Embed Subtitles - Problem!

[sablerage]

Hi im new here because im in real need of help.

Im trying to embed subtitles into a AVI file with ffmpegx with no luck.

and your help is GREatly appreciated!

Im using ffmpegx and it seems my AVI file is unrecognized and when the encoding is done the subtitle (srt file) is NOT embedded in the video.

i am very frustrated can anyone help me?

[pirej]

I've never used ffmpegx so i cant help you with that, but this couple of days i have done some srt embedding to avi with virtualdub using plugin textsub 2.23 (from vobsub223), and it cant be easier than that.
Load avi, set audio direct copy, video full compression(or smart rendering ?) and choose the codec you want(tweak the compression settings), add video filter textsub, load the srt, set the style/font size-position/color.. you want, and save as avi.

[Ai Haibara]

pirej: ffmpegx is a Mac OS X program. The OP probably won't be able to use VirtualDub on a Macbook.

[Baldrick]

Moving you to our ffmpegx section.

[pirej]

Hahaha.. so that's why i've never used it..
Sorry for not helping.

[sablerage]

I am using ffmpegx but it will not upload the subtitles at all, i go into the filters tab but nothing happens when i press encode. im so frustrated

[Case]

Im trying to embed subtitles into a AVI file with ffmpegx with no luck. [...] It seems my AVI file is unrecognized and when the encoding is done the subtitle (srt file) is NOT embedded in the video.

To get subtitles (hardcoded, as part of the video) in an AVI file with ffmpegX, you need to use a mencoder preset, e.g. "XviD mencoder" (screenshot).

[sablerage]

Im trying to embed subtitles into a AVI file with ffmpegx with no luck. [...] It seems my AVI file is unrecognized and when the encoding is done the subtitle (srt file) is NOT embedded in the video.

To get subtitles (hardcoded, as part of the video) in an AVI file with ffmpegX, you need to use a mencoder preset, e.g. "XviD mencoder" (screenshot).

I did that and when i press encode it loads and then almost immediately says "finished" and nothing shows up on my desktop(where i said "save to")

[Case]

I did that and when i press encode it loads and then almost immediately says "finished" and nothing shows up on my desktop(where i said "save to")

To find out why it did so, I would have to take a look at the Process Information log. You may access this log by clicking the blue "i" in the ffmpegX Progress window after a conversion attempt. Please copy that log here.

[sablerage]

I did that and when i press encode it loads and then almost immediately says "finished" and nothing shows up on my desktop(where i said "save to")

To find out why it did so, I would have to take a look at the Process Information log. You may access this log by clicking the blue "i" in the ffmpegX Progress window after a conversion attempt. Please copy that log here.

Tue Aug 3 18:50:12 EDT 2010

like i said, it immediately finishes with no file.

[Case]

Tue Aug 3 18:50:12 EDT 2010

Not even an error message! I think perhaps mencoder and mplayer are missing or weren't installed correctly.

[sablerage]

Tue Aug 3 18:50:12 EDT 2010

Not even an error message! I think perhaps mencoder and mplayer are missing or weren't installed correctly.

i installed two components (when u first start up the program) but the first one i could not find, the url didnt work.

[Case]

i installed two components (when u first start up the program)

Did you unzip the downloaded file and use the Locate buttons to point to the binaries inside the unzipped folder?

but the first one i could not find, the url didnt work.

Please see this post about the same issue.

Note that mpeg2enc is not essential for the conversion you are doing now, as it is only used for encoding to MPEG-1/MPEG-2.

[sablerage]

i installed two components (when u first start up the program)

Did you unzip the downloaded file and use the Locate buttons to point to the binaries inside the unzipped folder?

but the first one i could not find, the url didnt work.

Please see this post about the same issue.

Note that mpeg2enc is not essential for the conversion you are doing now, as it is only used for encoding to MPEG-1/MPEG-2.

thanks i got it to work now, im gonna save this page thou for future reference.