Tmpgenc 2.5 Subtitles Position

[vchavez]

I encoded my AVI file with TMPgenc 2.5 and added subititles
then I burn my mpeg file with VCDEasy 2.0

I watch the VCD on computer and looks fine when I put in my DVD Player
I only can see on my TV the first subititle line second one looks more down and I barely can see it any idea to fix this position?

Thanks

[Abond]

I understand you are making permanent subtitles. How you add them? Are they text based or idx/sub?

[vchavez]

This are simple .SRT text files.

[Baldrick]

but how do you add them?

using virtualdub?
using vobsub?
using ffdshow?


and one POST is enough. Deleted your other one.

[vchavez]

TMPgenc 2.5 grabs the subtitle with the same name that the AVI and in UVFAPI plug-in options I put High Priority for Direct Show Multimedia File Reader.

I'm using this tutorial for adding them with TMPgenc 2.5:
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/divx_to_vcd_page_5.cfm

[Baldrick]

change the position in ffdshow or directvobsub / vobsub.

[vchavez]

Sorry but I'm lost in this part

I encode my AVI file to MPEG with: ffdshow or directvobsub / vobsub?.
this software will encode it in MPEG with my .srt subitle file am I right?

Are there any tutorial with ffdshow or directvobsub / vobsub ?

Thanks

[vchavez]

Remember that I'm burning my final MPEG with subitles to VCD the problem is when I put my VCD in my Home DVD player for the TV subtitles second row don't show only first one.

[Abond]

Then again - ffdshow or DirectVobSub?
Anyway both have ability to position subs at the screen. So try to get them higher in the preview window of TMPG - you can deal only with small part of the movie, encode with different style of subs position, burn all small encoded files on CD-RW and test in the player

[vchavez]

Do you know how to make them higher in TMPGEnc 2.5
because I can't find anything about that and it will really help me.

[Baldrick]

Do you have ffdshow installed? Start->Programs->ffdshow?

When you play the movie with the subs do you see a green arrow in the system tray?

We can't help if don't know what you are using.

[vchavez]

When you play the movie with the subs do you see a green arrow in the system tray?

Yes I have VobSub installed in my computer and I get the green arrow.

[Abond]

Do you know how to make them higher in TMPGEnc 2.5
because I can't find anything about that and it will really help me.

Not in TMPG! You set the subtitle position either in ffdshow or in DirectVobSub.
You posted in the same time. So in the instalation folder of VobSub there is small utility called SubResynch. With it you can adjust the subtitle position.

[the * dude]

yep your subs are too low to begin with, when you watch a vcd on a tv all round the edges aren't displayed (cliped offf!!!), your subs are still there just off the screen. when you watch a vcd on a pc it dosen't clip it!!!!

[vchavez]

Ok I think I got you I configure DirectVobSub put my subs higher
then I encode again the file with TMPGenc.

[vchavez]

Ok now from here all goes fine I changed subtitles position now
my player has some problems playing VCD I used new CD-RW media
VCD plays fine after 5 minutes looks like an error ? tries to loop like 15 seconds. I recorded other MPEGs and happens the same stuck in some part of the video.

Is this something to do with my Home DVD player or because I
used VCD Easy 3.0 to make the VCD 2.0

Thanks

[the * dude]

hummm.....

sounds like a crap cd or burn, try doing a full format on the cd & burn at a lower speed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you can't keep doing quick formats on a RW, you have to do full formats once in a while!!!!!

worst case by a new one!!!!

[vchavez]

I used a new blank CD-RW so no need of full format.

Burning at a lower speed, lower than 4X? Ok I will try that.

Any other "good" software for burning VCD besides VCDEasy 3.0?

[the * dude]

yep save it as a bin& cue file then ur spoilt for choice!!!!

[the * dude]

4x should have been ok, maybe the cd isn't good.

if it was 4x (max) it should have been fine.....

keep to the speeds labled on the disc,....