Subtitles for DVD Rip

[stu_magoo]

I have just spent many hrs encoding crouching tiger hidden dragon to find i had no sub titles.. Pretty smart eh?? Not sure how to do it properly can anyone help??

[Sefy]

Hi There, check out my new guide, it also covers Subtitles using a couple of programs, you will find it the DVD Conversion Guide section below:
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/index.html

[vitualis]

For subtitles, there's nothing simpler than FlaskMPEG. If you do use Flask, I strongly suggest you download the v0.6 prev1.1 "subtitled fixed" version from doom9's site: http://www.doom9.net

The great thing with Flask is that subtitles are absolutely foolproof. You can even do a quick check to make sure that the correct one is selected before starting the encoding.

Regards.

[Truman]

stu_magoo, there are several ways to add subtitles. Which tools do you use or what is your favorite encoding method?

[stu_magoo]

truman - the way im encoding is by using smart ripper then dvd 2 avi followed by TMPGEnc.. im aware there is other ways to convert but this is the only way i have ever used.. its nice and easy to do but just adding subtitles ive never done before!

[randallc]

If you can find I-Author Deluxe you can mux multiple sound and subtitles and turn them on/off. This is the only software to my knowledge that can do this.

[vitualis]

This is only relevant for SVCDs and not all players support OGT (overlay graphics and text).

Regards.

[Truman]

Well, if you like soft subtitles, you need subrip to rip the subs off the DVD and to convert to a OGTxt file, that you can use with I-Author. However, only few dvd players are able to play that kind of subs, so most people stick with hard encoded subtitles (you can not switch them on/off during playback).
You will need one more tool to frameserve, either Avisynth (recommended) or VirtualDub.
Get Avisynth 1.05 and the MPEG2DEC.dll (MPEG-2 decoder plugin)
Read the Avisynth docs at http://www.videotools.net
Get the vobsub.dll (subtitle plugin).

You ripped the vobs to HD and created a dvd2avi project alreaddy. Then run Vobsub Configure. Open the .ifo file, select a language and hit the wide buttom in the middle of the window. Vobsub creates a new index file and a sub file, it takes a couple of minutes.
Then change whatever you like (colour, width, heigth, fade in/out etc.) or simply leave the rest alone. Then close the configure dialog.

Since you read the docs, you installed Avisynth properly and you know to write a script and save it as .avs.

An AVISynth script should look like this:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\MPEG2DEC\MPEG2DEC.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\vobsub\vobsub.dll")
mpeg2source("D:\THE MATRIX\matrix.d2v")
Crop(24,72,672,432)
TemporalSmoother(2,2)
BicubicResize(448,320,0,0.5)
AddBorders(16,128,16,128)
VobSub("D:\THE MATRIX\vts_02_0")

Ignore the lines 4-7, but keep in mind to type the vobsub line at the buttom of the script.
In the lines 1-3 you have to define the full pathes to the files.
"vts_02_0" in line 8 refers to the .ifo file.

If you are just starting with Avisynth, this might sound complicated, but once you got it, it is pretty easy to use.
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You can use Vobsub as VirtualDub filter as well. Rename vobsub.dll to vobsub.vdf and copy it to the VirtualDub\plugins
subdirectory. You have to convert the dvd2avi project file (.d2v) with VFAPI to a fake avi, that you can open in VirtualDub. Don't forget to install the handler (VirtualDub\AuxSetup.exe).
Open the .vfapi.avi and go to video>filters, add vobsub, configure as explained above.
File> start frameserver. Save the signpost file, make sure you type filename.vdr, not only filename.

VirtualDub filters only supports RGB colours, Avisynth both YUY2 and RGB, that's why I recommend Avisynth.
Also the encoding process will be faster (frameserving with Avisynth[YUY2] to CCE is double as fast as frameserving with VirtualDub )
Open either filename.avs or filename.vdr in TMPGEnc as videosource and encode.

Hope, it helps. Next time I'll write a shorter article or I will add pictures

btw, Flask might be easier to use (well,it is definitely), but if you want to make a SVCD, it is better to frameserve.


<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Truman on 2001-11-14 18:20:46 ]</font>

[duck712]

Thanks for this posting Truman, it was really helpfull to me as well.

I'm now using the DVD2AVI/Avisynth/Vobsub/CCE combo and it works great. I only had to add the ResampleAudio(44100) line to the bottom of your sample script to prevent CCE2.5 from crashing on my AMD Duron.

[kurtchen]

hi , after ripping with smartripper , i do the rest (including subs) with dvdx 1.6 . good prog fine quality.

[pinoy2201]

Yes i agree DVDx and FlaskMpeg are the easyest way to get subs...if you want great qualoty you can use plugins by Panasonic, Ligos, Cinema Craft and all the plugins work with both programs and give me great quality mpegs with subs

[Truman]

duck712, you can avoid adding that Resample Audio line by making a different default CCE template, namely one without audio conversion. But sure, adding that dummy line is not too much hassle.

[Dhruv]

Does anyone know how to make selectable subs on a minidvd?

[duck712]

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I tried that already. I disabled in CCE by default. Unfortunately, this does not work. As soon as I load an .AVS file without the 'resampleaudio' line, CCE crashes. This may be a specific Duron/WinXP issue.