Subtitles Guide
Here is the guide which contain instructions on how to handle subtitles and make ‘paste’ subtitles into any video file.
Overview:
What are subtitles? They are texts that appear with the a audio-video file, in case you can’t understand the language or you sound is not audible enough or you are a hearing impaired person.
The subtitle file can be in any format SubRip (.srt), Subviewer (.sub), SubStation Alpha (.ssa), MicroDVD (.txt), etc..
The Framerate is an important parameter that you need to know in case you don’t have the subtitle file and have to scout for it. The Framerate usually comes in 23.976 FPS, 25k FPS or 29,976 FPS.
How to find what is the framerate in your the file is encoded? It’s very simple. Use Gspot codec information tool. More about how to use that can be found here : GSpot
Try any one of the options for “pasting” the subtitles file into your movie file depending on what media player you want to use.
1. You can use BSPlayer.
Just click and drag the .srt/other subtitles file to the playing area of the media player. Now It will play with the subtitles. This is the best way to play without any hassles.
2. If you want to use VLC player , then there is an option to add subtitles as well. But you need to play the file by starting the VLC player and not clicking on the movie file as such.
3. Using Windows media player, BSplayer, and few other players and using vobsub.
Follow this:
- Make the .srt and .avi( or whatever) the same name. You have done this. Except for the file extension, everything should be the same, so when you look there should be two files in the same name, only their icons be different.
- Now place them both in a folder. Name the folder also in the same name, but this is not required, but still do this.
- Now open the file, the vobsub should load (and hence the .srt)
- Even if the .srt don’t load, then manually start vobsub. Now make sure that vobsub is working by just starting it.
That should help you.
when installed and if the name of the file and subtitle file are the same, we get this icon in our taskbar and the options available under the same is also shown in the screenshot.
Why all this trouble? Just d/l BSplayer and drag the .srt to the screen and the subbies load fine!
4. Also you can try: Divx Subtitle Displayer
http://www.cooolsoft.com/
Where to find the subtitles?
1.http://subtitles.images.o2.cz/
This is the best place to get subtitles. Here we can find subtitles in many languages and different framerates. If we don’t find a subtitle file here, it’s more likely that we might not find anywhere else.
The only limitation is that we need to scout the subtitles manually and we have to enter the image code in the box before we can download. Also there is no advanced search wherein we can search for particular framerates,subtitle type and language.
http://subtitles.images.o2.cz/
2. Divx subtitles
Requires registration, but I bypass that process by using BugMeNot Firefox extension.
The advantage here is we have advanced search wherein we can search for particular framerates,subtitle type and language.
http://www.subtitles.ro
Hope this Tutorial was useful.. if ya guys and gals got any doubts, then post the query in the comments, I will answer them.
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23 comments ↓
Hey there..
Quite informative guide… Had one doubt.. Can i use subtitles for .Dat(VCD) or .Mpg files also.. coz when i tried finding the frame rate for one .Dat file… Gspot showed N.A..
Well heard somewhere that i can use subtitles with .Dat.
Any ideas…?
Dipen
No man.. I have no idea. I’ll get back to you if I know how to do it.
Maybe check here:
http://ashwinr.com/2006/01/25/.....omment-997
Comment no. 223
Oh ok…No probs… Let me know…if you have any idea abt it..
Dipen
Hi ashwin!
I can load subtitles while playing a movie on VLc,and this is all very fine.
What I would like to know is how to quickly “embed” these subtitles onto a divx/xvid encoded AVI file (sort of burn the subtitles permanently).
I figured out,suing Virtual dub and vobsub this can be done,but Virtual Dub is re-encoding the entire movie and taking may be 2-3 hours for this.
Any quicker way tp permanently etch these subtitles onto a divx/xvid files ??
Thanks
No Die Autobahn, I have no idea on that.
Anyway why do you want to complicate things? When you have a movie, then put the subbies also in that folder and any player will automatically pick it up.
Thanks , that was a great tutorial , i will go for BS player one
But , wat’s this ? :”1. You can use BSPlayer.
Just click and drag the .srt/other subtitles file to the playing area of the media player. Now It will play with the subtitles. This is the best way to play “”"with”"” any hassles. ”
Edit it
Thanks.
Good.. that you found this tut of some use. I edited the typo.
By the way. find BSplayer Pro. The free version is an adware.
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thanks a lot man……..hope vthe bs plyer thing works
Ashwin, how do get invites to these torrent sites?
VLC can automatically load the subtitles while playing the movie. But the filename of the movie and the subtitles should match exactly and both must be in the same folder.
Vlc can add subtitles,but how to synchronize these subtitles…..
Unfortunately VLC Player is not that good in ’syncing’ the subs. You can try it out of cource but it wouldn’t work 99.9% (atleast for me).
Go to File — Open file — then you click on “Use Subtitle file”. Next to it you file “Advanced Options”. There you can find options to delay or advance the subtitles.
Tell me if it worked.
hi ashwin,
i admit i am very new in this field.In fact.. began this torrent and subtitle thing only few weeks back.So pardon me if there is any mistake from my side.I too have syncing problem with VLC player but there are “srt time shifter” progs which solve these problems in most cases. Having said..that..i havent heared about BSplayer till i read your tutorial and will try it. Thanks for this very informative tutorial….keep it up.
thanks
mereeja-AT-gmail.com
mereeja -
Thanks a lot for visiting and commenting.
Yes, even though the sync shifter is there in VLC, it doesn’t works. I’ll try the program you suggested.
Oh.. i should have added the links too
http://www.effe-elle.it/srt/srtshifter.aspx
In the above site..we can select the file.srt and shift either forward or backward and its very fast.But we have to be online to do it.
And there is a prog too which does this offline. I think the url for that prog is http://www.wisgary.com/programs/srtshifter
I am still in the process of reading your old posts.. My only regret is that.. i was very late.But i got this broadband thing only recently and so i guess i couldnt have done anything evenif i was here earlier. Only regret is that all the good sites seems to be in invite only mode
One thing i admire about is your patience with the newbies like me. keep it up
Rest later..
mereeja
mereeja -
I’ll the post for the SRT Shifter program also. Thanks for mentioning.
No problem man, take your time reading the old posts. Even to be honest, I myself am a newbie. That’s why I write the articles in such a way that everyone can understand.
After a second thought…. I’ll write about the sync as a new article.
well..
er.. i have to write something off topic.
can i have your email ID ?
or you dont mind writing off topic mails here ?
anyways..
wishing you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY…
mereeja -
Thanks for the wishes.
I don’t mind any off topic comment. Go on.
If you want to email me, you can use the contact me form on the top of this page: http://ashwinr.com/contact-me/
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