Timing SSA Subs

[Sakuya]

Hi. I want to subtitle an AVI on my own. I've got the script done. Usually, I sub by using Virtualdub and stopping the playback when there is dialogue. But that just takes too long. I found a feature in Sub Station Alpha that you can time the subs using a WAV file. My AVI has VBR MP3 so I used Virtualdub to extract it as a WAV, direct stream copy. I opened it in SSA but it said it is not the valid Windows PCM WAV. The WAV is 48000 Hz. I read SSA's help documents and it says that SSA needs: 8-bit mono wave, 11025 Hz, and Windows PCM WAV format.

I used BeSweet to get that sampling rate, I think I got the format correct by choosing PCM (Wave/AIFF) and I selected 16-bit stereo wave since there is no 8-bit mono anywhere. So now I have a WAV file with very squeaky and high-paced voices. I tried using Audacity but it froze up on me.

[Tommyknocker]

Remember, you are only using the mono sampling rate to time the subtitle. Once it is properly timed and saved, use the original audio for your video.