Subtile on movies

[mutras]

How do i set a subtitle on a movie i burn to a CD.
So the subtitle is shown when watching the CD on a DVD player.

[steveryan]

Seeing as though you have given no real information i'll guess that you have an AVI and .srt file, name them like this -

mutrasfilm.avi
mutrasfilm.srt

[mutras]

Yes i want to use that type of files, but nero cant add subtitle files to video CD's. It says invalid.
What programm do i need to use?

[Baldrick]

I guess you can use winavi or The FilmMachine and add the avi and sub and make a vcd.

Or just get a new dvd player with divx support...

[steveryan]

Baldrick recommending winavi? I'm surprised.

[buttzilla]

You can use convertxtodvd. It can handle the subtitle as long as it's in the same folder as the video and is named the same

[Ai Haibara]

mutras: What kind of 'video CD' are you attempting to make?

If it's a data CD, with AVIs that would play in a stand-alone DVD player capable of playing DivX/Xvid, it would help to know what player you're using. Not all players handle subtitles for AVI viewing the same way (or at all).

If it's a S/VCD, if I remember correctly, those don't support external/switchable subs, so they'll likely have to be hard-coded into the video itself.

[mutras]

I used the moviemaker, choosed a AVI file. and pressed next-next-choosed a .srt file and burned it. When i used it the movie was upside down! HAHAHA...

What kind of video CD? I want to make a DVD off an AVI file. That i can watch on my DVD player and on my TV.
The CD plates i use is called "DVD-R" Advanced AZO+. and it says it is 16x.

The DVD player is use is a Panasonic NV-VP30.

Please help me with this problem. I can use nero to watch it on TV, But i cant add SRT/subtitle files with nero.

[steveryan]

You can use convertxtodvd. It can handle the subtitle as long as it's in the same folder as the video and is named the same

[mutras]

Can you add subtitles to a CD where it is a movie already?
If i try to burn a movie with the program it says it will put a watermark in the middle becouse i dont have the full version...

[steveryan]

Try FAVC instead of convertxtodvd, it's free.

[mutras]

Can you use subtitles with that program?

[mutras]

I dicided to do one more try on the movie maker and it worked fine, but it is just one problem..
When i pressed view result all was fine. But the DVD-CD is emty. i saved it on my computer.
How to save the movie on the DVD-CD?

Edit: i mean save it so i can watch it on my DVD player

[redwudz]

Windows Movie Maker won't make DVDs. You have to output it to other programs to do that. Unless you are using the editing features with it, I would try something else. There's not a lot of simple freeware programs (All-in-One converters) that do subtitles. DVD Flick or FAVC are a couple to try. But the payware ConvertXToDVD is still the best converter, IMO.

[mutras]

But when i have an output.. why not just use an other program to burn it on my CD?
wont that be faster?

[steveryan]

Mutras, you are very hard work I take it that you used convertxtodvd ? Download ImgBurn, install it, start it. On your keyboard hit CTRL+ALT+B, find the VIDEO_TS folder that convertxtodvd created and drag it into ImgBurn. Select your DVD writer and burn speed then hit the burn button, make a cup of tea and watch your film.

[45tripp]

DVD Flick or FAVC are a couple to try. But the payware ConvertXToDVD is still the best converter, IMO.

In what way?

[redwudz]

DVD Flick or FAVC are a couple to try. But the payware ConvertXToDVD is still the best converter, IMO.

In what way?

I find that ConvertX seems to be able to handle most formats well and does a better job of PAL>NTSC conversions for the average Divx/Xvid off the net than the other All-In-Ones, again, IMO.

For higher quality conversions, I use the individual tools. Most often TMPGEnc encoder and TDA, along with ImgBurn to burn to disc. I convert the audio to AC3 with ffmpeggui. But with 700MB Xvids to DVD, that seems overkill because of their quality, and ConvertX is a lot easier to use.