avi to svcd with subtitles

[civil99]

well this is for newbs and im one so here goes.

I have a divx and want to convert it to svcd but i also want to add pt subtitles, well what are the steps, do i first use virtualdub to add the subtitles to the avi and make a new avi, then take it to tmpenc and make the svcd, or do i make the svcd first and then add the subtitles, or is there a way to do this in only one step, ohh and another thing sometimes when i add the subtitles in virtualdub although i select the right frame rate, the come out "out of sync" with the movie, when i join them into just one file, the weird thing is that they are ok when they are in seperat files.

Any clues thanks

cheers

[mategal]

So,

I guess if you are adding a sub than you are speaking a different language than the movie )
It's usually the same with me, so it doesnt bother me if the subs are always visible ( burnt subs)
Vdub video full process mode, filters...
The textsub filter by Avery Lee in vdub solves your problem. Its pretty simple, use 16-18 arial chars, align to top, always letterbox your movie, and the sub should be in the lower black stripe. Adjust the alignment precisely.
save the avi if you want to. I frameserve it to cce, then encode it with avi2mpeg (bbmpeg). It gives better quality than tmpeg.
If you have any sync, cutting, joining, editing problem download the subtitle studio program, wich is very simple ( with some bugs ).

Hope this solves your problem.
Selectable subtitles dont work on some standalones ( eq.: mine ), so I think you shouldn't bother with them.

[xerulion]

how do you add subtitles?

[vince]

If you change the Directshow Multimedia priority to highest in CPU setting, the subtitle is added automaticlly to your movie just like when you play the movie.

[xerulion]

directshow multimedia priority? where do i find that?

[vince]

It is under Option->Environment Setting->VFAPI plug-in, and right click on it, you can change its priority.

[Garlik]

Hi i also want to convert a avi to svcd, i normaly use dvd2svcd (with cce) and it worked fine to this point.
Now i've got a avi with subtitles in the *.srt format. But the VobSub Filter (version 2.2 by Gabest) wants the subtitles in *.sub or *.idx. How can i convert it, or is there a filter that also accepts *.srt?
Btw: the textsub filter by Avery Lee wants a *.ssa skript

I already tried WinSubMux 0.2.0.2 (it can mux subtitles with a mpeg2-stream), but it only use *.sub subtitles...

Maybe in the next version of VCDEasy is a subtitle-option

Greetz, Garlik

/edit: The textsub filter however takes srt, but i have to use the full processing mode in virtualdub if filters ought to take effect. But i dont have 900GB free

[vince]

Textsub works with srt files, no full processing is required. Just add the filter and start frameserve to whatever encoder you use.

[mategal]

I think someone misunderstood sg. here.
SVCD has the option to add selectable subtitles.
I was trying to explain how to put ( burn permanently ) a subfile onto an mpeg video later on used for svcd or whatever.
Vobsub and the others make selectable subs but not all dvd standalones accept it.
Of course full process mode is required if you want to letterbox the movie and add the sub onto the lower black border. ( and frameserve the whole to cce )

[vince]

I always make permanent subtitles. My dvd player doesn't support selectable subtitle. The methods metioned above are used for permanent subtitle.

[Garlik]

Wenn i use avi2svcd funktion in dvd2svcd the subtitle-options are disabled.
I would preffer nonpermanent subtitles, but how to do this manually?

There is also a frameserver-option in dvd2svcd, how can i edit the Avisynth Script File? (i never used cce manually, everytime with the dvd2svcd-gui)
On another website i found the parameters to add subtitles with avs in dvd2svcd:

LoadPlugin("C:\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll") 
LoadPlugin("c:\path\textsub.vdf") 
AVISource("C:\path\test.avi") 
ConvertToYUY2() 
AssumeFPS(23,976 True) 
BicubicResize(480,334,0,0.75) 
AddBorders(0,121,0,121) 
TextSub("c:\path\test.srt") 
ResampleAudio(44100)

But where do i add these lines?

Sorry if i missunderstand some things, i'm not that skilled video-crack. I know how to make a usable dvd-rip with dvd2svcd, but thats almost all. I'd capitulate to convert srt to sub, because the result ist always asynchronous. (WinSubMux_0.2.0.2 can mux subtitles with a mpeg2-stream after encoding, but it use *.sub).

Btw: Thanks to you all for taking part in this problem.