HD subtitle ripping (SUPread)

[dr4g0n]

Few (friendly) advices:
1. Use formatdatetime like FormatDateTime('h:m:s.z', myDate) so the ppl regional settings won't affect.
2. In every loop use application.processmessages insted of item.refresh or similiar to prevent app from "non-responding".
3. Use image object to temprary load image, resize them and write output to file.
4. Do not use "writeln" to write to file, use memory allocating - it's more reliable, add manual #$D#$A at the end of the row.
Is there any api for image reading? It will be easier to insert it into supread and produce results with 1 tool.
Great job, btw...

[Pelican9]

Originally Posted by dr4g0n

Few (friendly) advices:
1. Use formatdatetime like FormatDateTime('h:m:s.z', myDate) so the ppl regional settings won't affect.
2. In every loop use application.processmessages insted of item.refresh or similiar to prevent app from "non-responding".
3. Use image object to temprary load image, resize them and write output to file.
4. Do not use "writeln" to write to file, use memory allocating - it's more reliable, add manual #$D#$A at the end of the row.
Is there any api for image reading? It will be easier to insert it into supread and produce results with 1 tool.
Great job, btw...

Thanks.
1. I'm using TFormatSetting, the result is the same, I think.
2. Yes, I usually use Processmessages, but until now I've tried with only little size subtitles, the process takes only a second.
3. I'm using image object.
4. I'm not using writeln.
5. What do you mean? What kinf of API? I think, there is no tool to handle this new subtitle format.

[Pelican9]

Originally Posted by Deckard2019

DVDSupDecode generates :

Supread generates :


As you can see, Palette info is in the .txt file. Also, Supread seems to always set Alpha to FFF0 ...

Yes, it's just a test, not the final. Anyway, this new sup has 256 colour, and the palette size is 768 byte...
Could you send me a txt which works with Subrip?
I cannot create a good one, maybe my Supread doesn't work.

[dr4g0n]

Originally Posted by Pelican9

Thanks.
1. I'm using TFormatSetting, the result is the same, I think.
2. Yes, I usually use Processmessages, but until now I've tried with only little size subtitles, the process takes only a second.
3. I'm using image object.
4. I'm not using writeln.
5. What do you mean? What kinf of API? I think, there is no tool to handle this new subtitle format.

1. I had same problem as you and solve it with formatdatetime. It forces conversion by user date/time format completly ignoring reg settings.
2. Ok, but extraction of 1150 images can take quite a while.
3. Ok, just a suggestion, is resizing works ?
4. Good.
5. I tought some component or API for image recognizing (OCR, reading bmp file and returning text) instead of exporting bmp and then using subrip or whatever to handle (OCR) those bitmaps. I'm pretty sure there's some of it around (will make user life easier).

Maybe u had some bugs in Delphi. Fileinfo says u're using Delphi 3.0 ?

[Pelican9]

Originally Posted by dr4g0n

1. I had same problem as you and solve it with formatdatetime. It forces conversion by user date/time format completly ignoring reg settings.
2. Ok, but extraction of 1150 images can take quite a while.
3. Ok, just a suggestion, is resizing works ?
4. Good.
5. I tought some component or API for image recognizing (OCR, reading bmp file and returning text) instead of exporting bmp and then using subrip or whatever to handle (OCR) those bitmaps. I'm pretty sure there's some of it around (will make user life easier).

Maybe u had some bugs in Delphi. Fileinfo says u're using Delphi 3.0 ?

1. My way solves the problem too. :-)
3. I haven't tried yet. Strech is working on the screen, but I don't know, what happens when save the bitmap.
5. Understand. It could be useful...
It's a newest one (2006).

[Deckard2019]

Could you send me a txt which works with Subrip?

1/ I can open the attached file in Subrip. But I can't get any subtitles from it
Subrip works great with VOB files but with image sequence ...
2/ If I open subrip.txt (from Supread) in Ultraedit, it says it's in Unix format.
I convert it to DOS format and then I can open it in Subrip.
But Subrip exits suddenly ...

[JnZ]

I try SUPread on Pitch Black and discovered this:

Exported images can be readed via SubRip only when resized to 720 x XXX. subrip.txt script works fine.

So I create script in PSP-X - increase contrast for 100% (liquidate gray colors), resize to 720 x XXX. Runs this script on all images. Then open in SubRip, set OCR sensitivity around 950-980, and all works fine.

[Pelican9]

Originally Posted by JnZ

I try SUPread on Pitch Black and discovered this:

Exported images can be readed via SubRip only when resized to 720 x XXX. subrip.txt script works fine.

So I create script in PSP-X - increase contrast for 100% (liquidate gray colors), resize to 720 x XXX. Runs this script on all images. Then open in SubRip, set OCR sensitivity around 950-980, and all works fine.

Good news!
Which version of Subrip did you use?

[JnZ]

Originally Posted by Pelican9

Good news!
Which version of Subrip did you use?

SubRip 1.50b3.
I think it can handle only images of specific resolution. I try 720x405 and works fine. Images converted like this: Black background with white text, preserved original pallete. I only liquidate gray shade beneath text (subs can be easily OCRed wia subrip). This action can be scripted in most graphics editors...

EDIT: Image can be 256, but also 16M colors.

[Pelican9]

Originally Posted by JnZ

SubRip 1.50b3.
I think it can handle only images of specific resolution. I try 720x405 and works fine. Images converted like this: Black background with white text, preserved original pallete. I only liquidate gray shade beneath text (subs can be easily OCRed wia subrip). This action can be scripted in most graphics editors...

EDIT: Image can be 256, but also 16M colors.

I've tried to feed Subrip with 720x480 size bitmaps, but always give an error message (1.50b4).

[JnZ]

Originally Posted by Pelican9

I've tried to feed Subrip with 720x480 size bitmaps, but always give an error message (1.50b4).

After some experimenting, I must say, that SubRip open this images very strangely. Sometimes not, sometimes opens only first one and next images are only black...etc.

[dr4g0n]

I've also got #$0A#$0D in text file.
Must use Ultraedit to change it...
BTW i use same source to extract subs as the Pelican9.

[Pelican9]

I don't understand how you can get 0a0d instead of 0d0a...

[Deckard2019]

Still working on EVODemux ?
Now we found a way to decode DD+, the only thing I need is subtitles ...

[Pelican9]

Originally Posted by Deckard2019

Still working on EVODemux ?
Now we found a way to decode DD+, the only thing I need is subtitles ...

Me too.
I've got an HD DVD player, so I'm playing with my new toy. :-)
But I would like to write back the compressed movie to HD DVD or BluRay.
Not an easy task for me...

[Pelican9]

Changes for v0.24

- Cancel button
- Remove 'Save BMPs'
- New feature 'Save bitmaps' writes PNGs and subtitles.scn-sst (Scenarist ACA compatible script)

SUPread v0.24

[tjf]

SUPread v0.24 crashes towards the end of the SUP file (line 981) during bitmap writing with Out of system resources message.

Is there a way to mux the subtitles into matroska container without OCR?

[Deckard2019]

It works for me but I don't know what to do with these files
I would like to have a .srt file, to mux into mkv too.

[Pelican9]

Originally Posted by tjf

SUPread v0.24 crashes towards the end of the SUP file (line 981) during bitmap writing with Out of system resources message.

Fixed (I hope).
Try the new beta.

[Pelican9]

Originally Posted by Deckard2019

It works for me but I don't know what to do with these files
I would like to have a .srt file, to mux into mkv too.

Sonic Scenarist ACA can read those files.
I haven't got yet a working OCR...