SVCD style subs----> DVDsubs

Arianos · 23rd November 2002, 20:56

My "problem":
I want to convert-transfer SVCDs to DVDrs. I have found many methods on how to merge files, transcode, trick the player etc. So far, so good. Chapters is not my #1 priority.
My question is:
I have made my SVCDs with DVD2SVCD with SVCD selectable subtitles.After doing a LOT of searching, I managed to extract the subtitles using Vob2sub GUI 0.1.1.4, as BMPs together with an accompanying little *.sub file. I suppose that means SVCD (Philips) format.
Now, how do I convert these to a format that IFOEDIT, or any other DVD authoring program recognizes - supports?
Any suggestions welcome.

Arianos · 2nd May 2003, 22:26

Sorry to bump this old thread, but after searching all this time (on and off, of course) I still have not found the answer. As stated above, I can extract the BMPs and a *.sub file that states:
sub0000.bmp 00:00:06,65 00:00:09,68 368 60 168 358
sub0001.bmp 00:00:09,86 00:00:12,88 720 64 0 354
sub0002.bmp 00:00:13,09 00:00:15,49 720 44 0 380
sub0003.bmp 00:00:16,30 00:00:19,63 376 64 164 354
sub0004.bmp 00:00:20,30 00:00:24,00 400 64 152

etc etc
Submax 5 beta, still says wrong file or something.
Is there a header I must add or something?
Please Subtitle gurus

smiller667 · 6th May 2003, 15:37

Far from being a subtitle guru and having a direct answer, would it perhaps be easier to obtain the subtitles in a text format from a subtitle site on the web?

The tools I have seen will happily convert text-subs into .sup for ifoedit, but won't do the OCR step that would still be necessary in your case (.bmp->.txt).

Not a lot of information is available about the .sup format - I have no idea in which (bitmap) form the subs are stored and how to convert from your data (timed script + bmp) to .sup.

For conversion from a textsub file to sup, try dvdsupencode (from the suptools on this site) or perhaps srt2sup (http://www.shipleys.demon.co.uk/srt2sup.htm).
Good luck.

smiller667 · 6th May 2003, 18:58

Just checked doom9's software section - there is also a tool to convert Iauthor subtitles to Scenarist. So you could convert your Philips-style script to Iauthor, then use S3 subtitle converter & author your disc in Scenarist.

Arianos · 7th May 2003, 13:38

Thank you smiller667 for your input. I was in the hospital for three days and though still not completely well, I thought I'd write you a "thank you note"
I'll try your suggestions over the weekend, and let you know.

23rd November 2002, 20:56	#1 \| Link
Arianos Gone Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Greece Posts: 260	SVCD style subs----> DVDsubs My "problem": I want to convert-transfer SVCDs to DVDrs. I have found many methods on how to merge files, transcode, trick the player etc. So far, so good. Chapters is not my #1 priority. My question is: I have made my SVCDs with DVD2SVCD with SVCD selectable subtitles.After doing a LOT of searching, I managed to extract the subtitles using Vob2sub GUI 0.1.1.4, as BMPs together with an accompanying little *.sub file. I suppose that means SVCD (Philips) format. Now, how do I convert these to a format that IFOEDIT, or any other DVD authoring program recognizes - supports? Any suggestions welcome.

2nd May 2003, 22:26	#2 \| Link
Arianos Gone Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Greece Posts: 260	Sorry to bump this old thread, but after searching all this time (on and off, of course) I still have not found the answer. As stated above, I can extract the BMPs and a *.sub file that states: sub0000.bmp 00:00:06,65 00:00:09,68 368 60 168 358 sub0001.bmp 00:00:09,86 00:00:12,88 720 64 0 354 sub0002.bmp 00:00:13,09 00:00:15,49 720 44 0 380 sub0003.bmp 00:00:16,30 00:00:19,63 376 64 164 354 sub0004.bmp 00:00:20,30 00:00:24,00 400 64 152 etc etc Submax 5 beta, still says wrong file or something. Is there a header I must add or something? Please Subtitle gurus __________________ A picture is worth a thousand words...and uses up a thousand times the memory.

7th May 2003, 13:38	#5 \| Link
Arianos Gone Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Greece Posts: 260	Thank you smiller667 for your input. I was in the hospital for three days and though still not completely well, I thought I'd write you a "thank you note" I'll try your suggestions over the weekend, and let you know. __________________ A picture is worth a thousand words...and uses up a thousand times the memory.

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6th May 2003, 15:37	#3 \| Link
smiller667 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,125	Far from being a subtitle guru and having a direct answer, would it perhaps be easier to obtain the subtitles in a text format from a subtitle site on the web? The tools I have seen will happily convert text-subs into .sup for ifoedit, but won't do the OCR step that would still be necessary in your case (.bmp->.txt). Not a lot of information is available about the .sup format - I have no idea in which (bitmap) form the subs are stored and how to convert from your data (timed script + bmp) to .sup. For conversion from a textsub file to sup, try dvdsupencode (from the suptools on this site) or perhaps srt2sup (http://www.shipleys.demon.co.uk/srt2sup.htm). Good luck.

6th May 2003, 18:58	#4 \| Link
smiller667 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,125	Just checked doom9's software section - there is also a tool to convert Iauthor subtitles to Scenarist. So you could convert your Philips-style script to Iauthor, then use S3 subtitle converter & author your disc in Scenarist.