Change Fonts in Subtitles and Title in mkv File

[RBCC]

How do I change the fonts in subtitles and title in mkv files in windows 10 ? What software will let me do this easily ? John

[Baldrick]

Make ass subtitles with aegisub or subtitle edit. Your player must of course support it also.

[RBCC]

Do those work with titles eg, gilligams island dvd 3 ? To alter the font in that title? Then can I change the title? John

[netmask56]

Do you mean just the file name or is there a name embedded in the MKV if the latter then use MKVMergeGUI highlight the video and under track name change it to whatever you want.

[RBCC]

The font in the title name and the name itself. I would like to use gilligans island ttf that i found . Does that change the font of the title also?

[netmask56]

Why not try it and find out? I don't know...

[netmask56]

You can also embed a font within the file structure of an MKV under attachments - this is often done for 3D movies using a special font. Do a search for embed a font in a MKV file.

[RBCC]

Ive used the toolkit, it has not menu items for changing the font! Isnt mkvmergegui part of it?

[netmask56]

Yes! In the toolkit it is mmg.exe

[RBCC]

Is that mkvtoolnix 9.0.1 or is it an earlier version?

[RBCC]

Ah hah its 8.0.1 should i download that version or keep 9.0.1?

[RBCC]

[Attachment 36359 - Click to enlarge] fig 1

As in figure 1 I have added 1 file in the attachments part of MKVToolnixGui. If were to add 4-5 more for files would I be able to choose which font will be used? Or would it automatically use the first one it came to? John

[netmask56]

You can do it in the latest version if you wish - when you load a file into the input window to the right is the attachment tab.
Suggest you experiment and try things, that's how I learn to use software and I'm 78 years old....

[RBCC]

Here is the fruits of experimentation.
[Attachment 36360 - Click to enlarge] I first put the file in and then embedded the font and muxed ! Or was I supposed to save it humm !

[RBCC]

then I played it in vlc and the header was the original font!!!

[netmask56]

It probably depends on the media player involve. VLC doesn't appear to support it and possibly MKV files don't support it other than for subtitkes. You may get specific support in the MKV forum in DOOM. OR try the MKV home page.

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=155732

[sneaker]

VLC does support using embedded fonts but it is not sufficient to simply attach the font to the mkv file. You have to convert the subtitle to ASS format and within the ASS format explicitly specifiy the font you want to use.

Aegisub can help setting the style.
http://docs.aegisub.org/manual/Styles

[RBCC]

Do I put the ass file in MKVToolNixGUI? If so where? In the attachment section of the program? John

[El Heggunte]

Do I put the ass file in MKVToolNixGUI?

Yes.

If so where? In the attachment section of the program? John

Nope, it must be placed together with the other streams (video and audio).

[RBCC]

Kind of a funny name "ass" ��

[El Heggunte]

^ Yes, the creators of the file-format were trolling when they chose that name:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alpha#Advanced_SubStation_Alpha

[netmask56]

https://www.matroska.org/

https://www.matroska.org/technical/specs/subtitles/ssa.html

[netmask56]

101 things you never knew you could do with Matroska

http://mod16.org/hurfdurf/?p=8

[RBCC]

[Script Info]
; Script generated by Aegisub 3.2.2
; http://www.aegisub.org/
Title: Default Aegisub file
ScriptType: v4.00+
WrapStyle: 0
ScaledBorderAndShadow: yes
YCbCr Matrix: TV.601
PlayResX: 1368
PlayResY: 768

[Aegisub Project Garbage]
Last Style Storage: Default
Audio File: Q:/Comedies from the 60's/1966/FTroop/F Troop S01E01 9-14-1965- Scourge of the West.mkv
Video File: Q:/Comedies from the 60's/1966/FTroop/F Troop S01E01 9-14-1965- Scourge of the West.mkv
Video AR Mode: 4
Video AR Value: 1.781250
Video Zoom Percent: 0.250000

[V4+ Styles]

Do I have to code these lines?

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V
Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding
Style: Default,Arial,20,&H00FFFFFF,&H000000FF,&H00000000, &H00000000,0,0,0,0,100,100,0,0,1,2,2,2,10,10,10 ,1
Style: Ftroop,Western,20,&H00FFFFFF,&H000000FF,&H00000000 ,&H00000000,-1,0,0,0,100,100,0,0,1,2,1.7,2,10,10,10,1

[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:05.00,Ftroop,,0,0,0,,

[RBCC]

Where do I put the font file name so the LOL(ass) file can use it??? JOhn

[RBCC]

Where do I put the font file so mkvtoolnix can use it off of my windows machine say on vlc, or WDTVLive?? John

[sneaker]

Neither. Use the "Attachments" tab.