Soft-Encoded Subtitled AVI's to SVCD

[RichMan]

I have recently downloaded a bunch of anime episodes. They are AVI format and contain soft encoded subtitles, which means I need assistance of DirectVobSub to display the subtitles. The problem I have is I can't burn them into SVCD's because the video codec is Xvid for the episodes(the result would be an upside-down screen) and besides, I don't think the subtitles could be display unless there hard-encoded in.

I used VirtualDub to change the codec to DivX(Divx video's work perfect with Nero, no upside-down screen) but then the new video didn't have the soft encoded subtitles.

I then thought of converting it to mpeg with TmpgEnc and tried using DirectVobSub to (at the sametime) hard encode the subtitles and make it an mpeg, but for some reason DirectVobSub wouldn't turn on, plus the mpeg would be useless because TmpgEnc shows that it'll be too big!! (See picture for yourself)



I don't know why TmpgEnc is saying the video is 58minutes long. The episode is really only about 20minutes.

I don't know what to do, even VirtualdubMOD can't detect the subtitles. SO I couldn't dumux them if I wanted to..

help...

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[Tommyknocker]

What format are the subtitles in?

[dragonkeeper]

Umm. I do xvid to DVD all trhe time with no upside video. Do u have the lastest stabe build of xvid try Kobies build. R u using the lates buid of VIRTUALMOD. I've never had a problem extracting subs.

[RichMan]

What format are the subtitles in?

Hmm, good question. I donno. Gspot doesn't tell me either. I know there are subtitles though, because when I play it in Windows Media Player it works then DirectVobSub opens to show the subtitles.

Umm. I do xvid to DVD all trhe time with no upside video. Do u have the lastest stabe build of xvid try Kobies build. R u using the lates buid of VIRTUALMOD. I've never had a problem extracting subs.

So, you think maybe I should download the latest Kobies Xvid codec? then it'll fix the problem? I heard that SVCD's have the ability to turn off and on subtitles. Does this apply to soft-encoded subtitles?

Whenever I use an Xvid AVI with Nero. Nero will encode it, then burn into an SVCD. Then I pop-it into my DVD player and start it up and the screen turns out being mirrored and upside-down.

I'm using an old version of Nero Express, I think it's in the 5.5... version area. The software came with my CD Burner so i've just been using it.

[RichMan]

New! Today I got frustrated, so just for the hell of it I decided to make an SVCD using the AVI's to see what would happen. To my surprise, the SVCD came out fine. The screen wasn't upside-down! but, bad part is, there were no subtitles, I even pressed the Subtitles button on my remote to see if maybe the soft-encoded subtitles would turn on, but they didn't. So I tried it on another DVD-player in my house and it played, but still no subtitles. Is there a special SVCD making program I have to use for the subtitle no/off thing to work. I read somewhere that you can only have this option with SVCD's. I used Nero Express 5.5... to make this SVCD.

[RichMan]

What do I use to Demux/Extract the subtitles? Is there a program that will demux/extract soft encoded subtitles? If so, what is it and where can I download it?