Subs in MDVD

[hassegubben]

I spent a whole evening editing the MicroDVD player .ini file in order to load the Micro DVD subs I wanted to see in my movie(it was my first try with the .ini files). I finally succeeded, but I wonder-in BSplayer there is an option "load subtitles". I didn't find that in MDVDplayer. Did I miss something??!! I would make life so much easier!!! :)

[Rooster6975]

I admit there was a learning curve with MicroDVD, but once you get the subtitles working, there is no better tool. You have a great many options (change fonts, colours, placement, etc....)

The best way to use subs with MicroDVD is to create an INI file and rename it MDVD.MVD. That way you can associate the extension with MicroDVD and simply double-click on the MVD file to launch your movie.

Have a look at the sample .MVD file below I use when I create a DVD backup with multiple languages subs. When I want to reuse it, all I ever have to change is the AVI name and Title, and the filename of any subtitles I want to add.

MicroDVD works best if you change the format to microdvd's own subtitle format. You can do that with subconvert. It only takes a second.

You can also use native SRT format files if you want. All you have to do is rename them to be the exact same name as your AVI file, but with an SRT extension. MicroDVD will automatically show the subtitles when you play back the film. You don't even have to create an INI/MVD file.

[Micro DVD Ini File]

[MAIN]
Title=Men in Black
ID=12345678
Delay=1
[MOVIE]
Directory=.
AVIName=MiB.avi
[SUBTITLES]
Directory=.
DialogString=
EstimateDisplayDuration=0
1=ENG English ; Put short and long form of language here
File=Men in Black English.txt ; Put your Subtitle file name here
2=FRE French
File=Men in Black French.txt
Format=0 ; Put 0 here for MDVDP format, 1 for SubViewer format
Lines=3 ; Put maximum number of lines occuring in subtitles here


Cheers,
Rooster