Add subtitles when re-encoding divx?

[Hoox]

I want to re-encode some of my divx 3.11 movies to either divx 5 or xvid, because my Kiss Webtech DP500 player only supports that.
Is it possible to add permanent subtitles to the new divx or xvid from a *.sub file? I don't have the dvd so it's a downloaded subtitle (text format).

[Hoox]

I managed to get subtitles on the movie in vdub with this avisynth script:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\VirtualDub\plugins\textsub.vdf")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\mpeg2dec.dll")
AVIsource("E:\movie.avi")
TextSub("C:\Sub.srt")

The subs are loading fine with the movie in vdub. However when trying to encode the movie it comes up with an error.

When using Divx5 and fast recompress it says:
Video format negotiation failed: use slow-repack or full mode.

When using full processing mode instead of fast recompress it says:
Cannot start video compression: The source image format is not acceptable. (error code -2)

Same thing when trying to use XviD instead of Divx5

[The_Little_Engineer]

Why would you want to "burn" the subtitles in to the picture. As far as I understand the Kiss, both DP-450 and DP-500, should support subtitles in the .sub format, as long as it has the exact same name. I would think that was easier.

[Hoox]

Yes, it does now, but when I wrote the post in january it did'nt support *.sub subtitles :)

EDIT: Also it did'nt support DivX 3.11 back then ;)

[The_Little_Engineer]

Sorry, my bad. I was just browsing through the subjects of a search, and I didn't notice the date. Have fun with that encredible player :D

[ppera2]

What is resolution of source AVI? And what you get in V Dub (after adding subs) ?