Help with converting DVB subtitles to idx/vob subtitles

[Talayero]

Hi,

I usually record TV programs with my satellite card in TS format, and then I demuxed them with Projectx. By this way I get the DVB subtitles converted to SUP subtitles. But I haven't found a way to convert these SUP appropriately to idx/vob subtitles in order to use them with the Xvid file that I get after converting the TS/MPEG video.

DVB subtitles have normally many colours, and the idx/vob that I get using the Subtitle Creator tools are simply unwatchable.

Is there a way to convert the coloured (or not coloured, because I think the problem is not only the colour) DVB subtitles to a right format (idx/vob, I guess) that can be used with the Xvid format?

Thank you in advance

[Talayero]

Hi,

I've been trying for days to get these subs watchables with an Xvid I made from the original mpeg-2 that was in the transport stream, but there's no way.

I paste here a link to all the subs I ripped with ProjectX. There are three formats: sup, son and idx/vob.

http://rapidshare.com/files/144608202/idx_son_sup.rar.html

I only want to learn a way to compress my tv recordings, keeping all the streams, that's to say, including the DVB subtitles. But I'm about to give up.

I would appreciate very much some help. Thank you in advance

[manono]

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[Talayero]

Sorry. Now I have fixed the link.

[jman98]

Can you convert SUP to SRT? It's NOT required to have IDX/SUB format for Divx playback. In fact, in my experience SRT actually works more reliably with DVD players than IDX/SUB.

It seems that it's very difficult to work with DVB subtitles. The forums at http://www.doom9.net could be a good place to ask this question if you can't get help here.

[Talayero]

Can you convert SUP to SRT?

Thanks for answering. Yes I tried several programs trying to convert SUP to SRT, but it didn't work. The OCR couldn't recognize well the images.

I already asked in doom9 forum, but, as you said, it seems it's very difficult to work with DVB subtitles.
Let's wait to see if somebody finds a workaround or something that works fine.

[dave007]

I am trying to do exactly the same thing - its really tedious. Does anyone know of a special setting or something to make this run smoothly?

I am trying to get a process whereby all the subs can get automatically from all my recordings.

[manono]

Open the SUP file in DVDSubEdit. In the bottom right, "Run OCR". In the bottom right, "Save as SRT".

[manusse]

Hi,

You can have a look at this thread: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1163973#post1163973

Cheers
Manusse