I am new and need a little help

[Trash 222]

Alright, I have a movie file that was a DIVX file. So, I used TMPGEnc to convert it to and MPG file. Now, I want to burn this onto 2 VCD, with just typical 80 min CD+Rs. But before I do that, I need to permanently put subtitles on it, then split the file in half to fit it on both of the CD+Rs.

So, I looked on the site, and found a couple of guides. One option was to use VirtualDub and use the TextSub filter. I thought this seemed pretty easy...except I can't find the TextSub plugin! I've searched my comp, and found nothing! Anybody know what I did wrong or something?

Another option was to use VobSub and ffdshow. Then use TMPGEnc, and set it up so that the subtitles would appear. That didn't work. I installed both vobsub and ffdshow, and still, no subtitles appeared on the film when I went to preview.

Here are the guides I have checked out:

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/153058.php
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/87065.php

Next, I found another way. DVD2SVCD. I tried this one out. Didn't work. I just couldn't get it to do what the guide said. It got pretty confusing and stuff.

Here is the guide I used for this:

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/128720.php

All I want to do is just to add subs permanently to the video. Here is a little info:

-Video was converted to .MPG file-
-Subs are in both .SRT and .SUB files-

I am sorta new to doing this, and would really appreciate some help. I hope I've given enough information to give you guys a clue at whats going on. Thanks!

[mats.hogberg]

You add the subs before encoding to mpeg. The vobsub way would be to name the sub file the same as the AVI, and load AVI in TMPGEnc for encoding.

/Mats

[Trash 222]

Well, thats what my problem is. Thats the first thing I tried. I did the vobsub way. I even opened up Windows Media Player, and it showed the film with subtitles. But when I go to TMPGEnc, I click on Preview, and it just shows the film without subtitles. I followed everything that was in the guide that I posted.

[mats.hogberg]

Well, I've never been much for using vobsub for this - I find VirtualDub gives more control. I usually have the subs in some text format and convert those to .ssa and render them with Avery lee's subtitler filter. The filter to use with sub/idx (vobsub) subtitles I think you'll find somewhere where vobsub is installed. Search for .vdf (VirtualDub Filter?)files in your system!

/mats

[Trash 222]

Nevermind! I finally got it to work! I feel like such an idiot though. What I did was I took the original .DIVX file, and tried what I did with the .MPG file, using TMPGEnc. And next thing I know, I see the subtitles when I hit preview. So now I am encoding it to .MPG with subtitles. I really appreciate all the help you have given me. Thanks!