Weird problem coverting .ssa to .sst using MaestroSBT

[DaSilva]

Hya,

I followed subtitle part of Doom9's guide "CCE and Ifoedit" to the letter but when I start to convert the subtitles in MaestroSBT i get the following message:

Subtitle removed due to negative time span: 00:00:00:02 --> 00:00:00:01
This may be due to misuse of ABSOLUTEIN or ABSOLUTEOUT tags.

NED000001.bmp

SSA Script line is:
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:00.05,0:00:00.07,*Default,1,0000,0000,0000,,NED000001.bmp

I get this error for about 20 subtitles spread all over the movie (like 1, 97, 125, ...)
And when I compile my project the subtitles are completely out of sync because these errors.

Any help would be much appreciated!

[Doom9]

I assume that's because you set the wrong timebase in maestrosbt.. it has happened to me, too.. or was that me ripping subtitles from the wrong movie? it was one of the two though

[DaSilva]

What do you mean with timebase?
Is that the option where I have to set it as 25fps in and 25fps out (it's a pal dvd)?

I tried various things but can't find the solution.
Help I'm that close to the end of the complicated task transcoding with cce and remuxing with scenarist and i get stuck on these stupid subs :(

Funny thing is I just tried the EXACT same method for another movie and then it works flawlessly!
So Vanilla Sky works and 3000 Miles To Graceland doesn't.
Go figure?????

[H-O-V-E-R]

Anyone have an answer to this problem?

I am having the same problem

[Abond]

You can try to convert to .ssa with SubtitleStudio

[oddyseus]

the duration of the subs in question are 2 frames. Is it possible for the programm to have problems ripping such short duration subs?

Can u manually lengthen the duration to a sec?

[Eyes`Only]

I used to get this all the time, the solution is simple, though not preferred, it works perfect.

Write down each timecode that is giving you this problem. Go into the .ssa manually and edit each of these lines to give the endtime a little more duration after the start time (you'll notice they're really close when you look at the lines). Save the .ssa and retry it in MaestroSBT.

You should have no more issues and your subs will be in perfect sync (except for the timecodes you modified, they will now stay on the screen a little bit longer than usual)