and get fun!

[vxvas]

@DiPaSi

you don't have to open the idx file with a text editor.
it is easier before pressing ok ,after vobsub finishes,
to select the language you want from the drop menu of
vobsub configure

[BarnyGeroellheimer]

Ok, now I know how to get the complete subtitles into the divx-movie permanently.

But how do I get rid of those parts of the subs I don't need (want).
I only want to have those parts, which would be automatically display if playing the DVD on a "normal" DVD-Player.

I hope you understand what I mean.

Can I edit the files created by Vobsub, and delete the parts I don't need??

[DiPaSi]

@vxvas thx for the suggestion.

@Barny Godfather dvd has 2 different subtitle streams, the first has all the movie, the other one has the subs when they speak italian only.
On dvds which have one stream only i use to edit the idx file and delete unneccesary subtitles (i watch them with subresync, included in vobsub, first)

Maybe it there a better way to do it, dont know

[BarnyGeroellheimer]

@DiPaSi
@vxvas

thanks for your answers and help, I think I will give it a try.