how do i add subtitles?

[alexanne]

i downloaded this movie off the internet, and is in divx format, i found this website where you can download subtitles, but after i download them, how can i add them to the movie to be able to burn with nero to a dvd+r?

[Cunhambebe]

There are many ways to add subs to your AVi file:

1.Permanent or Hard subs - cannot be turned off. You'll probably have to re-encode the file for instance with VirtualDub;
2.Soft Subs - you can multiplex the subs with VirtualDub;
3.Soft Subs - maybe the best way to add subs. Please read the following explanation:

1.Create a new folder and give it a name, for instance, the name of the movie;
2.Drop your AVI there as well as your subtitle file. You must check out the extension (.SRT is a good choice since this way you'll have subs for your PC and your TV - I'll explain this later)***;
3.If the file is not .SRT you may use Subtitle Workshop to convert it;
4.Name the file as shown here:
nameofthemovie.en.SRT or
nameofthemovie.fr.SRT or
nameofthemovie.pt.SRT
(please note that en stands for english, fr for french, pt for portuguese, and so on...check out the language of the subtitle file);
5.Download and isntall the ffdshow filter to watch movies + subs on you pc;
6.Get that folder and burn a CD or a DVD data disc. Make sure your DVD player is compatible with Divx and Xvid. This way you can use your Remote control to turn on and off the subs as you usually do with regular DVDs.
***That's why the .SRT file is good. Subtitles as .txt (text files) only show on computers (are not compatible with DVD players).
Hope it helps.

[alexanne]

ok. what if i converted that avi file to dvd already using divxtodvd, and wanted to add the subtitles to then burn the whole thing with nero? can i do that?

[Cunhambebe]

I don't know if this application supports subtitles, but you can try. If you had Vegas and Sony DVDA you could convert the AVI to MPEG2 with Vegas, drop the file into DVDA and import the subs (one more time, you would have to convert the subtitle file to an extension compatible with DVDA). Sometime ago a friend wrote this:
According to Sony, it'll accept subtitle files written in Sonic DVD Creator or Mac DVD Studio Pro formats. After playing with Subtitle Workshop and creating some sample subtitles, I found that the Sonic DVD Creator format is the best one to use.

[ricardouk]

u can add srt to avi using srt2bmp

use google to findit, guide included in it.

very easy to use and doesnt reconvert the avi.

best of all is that u can modify the subs(size, color.position etc)

[alexanne]

the subtitle extension that i get from that website is .srt, do you know if that will be compatible?

[Baldrick]

divxtodvd supports srt subs. just add the avi and the srt in divxtodvd and convert to dvd.

ricardouk: it sounds like alexanne wants dvd-video...not divx on dvdr.

[ricardouk]

u can add multiple subs and switch between them like if it was a dvd. i convert my dvds with autogk, rip the subs with subrip and add them with srt2bmp

3 star program but not yet "spread" enough on th e forums.

[ricardouk]

to answer your pm alexane

1-i would demultiplex the vobs with vobedit
2-convertyour subs to ssa format with subtitle workshop
3-use muxman to load the elementary audio and video created by vobedit into muxman and load the subs as well and author

[ricardouk]

to convert avi to meg2/dvd i sugest using Quenc, took me a while to get the grips with it but its an hell of a tool and free as well

[alexanne]

u said this: divxtodvd supports srt subs. just add the avi and the srt in divxtodvd and convert to dvd.

ricardouk: it sounds like alexanne wants dvd-video...not divx on dvdr


im doing that as of right now. once is converted to dvd, will the subtitles be on the movie without a problem, so i can just burn right away?

[clairew]

Hi,

Yes they will be there no problem

you might want to take a look at this guide just to make sure.

Also know that if they do not appear you simply need to hit the button "subtitles" on your dvd players remote control.

[ricardouk]

by personal experience if quality is important to you i still would sugest converting the avi to dvd with Quenc, its free and beats divxtodvd vsodivxtodvd programs

open quenc and just load the avi file. amazing quality for a free program