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    is there any way to change the transparency (if that's the right word) of the font or the font itself in .SRT subtitle files? I'm sure the text in the last film I watched was much clearer and I thought if that information is stored in the SRT file itself it would be a simple matter to change it, thanks v.much
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    No, you can't change any settings in the srt file. You change it in the subtitle decoder like vsfilter.
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    Originally Posted by Baldrick
    No, you can't change any settings in the srt file. You change it in the subtitle decoder like vsfilter.
    does this apply if I'm using a DivX player?
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    I don't know if divx player has a builtin subtitle decoder. If you see a green arrow in the system tray while playing video with subs you are using vsfilter and can click on it to adjust subtitle settings.
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    Thanks for help
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    If you mean a standalone Divx player then you probably have very little control over the subtitles.
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    Originally Posted by guns1inger
    If you mean a standalone Divx player then you probably have very little control over the subtitles.
    I took another look at the film I watched [with better subtitles] and the subs are actually integrated into the file - before getting a DivX player I was going to convert this film to Mpeg and had extracted the subs following a guide on here.. so using VSfilter mentioned above, can I change the subtitle font and integrate them into the video as one file?
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    Lets start over. There are basically two types of subs, hard and soft. Hard subs are part of the video and cannot be edited. Soft subs are seperate files (such as movie.avi and movie.srt...the srt file being the subs). Most Divx players will play soft subs, however, the placement, color, size, etc. is controlled via the players firmware.

    In your case, it sounds like you are wanting to take soft subs and add them to the video (creating hard subs). This can be done, but it would be more helpful to know the source of your video and subs (types of files).

    Also, to prevent any further loss of quality, you would want to add the subs to the existing video, not convert the video.
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    thanks, yes I wouldn't want to re-encode anything just combine the video with the subtitles (changing the font if it doesn't look good) - apparently it's Xvid and the subtitle file is .SRT
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    There are several guides in the HOW TO section: https://www.videohelp.com/edit#5;20
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    thanks, I just realised never find anything when I'm looking for it!
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    No problem and good luck. If you get stuck, feel free to ask more questions.

    As a side note. When experimenting, create a copy of your source files. That way, when something goes wrong, you won't lose the files.
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