Dvd2dvd permanent subtitles

[Wiljan]

Hi

I have some dvd's with switchable subtitles
I need to create MPEG2 files with "burn in" permanete subtitles.

As I understand the subtitles on a DVD are stored as bitmap graphics.

First I tried to use the vodsubv2.23 in the virtualdub-Mpeg2 I never got any overlayed text even I could see all the bmp's in a dir on the pc, I can easily use other pluing on the virtualdub but not the vobsub, so I had to try another aproach

DVD2DVDv1.2.3 build does work but the overlayed subtitles do look very bad only if I select to have the text as white only no border and no antializing and no background it look's nice but is hard to read on white background

So when trying to use the border setting as black nothing apear what ever the bleand are set as... so now I have a gray border but still not same quality compared to the subtitles when play in a normal dvd palyer.

I hope someoone can give me a hint how to make this working correct

thank you

Wiljan

[Mtz]

In DVD2SVCD try to use the posibility to edit the avisynth script. When the window pop up insert the line for that. I think some search in the forum will bring you the line to wrote and I think is something like this:
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\VSFilter.dll")
TextSub("C:\Subtitle_File.ssa")
You can make a .ssa file with subtitle workshop. In the subtitle workshop settings for .ssa you can set the font, position, color, borders. (I'm using Arial Narrow 24 bold, and 26 distance from bottom.

enjoy,
Mtz