cutting subs

[shpanks]

i've downloaded several programs that claim they can cut subtitle files but i can't quite figure out how to use the majority of them ( the 1's i can do don't work :(). The vobsub cutter only excepts image subs (i tried using text subs of the same content and it didn't work). Can ne1 perhaps direct me through cutting ascii .subs or .srt's what ever u prefer. I have just about every program on this site that claims it can do it so u choose. A little more information... I am splitting subs for NEon Genesis Evangelion The colleciton 0:1 (there's 4 eps).

thanks

shpanks

[mookyking]

I use notepad :)

[masken]

"Time Adjuster v.2.8" is a very easy program to use.

Find out the CD1 *.avi exact length (for example 58:14).

Now if you have a timebased subrip (*.srt for example), open up Time Adjuster, and find the first dialogue BEGINNING AFTER 58:14. Let's say the next one after CD1 finished begins at 58:22.

Leftclick on that dialogue. Then click the "split" button. Enter 58:14 as the time to withdraw from the second sub (as that is the CD1 length).

Done :) Save the 2 files as new files. CD2 now might need some tweaking, since there's sometimes overlapping between CD's.


If you've got a framebased subtitle (like MicroDVD's), you should first of all make sure it has the same FPS as the movie you're trying to sync it to (btw; this also applies to timebased subs). Don't rely on what FPS some might write it is, check it out yourself ;)

Easiest way to do this is by syncing the start of the first dialogue on CD1 (if the first dialogue is @ 02:03 for example, and the *.avi is in 25FPS, that's frame ((02*60)+03))*25 = 3075). If the subtitles tends to lag or show too early after a few minutes, the subtitle uses a different FPS than the movie you've got. This has got to be fixed FIRST, before you split. There are several tools that can fix this, among them is "Subtitle Workshop".

When you've got CD1 synced towards the whole CD1+CD2 subtitle, you split it in the same fashion as with a timebased one, ie; at the length of CD1. If we take the 58:14 sample @ 25FPS, that results in frame 87350 ((58*60)+14))*25. So select the next dialogue that begins AFTER that, click split, and enter the calculated value to deduct form CD2.

"Time Adjuster" also has a "Syncro" function, like Gabest's "SubResync" has. I don't know how Gabest's one work, but this should only be used if you cannot seem to get the right FPS throughout the whole movie. the Syncro funtion in Time Adjuster can result in overlapping subtitles, as it doesn't adjust the displaytime, only the timestamp positions.

A very nifty utility for all kinds of *.avi data information is "GSpot", available for DL here: http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ Drag a shortcut to your "SendTo" folder (in Win2k/XP the path is %USERPROFILE%\SendTo ). Now all you need to do is rightclick the *.avi, and choose Send To > GSpot to get the length, codecs, bitrates, FPS and alot of other stuff.

[shpanks]

thanx dude works like a treat