Help for Multilingual Subtitles

[Tiziano]

Dear all

I'm using Adobe Première pro 2.0

I would like to implement multilingual subtitles that are selectable from the suer when he/she's playing the DVD produced.

I'm wondered if anybody can help me with this, please.

Thank you very much

[Ghitulescu]

How about reading the manual? :p
You can do in this in Premiere, but it's a sort of burn-in subtitles (one needs plug-ins, or use the DVD authoring function), better use Adobe Encore.

[Tiziano]

Just I have nto found anything in the manual ... why should be so compliacted to do something simple like this ?

I have not clue how to do it at all :(

[Ghitulescu]

Because you don't have the right tools.
Premiere Pro is a video processing tool, not a DVD authoring one.
And how to use titles and subtitles is explained in the manual.
For obvious reasons I cannot help you further.

[manusse]

Hi,

First make your DVD (using Premiere for example). Then use SubtitleCreator.

Cheers
Manusse

[Tiziano]

Hi,

First make your DVD (using Premiere for example). Then use SubtitleCreator.

Cheers
ManusseI really thank you very much. This is exactly what I was looking for since months. Fantastic ! :)

The only one """negative""" thing is that: it edits only VOB ... I mean: I have to realize a DVD upfront ...
I have only MPG files ready to be authored in DVD ...

[setarip_old]

@Tiziano

Hi!I have only MPG files ready to be authored in DVDIf you also already have your (multiple) subtitle tracks, you can use (Freeware) "DVD Flick" to create your DVD...

[Tiziano]

@Tiziano

Hi!If you also already have your (multiple) subtitle tracks, you can use (Freeware) "DVD Flick" to create your DVD...
Well, I have to create a text file for each language and with START and END poitns and so on ?

Look, I'm really beginenr with subtitles. I need to have them in multilanguage, but I cannot to know how to do.

The basic thing is that I already compiled the .MPG, with Premeiere, ready to be authored ... all the rest is completely new for me

[Midzuki]

Well, I have to create a text file for each language and with START and END poitns and so on ?

Look, I'm really beginenr with subtitles. I need to have them in multilanguage, but I cannot to know how to do.

The basic thing is that I already compiled the .MPG, with Premeiere, ready to be authored ... all the rest is completely new for me

Well, then the first thing you should be aware of is,
DVD-Video subtitles are "pictures", not "text". :) So you may start by creating plain-text subtitle files, but in the end, these will have to be converted to DVD-Video~compliant subtitle streams. Usually, this conversion is done by the authoring application itself --- DVD-lab Pro, for example, accepts common .SRT files as a valid input. The problem with the SRT format is, it doesn't support "detailed formatting", so to speak (various font faces, font sizes, positioning), and in this case, SSA subtitles are the best choice. Some authoring apps may accept SSA files, but Muxman and DVD-lab prefer an "intermediate format" (an index file, plus a set of bitmaps) such as .SST (from "Sonic Scenarist"). The recommended tool for converting SSA to SST is MaestroSBT. Subtitle Workshop is able to convert SRT to SSA, however its SSA support is rather limited and b0rked --- if you do mind having to manually tweak SSA files in TextPad or EditPlus, then you'd better use other subtitle editors, e.g. SubStation Alpha or Aegisub.

Yes, the subject is somewhat complicated. :) I suggest that you lurk around the subtitle forum of Videohelp dot com, have tons of reading and spend lots of hours with experimenting and practicing (like I myself have done, since November of 2006 :o ). Good-luck, and have fun! :)

[setarip_old]

@Tiziano

Now that you've made your level of expertise clear, I'd suggest that the phrase "Good Luck" is a gross understatement...

[Tiziano]

It looks alike quite complicated ... So many tools just to add titles ... hehehe ... ok I will do my best looking for those tools.

The important thing I have to know is: once I realized the .MPG file, can I open it ( just to observe positions ) with the programs Midzuki suggested ?

- OR -

Can I eventually open it with normal Media Player ( in order to find START and END positions ) and make subtitles with "SubtitleCreator" saving the language file and copy them into the VOB directory that NERO creates and afterwards burning the DVD ?


P.S. thank you for the "Luck Wishes" ... I think I will need a lot of :D