Multi coloured DVD subs from srt

[john@sympatico.ca]

I want to add some subs to a DVD that will have different characters speech in different colours.

I've been trying to find if it is possible to do this and if so, if there are any tutorials or how-to's.

I have a srt file that has a seperate colour for each character, for example:

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<font color="#C00000">What's the situation?</font>

etc... So I'd like to use that if possible.

I read in subtitle workshop that the markup should be changed to:

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<c:#C00000">What's the situation?

But I dont know what to do once its changed, what format to export as and what authoring tools will work with these colours.

For authoring I have been using SpruceMaestro, does the .son format support this?

THanks

[McPoodle]

Here is a description of the .son format: http://www.geocities.com/mcpoodle43/DVDMaestro/son_format.html. As you can see, this is a format for bitmapped subtitles (created by MaestroSBT). You can add Color lines to change the color mapping from subtitle to subtitle. Possibly better for your purposes would be the .stl format: http://www.geocities.com/mcpoodle43/DVDMaestro/stl_format.html. This uses text subtitles. To change the color mapping between subtitles in this format, insert a line with $ColorIndex3 = X, where X is the palette entry you wish to use (from 0 to 15). If you're working with the .spf file created by SubRip, you'll have to experiment to see what color corresponds to each number. If you're using the default DVDMaestro palette, on the other hand, the page I linked to lists the default color values. In case you're interested, $ColorIndex1 and $ColorIndex2 set the colors for two concentric outlines around the text, while $ColorIndex4 is the background color. $Contrast1 through $Contrast4 controls the transparency for the four colors (0 is completely transparent, and 15 is completely opaque).

[john@sympatico.ca]

Thanks this is welcome information indeed. I will have a go at this over the next few weeks.