Is it possible to add "overlayed" subs on a VCD?

[abel1]

Can i download DivX subs and use them on a VCD? i play my VCD in a softvare player on my computer.

Regards Abel in sweden

[Vejita-sama]

You can create a VCD with permanant subtitles (that is they are part of the MPEG1 stream). In theory it's possible to make a SVCD with selectable subtitles; however, you need I-Author to do this (software is near impossible to find) and you DVD player has to support selectable subs on SVCD (which most do not, the subs will not work on your PC). However, you can make permanant subs on either VCD or SVCD.

Here's the outline of steps:

1) D/load the following:
Virtual Dub
and the VDub SSA filter
http://www.virtualdub.org

SubStaion Alpha
and the SSA script convertor
http://www.eswat.demon.co.uk/substation.html)

Install everything, including the VDub auxsetup to enable frameserving.

2) Convert your script to SSA format

3) Load VDub, apply any need filters (eg. resize) then apply the SSA filter and choose your script.

4) Check the timing/sync of your script. (Read about shift/ramp in the SSA documents).

5) Frameserve to your encoder (eg. TMPGenc)

This will allow you to create an x(S)VCD with permanant subtitles.

[ktnwin]

I cannot get to your second link for the SSA script converter. Where else can I get it.
Thanks

[holistic]

i can !
http://www.eswat.demon.co.uk/substation.html

[Baldrick]

http://www.vcdhelp.com/subsvirtual.htm

[ktnwin]

It works for me now. Thanks.

[abel1]

Thanks for your help.