Deaf Newbee needs help

[GazBaz]

Hi everyone

Glad to be here after searching far and wide for my answers!

I have recently bought the first series of A Town call Eureka on DVD, nice, but no subtitles (english or otherwise).

Now I am reading a lot that somehow subtitles can be added if the DVD is played on the PC.

But which software (if there is one) I should use and how to set the subtitles up for this programme.

Kind regards

Gary

[jagabo]

If the DVD has subtitles you should be able to display them with your regular DVD player. Just turn them on (usually a button on the remote or via the setup menu). You can use any DVD player software on your computer to do the same. PowerDVD, VLC, MPCHC, etc.

If the DVD doesn't have subtitles you may be able to find subtitle files on the internet. They will usually be one file for each episode. In that case you would have to rip your DVD as individual episodes, download the subtitle file for that episode, and tell the player to display the subtitles. If you name the episode and the subtitle file with the same base name the player will automatically find the subtitle file. Otherwise you'll have to tell the player what subtitle file to display. For example:

Show Name S01E01.MPG
Show Name S01E01.SRT

Sometimes the language of the subs is included in the file name:

Show Name S01E01.MPG
Show Name S01E01.EN.SRT (EN = english)

There are many different subtitle formats. Some come as single files (SRT, for example), some come as two files (SUB and IDX, for example).

The subtitle files you find may not be for the DVDs you have. Different releases may have different credits, studio logos, additional shots, etc. You may have to adjust the subtitles to your rips. Most software players have the ability to shift the subtitles temporally (eg, delay or advance the subs by n seconds or milliseconds). Or you can use a subtitle editor like Subtitle Workshop to adjust the subs.

SRT subtitles for Eureka: http://www.tvsubtitles.net/tvshow-43-1.html

[handyguy]

Also:
http://subscene.com/Eureka-First-Season/subtitles-65681.aspx

[Nelson37]

If available, the Closed Captions file would also include sound effects in addition to spoken text. Playback is a bit more problematic as not all programs support this. SFAIK, anything that was originally broadcast should have had captions at one time, whether they are easily available or not is another question.