How to convert caption file to text file?

[learninglover]

I want to learn French by listening to sound tracks on DVD. I found some soft war which help to extract the audio files from DVD. I am wondering if there is any software that helps to extract the caption or subtitle files from DVD. And allows printing them out as text files. So, I will be able to listen and read them at the same time. Thank you in advance for your help

[manono]

Hello, and welcome to the forum-

Subtitle files are on a DVD as images, and not as text. So, you'll have to convert them to text via OCR. For this you'll need to first extract the DVD files using DVDDecrypter (http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Rippers/SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.1.0.exe) set to IFO mode. You can extract the audio at the same time by going into the Streams Processing tab. Then you can follow Doom9's SubRip Guide (http://www.doom9.org/subtitle_guide.htm) to open the IFO and then to OCR to whatever text-based format you choose. SRT or SSA are good. Of the 3 pieces of software linked at the top of his guide, you'll only need SubRip.

His guide is old, and the GUI for SubRip has changed, but you'll easily figure it out. If not, come back and ask.

[learninglover]

Thank you very much for your help.
I downloaded all the files you suggested.
Only the SubRip_1.17.1 I am unable to open.

Every time, I tried to open the program.
I got the message said:"SubRip.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close".

My computer uses window XP,Intel pentium 4, processor 2.8 GHz

How do I correct the problem?

Thanks for your help.

[Slartibartfast]

I am also having this problem. Every time I try and open subrip 1.17.1 that I downloaded from this site I get "subrip.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close".

I have Windows XP with Service pack 2, Pentium 4 3.2Ghz.

If anyone knows why please help.

[manono]

Hi-

I'm also using SubRip 1.17.1, but I've never had that problem. I'm on XP SP1, so maybe it's related to SP2. I don't know. But if you can't get SubRip going, then you can also try SubResynch. It's included in VobSub (which also comes with Gordian Knot). Here's VobSub 2.23:

http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Subtitles/VobSub_2.23.exe

[McPoodle]

See the thread here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60508)--it appears that SubRip has problems with multiple processors and/or Hypertheading. Right-click on the executable and either set a Compatability Mode, or else tell it to only use one processor.

[manono]

Thanks for pointing out the solution, McPoodle. I wish you had been around 3 weeks ago when they were having the problem.

And rereading my last post, I see I had recommended SubResynch, without mentioning that you have to get the idx/sub files from VobSub Configure first, before then converting them to text based subs with SubResynch.

[Mouse]

Originally posted by McPoodle
See the thread here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60508)--it appears that SubRip has problems with multiple processors and/or Hypertheading. Right-click on the executable and either set a Compatability Mode, or else tell it to only use one processor.

I can confirm it works.

- Right click the shortcut.
- Compatiblity Tab
- Set this to win95, save.

Working! ;)

[Rumbah]

For me it does not work, I can't get it to run.

[niamh]

I think I read somewhere that subrip isn't SP2 compatible, but take this with a pinch of salt, because I'm not sure of this.