DIVX AVI SUBTITLES TO SVCD

[rhymo]

how can i convert a divx.avi file with subtitles into a svcd i tried everything divx to svcd is no problem but adding the subtitles is confusing if someone can help me out thanks !

[Tommyknocker]

What form are you subtitles in, and what have you tried exactly.

[bfk118]

im having the same problem.....i have an AVI file with subtitles that im trying to convert to SVCD, and i have no idea how to extract the subs. the subs are part of the avi file (not included as a separate file), and i know they aren't hardcoded because i can turn them on and off in media player. when the file is played in media player, the subs play fine, but when i use tmpgenc to save .m2v file, the subs don't carry over.

any help with this is most appreciated!!

[bfk118]

also, i tried opening the file in virtualdubmod and demuxing the subtitles stream, but the audio track is the only track that shows up when i go to the stream list

[bfk118]

^^^

[dafreak]

I've never seen an avi with selectable subs.
I've seen ogm files and mkv files with selectable subs, but never seen an avi file with selectable subs.
there may be a sub file in the same directory that your system is automatically loading when playing the avi file.
I would do a search on your hd for *.srt, or *.sub or *.idx and see if it comes up with any results.

how many streams does it show in virtualdub?
pm me where you got the file.
you've totally peaked my curiosity.

[teegee420]

Isn't it possible that the subs have been hard encoded into the avi?

[g_i_l_s_t_e_r]

Isn't it possible that the subs have been hard encoded into the avi?

must be it, ........

i hate it, when i get one of those, and the subs are in german .......

[Morford]

The VobSub suite includes a utility called SubMux, which allows you to multiplex a subtitle stream into an AVI file. The file maintains its .AVI extension, but the subtitles are switchable via DirectVobSub. I just did a quick test with some files I had lying around, and found that subtitles muxed this way are not recognized as a separate stream by VirtualDubMod, and thus cannot be extracted that way.
I was able to recover the subtitle file by opening the full AVI in a hex editor (I use Hex Workshop), searching for a couple words from the subs, selecting the SSA script, and saving the selection as an SSA file. This extracted file has the same CRC as the original SSA file I used.
You should be able to get your subtitles this way. If anyone's come up with a better way to extract them, I for one would be interested in hearing it.

[Firk99]

Are your divx encoded with vidomi ? The reason i ask is because vidomi places subtitles in a different stream but in the avi file (no separate file).

The problem with this approach is that (afail) only the vidomi player seems to able to shom the subtitles.

[dafreak]

The VobSub suite includes a utility called SubMux, which allows you to multiplex a subtitle stream into an AVI file. The file maintains its .AVI extension, but the subtitles are switchable via DirectVobSub. I just did a quick test with some files I had lying around, and found that subtitles muxed this way are not recognized as a separate stream by VirtualDubMod, and thus cannot be extracted that way.
I was able to recover the subtitle file by opening the full AVI in a hex editor (I use Hex Workshop), searching for a couple words from the subs, selecting the SSA script, and saving the selection as an SSA file. This extracted file has the same CRC as the original SSA file I used.
You should be able to get your subtitles this way. If anyone's come up with a better way to extract them, I for one would be interested in hearing it.

Hmm, good info morford. I didn't know that was possible.