Possible to rips hard coded subs?

[LordIntruder]

Hi,


I have a video with hard coded subs (burnt in the video so they can't be turned off). Is there a tool that allows me to rip them? Or do I need to do this job by hand for each sub (some hours of work).


Thanks you very much. :)

[Susana]

It can be done with subrip, File/Open Hard Subbed video files

[LordIntruder]

Thanks :)

You have to select a zone where your subs appear and click on the subs to select the color. In my case it is white but it is almost a nightmare to rip subs in such a way because subrip detect many white zone and ask me what to do.

As for the subs, many are not even detected. :(

It's almost as long as doing the job manually with a TXT.

Anyone knows why VOB can't be selected? Is there another tool that allows that?

Last: is there a program that when you display the video, you see a sub, you pause, you click and automatically the time is added in a TXT file. The only thing I would have to do is type the text displayed.

Because at that time, I always have to determined and add myself such things:

37
00:06:36,687 --> 00:06:37,881
How are you?

I need the :

37
00:06:36,687 --> 00:06:37,881

To be automatically added, then I type

"How are you?"

myself. That solution would be quite fast and subs always synchronized.


Thanks you. :)

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Wouldn't it be simpler to go back to the original source material (presumably a DVD) and extract the subtitles from that?

[LordIntruder]

Subs are already burnt in the DVD source. ;)

[setarip_old]

Subs are already burnt in the DVD source.I personally am not aware of such DVDs, but am always eager to learn something new.

May I ask the title of this DVD?

[Susana]

Yes, you'll have to teak the parameters and be patient with it.

Maybe, that subs are already ripped as setarip_old suggest.

[BigCondor]

I have seen this type of DVD here with some cheap productions converted from films with subtitles. I think the easiest way is to type in the subtitles with Subtitle Workshop. Preferrably you can join the vobs into one big vob (or convert it into an avi) and open it in SW.

[smiller667]

@Setarip:

Many older DVDs of Hongkong movies have burnt-in subtitles. One sample title? "Ashes of time" by Wong-Kar Wai, available on MeiAh DVD.

Visually stunning movie, c**p DVD with burnt English+Chinese subtitles (yes, a remastered version is allegedly on the way). Why would you want to rip subs? Because there are (sadly only slightly) better releases from France and Japan which don't feature English subtitles (only forced French and Japanese, respectively).

HTH,
Steve

[jhammer00]

Yes it is possible to rip them in idx/sub format which saves it in black and white images format so you dont have to recognize the letters.

This job can be done by SubLog (filter for virtualdub) or PodPis (another filter for virtualdub). These seem to be very helpful filters for this job but I couldnt get them work perfect. If somebody could make a guide...

[igorert]

You can also give AviSubDetector a try. It's a pain to configure but does a decent job on good quality sources if tweaked right.

[kumi]

AviSubDetector is excellent. It has an OCR mode, but I prefer Manual mode. It captures the timing, and prompts you to type each subtitle manually. Saves you the trouble of spellchecking OCR'd text later on.

[hlk123]

@jhammer00

SubLog Extractor has a very good online manual. I've used SubLog successfully. You only need the online explanation. He told you step by step.

But SubLog & PodPis can not recognise all subtitles. They miss several subtitles. I don't know why.

I only need idx/sub format. That's why I cannot use SubRip. Maybe I do not understand SubRip enough .. so that SubRip will produce only idx/sub output....???


@igorert & @kumi: about AviSubDetector.
I don't need OCR mode. I'm satisfied with idx/sub output. How must I set AviSubDetector?
OK .. I'm too dumb to understand AviSubDetector without explanation! :)

BTW on "good quality sources" (white subtitles on black background) I use esrXP. No missing subtitle! Very good recognition. But with (unfortunately) a Chinese online manual with many pictures!! :)

@Shalcker
You can write about your AviSubDetector a Russian online manual + many pictures ...?! :)

[ai4spam]

If you only need timings, set SubRip's Best Guess to Fill in after 1 seconds and let it run on the entire movie. It may falsely detect subtitles, but at least you'll have timings for typing into Subtitle Workshop.

[hlk123]

@ai4spam

I have many Chinese AVI video-files with hard coded subs. Not with alphabet but with picture-like Chinese characters.

I look for a software, that makes a idx/sub (VobSub) files from that avi-files. It is like SubLog Extractor but better. :)

Actually SubRip needs only to detect the subtitles and the times. Afterwards SubRip can output the detected subtitles and the times as idx/sub files. SubRip does not need to do the OCR.

Otherwise I must input the SubRip with thousands matrices! :)
It is impractical.

I have already the Chinese-OCR program, which out of the idx/sub files it makes a Chinese textfile (srt).

Do you understand what I mean?
I don't need Subtitle Workshop.

Can SubRip makes idx/sub files from an avi-file with hard coded subs?

[tominator]

I have seen this type of DVD here with some cheap productions converted from films with subtitles. I think the easiest way is to type in the subtitles with Subtitle Workshop. Preferrably you can join the vobs into one big vob (or convert it into an avi) and open it in SW.

jupp. typing the subs yourself would probably be the quickest solution :)) if subrip doesnt do the trick.

[hlk123]

I am learning Chinese. So I still cannot write in Chinese.
But I have a software that translates a Chinese text into an English text.