Subtitles with CCE

[Wild Punk]

I use DVD2SVCD to make .avi files to svcd.
I use the encoder Cinema Craft Encoder 2.5.

My problem is that i can't add subtitles to my movies so I wonder if someone knows what I have to do and what programs I need.

[weeyoo]

I have frameserved using virtual dub and its sub filter into tmpgenc in the
past, but I have not tried this with cce, it might work, if you want to try.

[banjazzer]

One way:
Use DVD2AVI to create a project file. (.d2v)
Use Gordian Knot or FitCD to creatre an Avisynth script. (.avs)
Frameserve with Virtualdub using Vobsub filter. (.vdr)
Load into TMPG with SVCD template and save project file. (.tpr)
Convert to pseudo-avi with VFAPI Convert. (.avi)
Load into CCE.

Or are we talking about starting with an avi? In which case you start by loading into Virtualdub.

[sterno]

Frameserve with Virtualdub using Vobsub filter. (.vdr)
Load into TMPG with SVCD template and save project file. (.tpr)
Convert to pseudo-avi with VFAPI Convert. (.avi)

Are these steps really necessary? CCE can use avisynth scripts, and vobsub has an avisynth plugin.

Of course, I admit to being biased toward using avisynth for everything because I prefer writing scripts over clicking through dialog boxes. I also always run things like besweet and toolame on the command line instead of using a front-end. Being a UNIX guy has such interesting effects on how I work with video....

[banjazzer]

Are these steps really necessary? CCE can use avisynth scripts, and vobsub has an avisynth plugin.

Possibly not. I said it was one way. I am not conversant enough at present with Avisynth to produce my own scripts without the aid of an external program.

If you can incorporate the subs in the avisynth script this would be preferable, because it would be much quicker. However, using Virtualdub means you can at least get a visual preview of how the subtitles will look.

[sterno]

However, using Virtualdub means you can at least get a visual preview of how the subtitles will look.

I agree completely. If you use vobsub to rip the subtitles from a DVD the avisynth plugin seems to put them in about the same place on the screen as they are with the DVD, but for things like noise filtering I always use VirtualDub because I need the live preview to get the settings right. Same for locating frame ranges, I use VirtualDub to find the frame numbers to use in my avisynth scripts. The two programs seem to complement each other very well, especially since VirtualDub happily opens .avs files and avisynth can use VirtualDub plugins (not as fast as native ones, of course).

[ghoster]

well this is what i do after i get done encoding the movie with cce. i run VobEdit and i extract the subtitles form the vob files and then i author the dvd with ifoedit. http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/ifoedit-dvdauthor.htm
start at the third step and read on.