High-definition Vobsub format, possible?

[valp]

I've been using vobsub (.idx/.sub) as external subtitles to my media files in my Blu Ray Player (BDP3200), but I guess vobsub format is intended to be used as a DVD subtitles, and, therefore, the images have lower resolution.
Is there anyway to bring higher resolutions to this format? Or .sup itself exists because of this limitation? I haven't tried loading an external .sup file, but the manual doesn't list .sup as playable subtitle format.

[Baldrick]

Have you tried with text subtitles? srt is usually supported.

[MilesAhead]

If you have the PGS subs try loading in BDSup2Sub. Then export as idx/sub.

[Nikse]

The greatest VobSub (sub/idx) limitation is that it only supports four colors (including background color) which gives a poor anti-aliasing, so you will get better quality by using Blu-ray sup files (not converting from sub/idx) or srt files.

[valp]

Have you tried with text subtitles? srt is usually supported.

My Bluray Player's firmware works with small and thin subtitles for .srt, .ass and .ssa. The only on which it allows edition is vobsub. Anyway, the .srt or vobsub show up with poor AA, as Niksesaid.

I guess I'll try to do as MilesAhead said, maybe converting .srt -> .sup, then .sup to vobsub.
If I'm sucessful, I'll report back. =)

[MilesAhead]

You can go from .srt directly to idx/sub if the .srt file is ANSI. Use AviAddXSubs. I use it all the time to create idx/sub for my WD set top box. Like your player, .srt is shown very small and thin. idx/sub may not be great for anti-aliasing but with AviAddXSubs at least you can play around with font, font size, outline size etc..

My WD only supports idx/sub as external file for white black and grey. So I have to compensate using font style and outline size.

Myself I like Fontin font with outline size of 3.

You can find a lot of free fonts here:
http://www.urbanfonts.com/free-fonts.htm

and on Softpedia.

[valp]

You can go from .srt directly to idx/sub if the .srt file is ANSI. Use AviAddXSubs. I use it all the time to create idx/sub for my WD set top box. Like your player, .srt is shown very small and thin. idx/sub may not be great for anti-aliasing but with AviAddXSubs at least you can play around with font, font size, outline size etc..

My WD only supports idx/sub as external file for white black and grey. So I have to compensate using font style and outline size.

Myself I like Fontin font with outline size of 3.

You can find a lot of free fonts here:
http://www.urbanfonts.com/free-fonts.htm

and on Softpedia.

Thanks for the contribution.
I've been using txt2vobsub, and I love the work it's doing, it's really fast and easy to use.

[MilesAhead]

I use that too. Along with txt2sup by the same publisher. Nice utilities.