How to burn subtitles into picture using Megui???

[Patrick_H]

Hi!

How do I burn in subtitles into the picture using Megui?
I found nothing in the forum, so clould someone hepl me please?

I've heard someting of VSfilter or something (DirectVobSub), but I don't know how to use it.
And since the Video is in Mp4 I can't use Virtual Dub.

Thanks for your help!

[chupacabra]

You could convert MPEG-4 to uncompressed AVI, add the subtitles with VobSub/VirtualDub and than recompress to MPEG-4 with MeGUI/x264. I know this sound ridiculous but it's the only idea I have, since I don't know about any tool that can add subtitles to MPEG-4 file.

[Patrick_H]

That sounds a lot of work and probably takes a long time.

Is there no way to tell Megui to burn the subtitles into the movie? Or can I change the avisynth file, so that it burns the subtitles in? I mean the source is a DVD, so I don't have to make a mp4 out of the dvd, then convert it to uncompressed avi and back into mp4.

[Midzuki]

Or can I change the avisynth file, so that it burns the subtitles in?

Yes, you can. Example:

LoadPlugin("Path-to\Vsfilter.dll")
.
.
.
TextSub("Path-to\filename.ssa")

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[Patrick_H]

Thanks, I'll try that!

In which format do I need the subtitle?
And can I add this "quote" at the end of the avisynth file?

[Midzuki]

>>> In which format do I need the subtitle?

.ssa or .ass is the best choice, because it's the most configurable.

If you need a fast format conversion --- from a .srt 4 example ---,
you may use Subtitle Workshop, BUT then you'll have to tweak
the .ssa file in Notepad or in anything better
(download http://www.perlfu.co.uk/projects/asa/ass-specs.doc
for the necessary details).

>>> And can I add this "quote" at the end of the avisynth file?

The .avs must begin with the statement "LoadPlugin..."
and would better end with the "Textsub" call. Don't forget to have
DirectVobSub(aka vsfilter) installed on your PC, first of all ^_^

{ http://avisynth.org.ru/docs/english/externalfilters/vsfilter.htm }


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[Patrick_H]

Do I understand that correctly?

I open my vob file in Megui and add audio and make the necessary changes (crop, codecs, etc.) then I save the avisynth file.
Next I open it and add

LoadPlugin("C:Programs\Vsfilter.dll")

TextSub("C:\VTS_0_1.idx")

to the beginning of the avisynth file?

[Patrick_H]

When I create an aisynth file which is:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\vsfilter.dll")
AviSource("C:\Users\Patrick\Desktop\Ocean.avi")


VobSub("C:\Users\Patrick\Desktop\Ocean's Thirteen\VTS_01_0.idx")

And open it with Megui, I get an error message:

AviSynth script error:
AVISource: couldn't locate a decompressor for fourcc h264
(C:\Users\Patrick\Desktop\Oceans13.avs, line2)

[Midzuki]

An H264 requires you use "DirectShowSource" instead of "AVISource".

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[Patrick_H]

Thanks, it worked!

However, I was wondering how one would do it when you encode a new video from scratch. Like ripping the dvd, creating a d2v file, create an avisynth file,...

how do you change the avisynth file so that it burns the subs in?

[Midzuki]

IF I am understanding you correctly, ...

Thanks, it worked!

So you have just gotten what you were wanting, I hope

how one would do it when you encode a new video from scratch. Like ripping the dvd, creating a d2v file, create an avisynth file,...

how do you change the avisynth file so that it burns the subs in?

¿
Perhaps something like this:

LoadPlugin( ........... )
v = Mpeg2Source("C:\folder\movie.d2v")
a = DirectShowSource("C:\folder\movie.ac3")
AudioDub(v,a)
VobSub( ................ )

?

{ http://avisynth.org/DirectShowSource }

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[Patrick_H]

The thing is, I created a mp4 h.264 movie from a dvd. Adding subtitles would mean recoding the mp4 just to burn the subtitles in.

I was just wondering if I could do that all in one step. So burning the subtitles in when I actually create the mp4 movie.

Of course, Megui can't burn the subs in automatically. This means I would have to change the avs file. But the question is where I add this:
LoadPlugin("C:Programs\Vsfilter.dll")

TextSub("C:\VTS_0_1.idx")

The other thing: If I use a 2-pass encoder, will my avs file change?
Right now it reads:
DGDecode_mpeg2source("C:\DVD\Lethal Weapon 3\VTS_01_1.d2v",info=3)
ColorMatrix(hints=true,interlaced=true)
#Not doing anything because the source is progressive
crop( 20, 74, -20, -76)

LanczosResize(720,304) # Lanczos (Sharp)
#denoise

So, where would I put the subtitles in? And what happens when using a 2-pass?

[Midzuki]

As I said some lines above:

LoadPlugin( ........... )
v = Mpeg2Source("C:\folder\movie.d2v")
a = DirectShowSource("C:\folder\movie.ac3")
AudioDub(v,a)
VobSub( ................ )

(I think VobSub should work for .idxs, otherwise use TextSub),

which, in this case, should become:

LoadPlugin( ........... )
#
DGDecode_mpeg2source("C:\DVD\Lethal Weapon 3\VTS_01_1.d2v",info=3)
ColorMatrix(hints=true,interlaced=true)
#Not doing anything because the source is progressive
crop( 20, 74, -20, -76)
LanczosResize(720,304) # Lanczos (Sharp)
#denoise
#
VobSub( ................ )

> > > > > The other thing: If I use a 2-pass encoder, will my avs file change?

No, it won't. Should it?

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[Patrick_H]

It would be great if I could do it with a 2-pass encoder, due to quality reasons.
Do you have an idea how I could do that?