DivX to SVCD and subtitles

[Alexis]

Hello,

excuse me, I'm beginer.

How I can convert DivX file to SVCD with subtitles ?

I have CD with:

movie.AVI file
subtcz.sub file with subtitles. Subtitles are in TXT format:


{780}{876}Svet se zmenil.
{876}{948}Citim to ve vode.
{948}{1056}Citim to v zemi.
...

I know convert AVI file to SVCD, but how I can add subtitles from subtcz.sub ? Can somebody helps me - step by step ? Because - my english is bad.

Thanks

[machura]

I think, it is impossible, or no ?

[Alexis]

I think, it must be possible made it. But in AVI2SVCD is not options for file with subtitles.

[Clixo]

it is possible but you have to make the mux process manualy . you will need to convert first the subs to winsubmux or iauthor format, then cut them with the proper time for the mpeg2 file and after mux them
it is not very simple to do but it is possible .
i usualy use sub adjust to first convert them to ssa format and after use maestro sbt to make the script and bmps to mux whith winsubmux.

[titvs]

Hi Alexis

I was reading through the forum and found your question. Sorry for the answering so late. I registered very recently ;)
Well, as for your question there are two ways of doing what you want.
One is generating the bitmaps with the subtitles and a timecodes file and then editing the avisynth script. Thats a bit advanced :) or not :p
I do by the following way:

1. Encode the AVI file with AVI2SVCD module without deleting the files and creating the images. And also selecting a size for the cds of 790 (for the subbed file to fit on a 80 min cd)

2. I convert the SUB file (which can be MicroDVD or SubRip format) into the SSA format (Sub Station Alfa) using SUB2SSA. Your file seems to be in the MicroDVD format. To convert to SSA you need to know if your AVI file is in NTSC (23.976 or 29.976 fps) or PAL (25 fps). You can see that in VirtualDub.

3. Since the movie conversion will generally result in 2 mpg files i see the duration of the first and split the SSA file into 2 files at the time of the total duration of the 1st mpeg file.

4. I do minor adjustments in Sub Station Alfa and then open the SSA files in MaestroSBT to generate the BMP's. You should select 4 bits uncompressed and uncheck "Don't clip the bitmaps". Select also to generate a SubMux script. In timings you should also select the correct framerate for your movie.

5. After the BMP's are generated i then use WinSubMux to multiplex the subtitle stream into the MPEG file.
To burn the MPEG file into CD i then use Nero and the SuperVCD profile but you can also use VCDXBuild.

Keep in mind that the subtitle stream will not show on your PC. Well, i havent found a program able to do so :p The subtitles will be displayed in your stand-alone DVD player (if it is compatible with SVCD)

And thats it. Maybe you already solved the issue but i think this is a good reference for everyone :cool:

Titvs

[sahko]

I'm using the method you described, it works, but the subtitles apear later (1 to 4 seconds later, looks like it depends from the lenght of the movie) The source subtitle file is good timed with the divx. When I manually adjust the subtitles to apear earlier, it works.F PS in Maestro is set properly, what can be the problem?

[f@chance]

I just did this with the Spanish original of Vanilla Sky and it was not too difficult if you have a *.SUB file that has the bit maps and time code information if it is just text than make sure it is in the format of a *.SSA file. When you do the encoding just add in the AVISynth script the lines:

LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Avisynth\VobSub\textsub.vdf")
TextSub("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Source\mysubs.ssa")


Plugin comes with downloadable VOBSub.

This will place the subtitles in your encoded SVCD.

F@Chance

[Wilbert]

@titvs,

4. I do minor adjustments in Sub Station Alfa and then open the SSA files in MaestroSBT to generate the BMP's. You should select 4 bits uncompressed and uncheck "Don't clip the bitmaps".

Is it possible to make those BMP's with Adobe Premiere or Ulead (since I don't have Maestro)?

[smiller667]

MaestroSBT (not DVDMaestro!) is free. Download it from the full software page http://www.doom9.org/software2.htm#subs ...