Weltall
9th October 2008, 14:14
Hello guys, I have some mkv anime files with integrated ass and chapters. I would like to hardcode those subtitles and keep the chapters using encode via command line (I'm using Leiming's x264 GUI). I'm using avs files as input.
Which is the best way to do this? I've managed to extract the ass files, then use AVS TextSub () filter, it got right. But here is my doubt. Does PS3/Xbox360 read ass files outside the container? I'm encoding to play on those consoles, but I'm not sure about this. I mean, encoding compression is better with subtitles not hardcoded (isn't it?), then there's no purpose hardcoding those subs if the consoles could open them outside.
Well, the point is: If it's not possible, how can I hardcode them without having to extract of the original mkv file one by one? The same for chapters, how can I tell the batch encoder file to extract the chapters and mux them on the end of encoding?
Another point: if the consoles accept mkv/ass input (as it was before, then only reencoding the video, for smaller files), then it's possible to automatize this process also, doing the same thing as with chapters (extract the subtitle of the original file, then softsub it? This should be the best result for me, but I presume the output should be mkv, cause mp4 container doesn't accept ass, ssa nor srt subs, am I right? I really prefer mp4 files (cause they are a bit smaller), but I presume (again) PS3/Xbox360 players can handle Matroska...
I'm a newbiee, tried to ask the simplest way, but I'm not so sure if I was comprehended properly (I'm not an english native at all, and I'm learning it yet). Thanks in advance!
Edit.: Almost forgetting: When I extracted ass and chapter files from my mkv anime, some font files (ttf) it uses came along with it, but the fonts show properly on the video without the font files. Why those files were there anyway????
Here:
http://xs432.xs.to/xs432/08414/mkv427.jpg
Which is the best way to do this? I've managed to extract the ass files, then use AVS TextSub () filter, it got right. But here is my doubt. Does PS3/Xbox360 read ass files outside the container? I'm encoding to play on those consoles, but I'm not sure about this. I mean, encoding compression is better with subtitles not hardcoded (isn't it?), then there's no purpose hardcoding those subs if the consoles could open them outside.
Well, the point is: If it's not possible, how can I hardcode them without having to extract of the original mkv file one by one? The same for chapters, how can I tell the batch encoder file to extract the chapters and mux them on the end of encoding?
Another point: if the consoles accept mkv/ass input (as it was before, then only reencoding the video, for smaller files), then it's possible to automatize this process also, doing the same thing as with chapters (extract the subtitle of the original file, then softsub it? This should be the best result for me, but I presume the output should be mkv, cause mp4 container doesn't accept ass, ssa nor srt subs, am I right? I really prefer mp4 files (cause they are a bit smaller), but I presume (again) PS3/Xbox360 players can handle Matroska...
I'm a newbiee, tried to ask the simplest way, but I'm not so sure if I was comprehended properly (I'm not an english native at all, and I'm learning it yet). Thanks in advance!
Edit.: Almost forgetting: When I extracted ass and chapter files from my mkv anime, some font files (ttf) it uses came along with it, but the fonts show properly on the video without the font files. Why those files were there anyway????
Here:
http://xs432.xs.to/xs432/08414/mkv427.jpg