Alternative to MaestroSBT?

[moko]

I try to create SVCD with optional subtitles (my player support it). I use maestro to create script for winsubmux but I'm dealing with hebrew subtitles, and the program have problems with right-to-left text and the bitmaps come out with the word order reversed. A friend of mine simply programmed something for me to reverse the order but it's far from perfect (seems like maestro reversing the order in a very weird way). So I need to know if there's any alternative to maestro for making the bitmaps?
a program that only makes the bitmaps with correct cropping (not script) will be just fine so I could use the scripts from maestro.

thanks

[htc10825]

I'm sory no knowing program, at least with support to arabic/hebrew.

[barakori]

Check out http://web.quick.cz/FKasparek/Software/DVD/DVDSupTools.htm - version 1.4 can show Hebrew (Use FontCharSet=177 in DVDSupEncode.ini).

Yet - the general direction of the paragraph is still LTR. This is usually not a problem as most SUB files assume that's the case (since Software Player's support for Hebrew is also limited).

Still, if you need real RTL direction, wait for version 1.5, which should come out next week (mid Oct. 2003), I got a glimpse on a beta of it that has an "RightToLeft=1" option in the INI file. Works perfectly.

Barak

[AniFarsh]

This is great Barak!
You solved my problem too. I been trying to work out the MaestroSBT thing (v 2.4.2.0, v 2.4.3.5 didn't work at all) and although been able to correct the placement of commas, periods etc (with a MSWord Macro), lines that mixed hebrew and numbers or english got screwd, and I couldn't find a way to fix it.
This little tool solved it all
One note, however, I found out that the "right to left" option should remain off, otherwise periods, commas etc. get misplaced.
I guess this is because this piece is using the WinApi to create the titles, much like I assume Vobsub does so if it's ok with vobsub, it's ok with it also.
I used the following settings in the ini file (version 1.51)

FrameW=720
FrameH=576
FrameRate=25
Delay=0
ShowBitmap=1 ---> To create bmps
DynamicSize=1 ----> Variable size (like MaestroSBT)
OnTop=0
Contour=2
Indent=40
Palette=3210
Alpha=FFF0
FontName=Arial
FontCharSet=177
RightToLeft=0
FontSize=23
FontStyle=REGULAR

[barakori]

AniFarsh,

You're right about the RTL. This is, indeed, because subtitles you find online already compensate for the fact that most subtitling tools can show Hebrew characters (and will render "chunks" of them from right to left), but the main paragraph direction is still left to right. It's exactly like having a left-to-right paragraph in word, and typing Hebrew text in it.

I needed the RightToLeft option for subtitles I created on my own for a short clip. I wrote everything in logical right-to-left (including the main paragraph direction).

[ofir_bl]

Hello
is this software can work with hebrew subtitles in dvd?
thanks
ofir