SRT & MKV, information please... :]

[jaeone]

Heya,

What is a .srt file? Is that a subtitle file of some sort? I have 2 AVI w/ 2 matching SRT files, when I play the AVI in quicktime - no sound, when I play in VLC, sound.

I'd like to burn these AVI to a DVD, and I have a DIVX enabled DVD player. What are the odds of being able to simply burn the 2 AVI on a data CD without their companion SRT files and still have sound on the TV? If I need to include the SRT, do they belong simply in the same root directory as their AVI friends?

Kind of a strange question, but I think if I better understand the importance of an SRT file I'll have some luck. :]

I have the same question when it comes to a MKV file. What is it? If I burn one to a data CD will it play in a DIVX Enabled player, or will I have to load into Toast, Save/Mount as Disc Image & burn w/ Popcorn as a DVD Video CD...

For those who have already helped me with similar questions, thank you very much - you are the ones who will understand that I'm really new to this madness... :]

Cheers,
- J

[Case]

What is a .srt file? Is that a subtitle file of some sort?

Yep, basicly a text file with time codes.

I have 2 AVI w/ 2 matching SRT files, when I play the AVI in quicktime - no sound, when I play in VLC, sound.

The sound is unrelated to the .srt file. It could be AC3 audio, which QuickTime only understands with the appropriate codec.

I'd like to burn these AVI to a DVD, and I have a DIVX enabled DVD player. What are the odds of being able to simply burn the 2 AVI on a data CD without their companion SRT files and still have sound on the TV? If I need to include the SRT, do they belong simply in the same root directory as their AVI friends?

Good chance the audio will play. The .srt files on the same disc won't interfere. If your player supports .srt subtitle files, then it should use them based on the same name and location.

I'll leave the MKV to someone else...

[sjk]

It could be AC3 audio, which QuickTime only understands with the appropriate codec.

Any reason to use that one instead of QT AC3 Codec?

[jaeone]

Excellent info regarding SRTs! Thanks!

sjk > I think I will use the Sourceforge link for my codec, when I visit www.insaneness.com/ac3.html it tells me I am... FORBIDDEN! (hehe)

so how about those strange MKV? Will they play straight off a data cd in a divx enabled player, or do they need to be pampered & loved before I can see their sweet internal video goo... <- say this in a Invader Zim voice

EDIT: so I've got my detective hat on, and discovered that a .MKV is much like a .AVI, ie: a container, and is called a "Matroska Video File"... excellent, but what does it all mean!? :]

cheers,
- J

[Case]

It could be AC3 audio, which QuickTime only understands with the appropriate codec.

Any reason to use that one instead of QT AC3 Codec?

No reason at all. They're from the same developer, Adrian Bourke, but your link is a newer version. I wonder why the newer version isn't on the Sourceforge page, and why there isn't a changelog.

[sjk]

The 0.2 vs. 0.4 version difference was a clue they were from the same origin. Thanks for confirming that hunch.