BD-Rebuilder Burn In Subtitles?

[ron spencer]

How does one go about burning in subtitles?

I have put suptitle in my avisynth plugins folder and told bd-rebuilder where to find it when I checked the alternate method for subtitles. I tried a quick encode to to avail.

what am I missing?

[jdobbs]

How does one go about burning in subtitles?

I have put suptitle in my avisynth plugins folder and told bd-rebuilder where to find it when I checked the alternate method for subtitles. I tried a quick encode to to avail.

what am I missing?Currrently BD-RB only uses Suptitle() to burn in forced subs. I'll look at ways to force an entire stream for a future version.

There may be a way to trick it into doing it now by editing the INF and copying the desired .SUP file. I'll have to experiment a little.

[jdobbs]

Ok. Here's a way you can do it. Remember, though, that it is meant only for ALTERNATE output.

1. Start a job. Let it extract the audio/subs, but as soon as it starts encoding, stop the job.
2. Make a copy of the .SUP file you want to have hard coded (but keep it in the working folder).
3. Rename the new .SUP file so the PID is 9999. Example: "00000.track_4608 - Copy.sup" becomes "00000.track_9999.sup".
4. In the Streams list, right click on the selected PGS stream and select "Turn subtitle ON".
5. Start the job again, and select "Yes" when asked whether to resume.
6. The job will continue -- except the stream named "9999" will be hard coded.

As proof of what is happening you can look at the VID_xxxx AVS file. It should have the "Suptitle()" line in it.

[ron spencer]

It would be totally awesome if you could make it part of the regular backup process (not just alternative). That is, a user could just say for the subtitle stream, burn it in no matter if forced or not. I just think this is cleaner for movie only backups, and for MKVs already made that have forced subs you want to burn in if you want to make into a physical bluray. Of course it is up to you and if you have time. Thanks for considering.

Cheers!

[jdobbs]

It would be totally awesome if you could make it part of the regular backup process (not just alternative). That is, a user could just say for the subtitle stream, burn it in no matter if forced or not. I just think this is cleaner for movie only backups, and for MKVs already made that have forced subs you want to burn in if you want to make into a physical bluray. Of course it is up to you and if you have time. Thanks for considering.

Cheers!You can do that for a movie-only backup by just doing step 4 in the response. If it isn't an ALTERNATE backup, it doesn't need to be burned-in.

[ron spencer]

If it isn't an ALTERNATE backup, it doesn't need to be burned-in.

Here is a scenario that I have come across. I have a library of MKVs with forced subtitles. All play great. Now supposed I want to make some to take to the cottage to play or the van, where there is no media server or player. I need to be able to burn this in bluray format and fit on a disc. Now I can use tsmuxer to make the bluray folder, but it does not seem to be able to set the forced flag. I think I need to do this manually with BDInfo somehow. It would be great to be able to run such files through BDRebuilder and create bluray output with the forced subtitles burned in (BD-Rebuilder is already encoding anyway right?). This way one does not need to be worry about a cheap player not recognizing a foreced, etc. and one does not need to go about the business of re-ripping and wasting time.

Not sure you agree, but it would be a nice feature to have a tick-box that says "Burn-In subtitles" and let the user choose which ones to do. I could do this easily with Handbrake, but I think your program creates better quality as I do not think Handbrake easily makes BluRay compliant files (haven't found a bluray preset).

In any case, that is my plea...LOL

[gonca]

In MOVIE-ONLY mode just right click the subtitle and select FORCED ON
All BD players should recognize the forced flag

[ron spencer]

In MOVIE-ONLY mode just right click the subtitle and select FORCED ON
All BD players should recognize the forced flag


I never knew that existed...thanks!!!