Subtitles on DVD-SVCD, how?

[kristian1]

Hi guys,

I just made a DVD-SVCD for my Philips 952. Everything worked fine after following this guide: http://www.vcdhelp.com/svcddvdr.htm
I also followed som other guidelines as to do selectable subs on SVCD which I have done sucessfully with regular SVCD's on the same player. But when doing this DVD-SVCD the subs didn't show up and was not selectable in the player menu. I am sure I did it right as for following the SVCD standard but it just didn't work this way.

Does anyone know if its possible or does the fact that I fool the player into believing its a DVD is playing disable my SVCD subs?

Is there any other way I can make it work?

regards

Kris

[Stevmill]

I am curious about this also.

[kristian1]

I just discovered that burning a classic SCVC with subs in Uleads program doesn't work at all so I am inclined to guess that it is the program who isn't fully compliant.
I am going to try the whole process using WinOnCd 6 DVD.Edition and see what comes out of it. WinOnCd works with subtitles.

Let you all know soon

Kris

[Vejita-sama]

You can have subs on a DVD and subs on a SVCD. But you can't just 'turn' SVCD subs into DVD subs. They have to be ripped and converted first.

http://www.doom9.org/subtitle_guides.htm

Has some good guides on the subject.

[kristian1]

Hmm, I realize that WinOnCd won't work either since when you load up all the assets and hit "burn". The program starts to de-multiplex and multiplex which will make the subtitles go away.

I still want to do the header hacked DVD-SVCD but in what way can I make "DVD-subtitles" to put in and along the rest of the files. In Ulead I can get an output of all the filework which results in these files and folders:

AUDIO_TS
*empty

VIDEO_TS
VIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_TS.VOB
VTS_01_0.BUP
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB <---- The first MPEG2
VTS_01_2.VOB <---- The second MPEG2
VTS_01_3.VOB <---- The third MPEG2
VTS_01_4.VOB <---- The fourth MPEG2

I realize it aint as simple as to just drop in "subtitle.vob" but I wish it was. How can I make this easier for myself? I have DVD Maestro but I don't really know how it works.

Kris

[Vejita-sama]

Here's a Maestro guide:

http://www.doom9.org/mpg/maestro.htm

Maestro is pretty easy to use. As for getting the subs into a usable format that can be a little more tricky. Look at the subtitle guides at doom9.org (see link above).

[Stevmill]

Can you use the Svcd header trick with DVD Maestro, and does it support Mpeg audio?

[kristian1]

Well yes and no I guess. The header trick works as for importing the movies, Maestro scans it and finds it to be ok - but when I try to mount it on the timeline the program crasches. This could just be my computer perhaps but I am inclined to think that this is a common "bug".

As for mpeg audio I think it's ok, but I am going out on a limb here.

Kris

[Baldrick]

Have you been able to rip the subtitles from the SVCD? If not you can not make any dvd with subtitles.