How to add subtitles to a DVD?
Esther & Fester Bestertester
I've downloaded the .srt file from one of the public-domain subtitle sites.
Now what?
I tried ripping the DVD to my hard disk and putting the sub file in the
VIDEO_TS folder (VLC recognizes the file; it adds another subtitle option
under the Subtitle Track sub-menu), but nothing shows up on the screen.
Since there's several segments to the video, and the subtitle file needs to
be titled the same as the movie, I tried naming the file with the same name
as the first segment. But no joy.
Ideas?
Thanks!
FBt
Hunt
n...@me.really says...
Adobe Encore will allow you to re-author the DVD with the subs. You will need
to rip the VOB(s) to MPG-2 to go into Encore.
Hunt
Esther & Fester Bestertester
> to rip the VOB(s) to MPG-2 to go into Encore.
>
> Hunt
Thanks, Hunt.
Is there anyway to get VLC -- or any other application that will play a video
from the VIDEO_TS folder -- to recognize subtitle files without ripping to
another format?
Thanks,
FBt
Esther & Fester Bestertester
are the sub files and where are they located?
If I copy the DVD to the hard disk and place a sub file (containing my
language) within the video folder, would that work?
Thanks!
FBt
Netmask
"Esther & Fester Bestertester" <n...@me.really> wrote in message
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What you propose won't work on a standalone DVD player - it *might* work on
your computer depending on the playback program you have installed.
Subtitles are integrated into the VOB files along with the video and audio
during the authoring process, they do not exist as a separate file. On a DVD
the subs are actually image bitmaps not text based. So the ONLY way you can
add subs to an existing DVD is to re-authoring the DVD. This means you have
to first combine the VOB files into a single MPEG2 DVD conforming file and
then using a DVD authoring program add this video file and the subtitle file
you have. Then create your menu's and chapters etc. A simple 'one-button'
program to do this is VSO ConvertXtoDVD (no menu's in the normal sense but
you can insert navigation chapter points on a time basis - say every 5
minutes) Suggest you go to www.videohelp.com for more assistance.
Netmask
"Esther & Fester Bestertester" <n...@me.really> wrote in message
If you only want to play it back from your computer or over a LAN from your
computer you can do it by combining the VOB files into one file, renaming it
the same as the text based subtitle file. Then Media Player Classic or VLC
etc will pick up the sub file and reproduce it. You will need to install
ffdshow or vobsub on your computer. You can combine the vob files in most
mpeg editors and if you export the results as a MPEG2 file it should just do
a direct stream copy without recoding - Womble will do this as an example
but I'm sure there are a few free programs to do it. If you want to do it
from a conventional DVD player see my other post but basically you can't do
it without re-authoring let alone re-coding.
Esther & Fester Bestertester
> computer you can do it by combining the VOB files into one file, renaming it
> the same as the text based subtitle file. Then Media Player Classic or VLC
> etc will pick up the sub file and reproduce it.
Great! I'll be using VLC.
> You will need to install
> ffdshow or vobsub on your computer.
Why this step? I've got a player (VLC), and the subtitle files. What does
ffdshow or vobsub do?
> You can combine the vob files in most
> mpeg editors and if you export the results as a MPEG2 file it should just do
> a direct stream copy without recoding - Womble will do this as an example
> but I'm sure there are a few free programs to do it. If
If I understand you, this "embeds" the subtitle text in the video? I don't
want that; I just want to watch it once, on my computer, with English subs.
Thanks!
FBt
Netmask
"Esther & Fester Bestertester" <n...@me.really> wrote in message
file and the associated subtitle file (.sub or .srt) in the same folder.