How to add Sub titiles

[tim_ver]

I want to know how I add subtitles onto a movie I have now. I have a .srt file not sure how to add it in.

Thanks

[guns1inger]

Context ?

If you are playing back on a PC, use a player like VLC or MPC. Name the subtitles the same as the movie file, put it in the same folder, and these players will just pick it up. e.g. movie01.avi, movie01.srt

If you are playing them on a Divx capable standalone player, name them the same (as above), and burn then together on the same disc. Use the subtitle button on your remote to turn them on and off.

If you are converting to DVD, use an authoring tool/converter that can read SRT subs. Most will create soft-subs like a regular DVD.

[tim_ver]

Ok thanks I got it.

[izzykatz]

to guns1inger :
I have a disc with Xvidand SRT files , same name. The player (capable of reading Divx) says "error".
the file names are like "aaaa-bbbb-.2000.ddv-ccc.Xvid", means very strange names. Is this a reason for error?
Izzy

[guns1inger]

Quite possibly. Some players can get touchy about names. Having more than one period (.) in the file name can be enough to cause issues.

[izzykatz]

I ll try to burn them under simple names.
You think the DVD (capable of playing Divx file) wont reject the Xvid + the SRT? or there should be one video file inc. the subs?

[izzykatz]

OK, I renamed and burned, it plays on the player but no subs.
The video file is .avi and the subs file is .srt

Is there something in the player that I miss? or it wont display the subs unless they are a part of the video? IF yes - how do I make them a part (embed?)
Izzy

[Ai Haibara]

Which player are you using? Are you sure it supports external .srt subtitles? Also, those DVD players that do support .srt subtitles can be a bit picky about the format of the subtitle file.

Did you press the Subtitle button on the remote after the video began to play, to see if the subtitles appeared?

Yes, it's possible to encode the subtitles into the video itself (hardsubbing), but, of course, it's better not to, if you can avoid it, IMHO.

[izzykatz]

player is toshiba d-r265sr dvd video recorder, plays dvd and divx.
It does not have a subs button on the remote.
it supports srt.
I walked thru the manual, tried to activate the divx subtitles, however - this feature does not appear on the screen (it appears in the manual).
So I guess I do not know how to operate the player...very disappointing.

[Ai Haibara]

Does the remote have a button for enabling/disabling subtitles when playing a DVD?

One thing you might try is opening a copy of the .srt file in Windows' Notepad and save it again, making sure it's saved in ANSI format. Are the subtitles in any language other than English? (Other languages may use a double-byte/extended ASCII or Unicode encoding scheme, and the player may not support those as well as it might a plain ASCII format.)

[ksushi]

watch avi video with softsub srt file using media classic player
whenever i click play, it pops up a message vsfilter syntax error in line xxxx, after i click ok more than 9 times, then it starts to play.
How to get rid of this pop up error messages?

[izzykatz]

Does the remote have a button for enabling/disabling subtitles when playing a DVD?
NO

One thing you might try is opening a copy of the .srt file in Windows' Notepad and save it again, making sure it's saved in ANSI format.
IT IS SAVED IN ANSI
Are the subtitles in any language other than English? (Other languages may use a double-byte/extended ASCII or Unicode encoding scheme, and the player may not support those as well as it might a plain ASCII format.)
YES, ALL ARE IN HEBREW. ANY IDEA REGARDING THIS?
ANY HELP WITH THE ACTIVATION OF THE DIVX SUBS OF THE PLAYER?
Izzy

[guns1inger]

Please don't shout (All capitals is considered shouting and very rude). Divx subs, if supported, are subs embedded inside an Divx encoded file. You can do this with AVIAddXSubs, however it produces a .divx file, which not all players will recognise, as some only look for .AVI files.

However, without a subtitle button, it will be difficult to turn the subs on and off even if it does read the file.

Edit : I have been browsing through the only copy of the manual I could find, which is in Russian, which I read and speak about as well as Sean Connery (Red October joke, sorry), however I notice that the remote has a display button. On my LG player, the display button brings up the standard crap - running time, language, chapters etc, but if you use the remote, you can move up and down these elements, and use them to also change chapters, audio tracks and subtitles. This might be worth a try in your case.

One final note - this time to Toshiba - shame on you for posting a pdf manual that is obviously incomplete, and still full of the proof-reader/editor's annotations. Very amateur.

[ksushi]

The srt file was in English and I opened it with Window's Note pad and save it in ANSI as instructed. The same vsfilter window still pops up. Again I have to click ok(10times) to the 'syntax error in line 3042' message, then the video runs with the subtitles ok.
I am not sure if I mess up the fonts when typing and correcting the words/character in the subtitles text. I am using Miscrosoft San Serif regular 10.

[guns1inger]

Use Subtitle Workshop to edit and save SRT subs.

[izzykatz]

s(S)orry for that, I 'll ommit capitals from now on, even in names...
So i understand that your (gunslinger) recommendation is to embed the subs into the avi, i'll try that.
i tried all the combinations of buttons and menus but i'll try all again.
to kshush: the srt is in english, the subs are in hebrew.
I'll try it all over again, it is now a fight between the man's spirit and the machine, i already forgot how it started...
thanks for all the help, bear with me some more time and help me more.
izzy (very quiet this time...)

[ksushi]

Dear guns1inger,
You're pro. Can't thank you enough.
When I tried to use the Subtitle Workshop to edit the original srt file, it wouldn't load, which means the file is probably corrupted. It happens I still have a text version of the bad srt file. I edited it a little here and there and saved a new substitles file in srt format. Voila! It works. The video plays well without any error message. gtg watching video...thanks :P

[izzykatz]

guns1inger,
I checked with local toshiba dealer who said that the player won't support srt, it will play only video. So I must insert the subs into the video.
I used AVIAddXSubs, but it did not accept hebrew fonts eventhough I configured it to hebrew. instead funny letters appeared.
I tried Avisub, but it creates defective divx file.
I tried virtualdub with subtitler filter ( changed the srt to ssa by subtitle workshop), but it also puts funny fonts instead of hebrew.

Any other idea or help?
Izzy

[Ai Haibara]

I'd trust the manual over the dealer, though.

If the player doesn't in fact support external subs or a subtitle stream, AVIAddXSubs isn't going to be of much help. You could also try re-encoding with the Subtitle filter in AVIDemux, though I have the sneaking suspicion most of these programs would encode the Hebrew text right if the subtitle file was re-converted to UTF-8 (Unicode), not ANSI. (Having the file in ANSI form was an attempt to get the DVD player to see it, but most players that want to see ANSI subtitles don't seem to handle other-language encodings very well or at all.)

[izzykatz]

I do not understand what is it that you suggest?
I believe avaddxsub may work if I only knew how to config it to show hebrew right.

[Ai Haibara]

AVIAddXSubs is an option only if your player supports DivX Ultra features. Even then, however, it only adds a switchable (softsub) subtitle stream, so your player would still have to support subtitle streams in an AVI/.divx file (or an external file), and you'd still most likely have to be able to switch the subtitles on and off through the player or remote.

The subtitles probably have to be in UTF-8 or Unicode for most of the programs to recognize them properly... otherwise, you'll get a bunch of weird extended ASCII characters rather than the text you were expecting. (That's if the programs have no problem with non-English language encoded subtitles.)

[hingis]

Thanks for this help, I couldn't also open the subtitles, but now I do, thanks again...

[izzykatz]

I used virtualdubmod with textsub filter. Got the video audio and subs OK.
halleluiah!!
Thanks to all who helped.
Izzy