Editing IDX file [Archive]

allouh

14th July 2006, 02:42

hello friends
i have been looking for a program that can edit the timing for extracted dvd subtitles.
The extracted subtitle consists of two main files, the bitmap file(SUB) and the text file(IDX), non of any program i know that edit subtitles can open this file for edit.
anyone can help me if there is such a program.
I hope...
thanx in advance.

unskinnyboy

14th July 2006, 04:21

Subresync, bundled with the VobSub package, is what you need. It should be under the VobSub program group in your programs menu.

allouh

14th July 2006, 06:51

I tried this program, it open the files but there is no option to edit the timing.
i forget to mention that the language i need is impossible for ocr to recognize so I need to edit the IDX file directly without converting it to other format.

unskinnyboy

14th July 2006, 14:06

Wesmosis

13th August 2006, 16:38

and plz how can I edit the subtitles in the idx sub files, not only the timing

HymnToLife

13th August 2006, 16:42

What do you mean "edit" ?

Anyway, you can't do much editing on picture-based subs, as far as I know. You'll have to convert them in text-based subs if you want to edit them.

Wesmosis

13th August 2006, 18:45

What do you mean "edit" ?

Anyway, you can't do much editing on picture-based subs, as far as I know. You'll have to convert them in text-based subs if you want to edit them.
yeah EDIT. like correcting a spelling or changing a word that I don't like
so those .sub and .idx can't be edited?

setarip_old

13th August 2006, 19:13

@Wesmosis

Hi!

I presume you have a ripped DVD. If so, you might want to look into "DVD SubEdit" at:

http://www.videohelp.com/~DVDSubEdit/
DVDSubEdit works with vob files or sup files (created for example by PgcDemux, or VobEdit) and does not require any demuxing/remuxing (it works directly inside the VOB files, and processing is quasi instantaneous).

DVDSubEdit allows you to remove annoying parts in your subtitles (for example, text intended for hearing-impaired persons). You can also selectively remove typos in the subtitles, all this without re-authoring!
DVDSubEdit saves your changes directly inside the vob files (which is very quick), and also lets you export your subs to .sup and .srt format. You can also save individual subs as ppm.

Wesmosis

14th August 2006, 20:46

@Wesmosis

Hi!

I presume you have a ripped DVD. If so, you might want to look into "DVD SubEdit" at:

http://www.videohelp.com/~DVDSubEdit/

@SetRip
Hi! it's bin a while ha :)

anyway, of course I riped a couple of DVDs with thier Subtitles by VobSub but I wanted to edit those .sub and .idx

DVDSubEdit looks awesome! I'll give it a shot
TIA

borry

20th August 2006, 00:31

You`ll have to convert these subs to a text format (.srt).
This can be done by vobsub or subrip.

Wesmosis

20th August 2006, 14:47

You`ll have to convert these subs to a text format (.srt).
This can be done by vobsub or subrip.
pardon me, but how to convert them into .srt files? :)

christopherw

21st August 2006, 23:43

@SetRip
Hi! it's bin a while ha :)

anyway, of course I riped a couple of DVDs with thier Subtitles by VobSub but I wanted to edit those .sub and .idx

DVDSubEdit looks awesome! I'll give it a shot
TIA

Indeed, SubEdit looks very promising, although I've found a very odd problem with SubEdit, which I think I've diagnosed as a bug...

This is what it is: it opens fine, but soon as I load in a VOB, it seems to overlay the video preview window on top of the main window at full resolution, thus obscuring the controls inside the main window of the application - but oddly, some of the draggable controls / sliders remain visible until I drag the window - then the black video overlay obscures everything. However, I can click everything as normal - but it's totally useless given that I can't see what I'm doing!

The problem occurs with 1.322, so I'm guessing it's a codec issue (and I'll try rejigging) - but has anybody else experienced this problem with SubEdit? For the record, tabbing round to the "Show Video Frame" tickbox (which also shows it 'through' the overlay as soon as it becomes the selected element), and unticking the box shows the subtitles correctly with no video content... So it's definitely one of those weird codec problems, but it's still annoying! :D) From my initial deductions it looks like a problem with the way SubEdit handles VOB files with no video content, only a subtitle stream (I ripped out the subtitles from the original VOB set into another set of VOBs using both DVD Decrypter and Smartripper (I always try stuff in two apps just for comparison), and SubEdit seems to barf because there's no video content to display. If I open a VOB set of the same DVD which was just straight-ripped from the DVD, keeping all the original streams (including video). A new bug? :)

I can post screengrabs if anybody wants to see what I'm talking about with the blank overlay obscuring the window controls...

The app looks like it works great for less 'odd' ;) VOBs containing subtitles you wish to manipulate, but just keep in mind what I mentioned earlier if you have VOBs with only subtitles and no video.

setarip_old

22nd August 2006, 06:02

@christopherw

Hi!

Have you tried increasing your screen resolution?

allouh

12th December 2006, 01:49

To edit the timings, single-click on a timing once to select it, and then single-click it again to make it editable.

Step 1
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4168/subresyncselect6qq.jpg

Step 2
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5329/subresyncedit7pj.jpg

You don't need to convert it to any other format.

sorry for this late reply
This method is good for editing single lines inside a subtitle file.
what about time shifting and time stretching for 20 different subtitles
i wonder if there is a program that can process such files in a quick way.

unskinnyboy

12th December 2006, 05:12

When you change the timings on one line, Subresync will change all the other lines too accordingly to keep the subs in sync. Now, all this is for one language. Similarly you have to do it for every language. If you have 20 languages (never seen a DVD with such a big subpack, but anyway), then it is a pain. I don't know of any program which will fix all the languages in one shot.