Vobsub read the timecode wrong. Plz READ

[GZZ]

I have ripped 3 chapters from a DVD using Vstrip. The chapters are:

2, 5 and 7.

I then got these 3 chapters in 3 files on my HD along with the ifo file from the DVD.

I then open up Vobsub and loaded the ifo file and it did run fine. When it was finish I open up the idx file and looked at the timecode and it seems vobsub read the timecode wrong here:

# Dansk
id: da, index: 1
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: Dansk
# Vob/Cell ID: 1, 2 (PTS: 0)
timestamp: 00:09:03:820, filepos: 000000000
timestamp: 00:09:07:420, filepos: 000001000
timestamp: 00:09:10:340, filepos: 000002000
timestamp: 00:09:13:420, filepos: 000003000
timestamp: 00:09:18:420, filepos: 000005000
timestamp: 00:09:22:020, filepos: 000006000
timestamp: 00:09:27:660, filepos: 000008000
timestamp: 00:09:30:420, filepos: 000009000
timestamp: 00:09:34:820, filepos: 00000a000

If you look at the post the first timecode is 9 min into the video. This is wrong because the chapter starts play at zero (0). So I get no subs before it have been playing about 9 min and at that time the subs is WAY off with the picture. I hope you follow me here.

But then I used DVD2SVCD to rip the subs and it get the subs in sync. Here are a few lines from its permsub.txt file:

Start-Frame,End-Frame,Unknown,X-pos,Y-pos,Picturefile
324,409,0,184,462,--100001.bmp
414,482,0,190,462,--100002.bmp
486,559,0,163,462,--100003.bmp
564,684,0,123,462,--100004.bmp
688,774,0,171,462,--100005.bmp
778,915,0,147,462,--100006.bmp
920,984,0,187,462,--100007.bmp
988,1094,0,155,462,--100008.bmp

As you can see the first picture is going to play at: 324 frames(324 div 25 (pal movie) = 00:00:13:000 (13 sec) and this timecode is rigth.

That why I think(know) that vobsub reads the timecode wrong.

Can Gabest or anyone else into subtitle please comment this and tell me if I´m wrong or there is a problem in vobsub.


Best Regard

GZZ

[gabest]

It's not wrong, just not corrected to start with the chapter's offset. To find out where the chapter starts the video or the audio needed to be decoded as well, but vobsub isn't doing such.

[GZZ]

is there a way to do it manual Gabest ??

if yes please explain how to do it?

[gabest]

There is a way.

# Vob/Cell ID: 1, 2 (PTS: 0)
delay: -00:09:00:000
timestamp: 00:09:03:820, filepos: 000000000

It won't be exactly 9 minutes, you have to keep experimenting untill you find out the right offset.

[GZZ]

thanks. Looks like it works.

But is it possible that you can build in the offset, so vobsub find it by itself when making the subs ?

GZZ