Hardcoding with Avidemux

[suzieshooter86]

hello everyone, I've been all over the web looking for the best (easiest) way to hardcode subtitles. What I've found so far is to use MkvCleaver to separate video,audio, & subtitles. I then use Aegisub [A Wonderful Program!] to alter anything i want to on my subtitles, including the color. I'm not an advanced user so thats all i changed was the color of my subtitles from white to yellow, it stands out for me allot more since I'm color blind. After that i open up my video file in Avidemux, I found out after i opened my video/audio in the program the audio was alittle sketchy in preview and i couldn't see any subs from my .ass subtitle so i opened up the original mkv file with Avidemux and that worked fine, went to uptop menu Video>Filter> and added my .ass file i had changed the color to yellow on with Aegisub. I left both video and audio to copy my output format i changed to .mp4 i clicked save file typed out the name of the file ending it with .mp4 and voila it was done. It played beautifully and the subtitles looked good except the color was white with a black border.
Can Anyone tell my why Avidemux wont let me keep the changes i made to my .ass subtitle?

Also I've tried using Virtualdub i have a little success with it, ive done hours of reading up on what filters it needs etc. and added everything still i'm thinking my solution using Mkvcleaver>Aegisub>Avidemux is by far the easiest solution to hardcoding subtitles from an MKV file.

And I've tried using Freemake it picks up my video/audio fine but when it comes to adding the .ass after I've finished rendering the file, the video has audio but no subtitles. I don't know what Freemake has against .ass subtitles.

Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

[Baldrick]

If you want perfect ass subs must you use virtualdub with vsfilter or avisynth.

Or else try an older or latest avidemux beta build.

[videobruger]

Mkvcleaver>Aegisub>Avidemux

.. and my workflow would be

Mkvcleaver (Or MKVExtractGUI2)>Aegisub>MediaCoder (If fancy .ass select Avisynth on the video source tab)

[suzieshooter86]

thanks for the replies baldrick and videobruger i'll try both methods, I've hit the proverbial wall but I'll keep pushing through or drive a tank through the damned thing if i have to!

[Budman1]

Baldrick pointed out perfectly that Virtualdub works best for ASS and SSA subtitles when used with the VSFilter (textsub) and can now use external encoders to save directly to MP4 and MPEG-2 formats. If you wish to set it up an excellent link is at
http://frapsforum.com/threads/virtualdub-save-direct-to-mp4-fraps-to-youtube-with-external-encoders.2446/ to set an initial MP4 encoder and additional types can be set up with the 2nd post links at http://forum.timescapes.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=716&start=20.



Update: Sambat also posted a couple excellent links on external encoding with Virtualdub in this https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355062-VirtualDub-MPEG-2-MPEG-4-saving?p=2232636 post that link to:

http://forums.virtualdub.org/index.p...T&f=3&t=18840&

Two thirds down this thread, a short how-to.
http://forum.timescapes.org/phpBB3/v....php?f=4&t=716

[suzieshooter86]

Thanks Budman1 that might be exactly what i'm looking for since i want to put my video on my ipad

[substralleke]

It can also be that te subs are saved in ANSI, if saved in UTF8 AVIdemux read them and show them (srt and ass).