subtitles with Mpeg2decX doesn't work

[rosazeh]

I tried to "burn in" the subtitles with Mpeg2decX as it was said in this forum. But although all subtitles are present in the .vob file (I checked with vlc) I don't get them to see neither as a preview during the decoding process nor afterwards. In the subtitle menu of Mpeg2decX I tried some numbers and the code "0x21 bd" that is shown for the subtitle in vlc, but nothing works. What's wrong?

[phoney]

to use a well known phrase: "hmmm, strange... it should work..."

The only thing I can think of is that you have entered an invalid number for the track. You should try 0 or 1 or 2, did you do that? You should not use the "0x21" format.
Also, you haven't moved the subs off screen, have you? Use 0 as offset to be sure. (I use 20-70 to get them at the absolute bottom, but that would be bad if you were going to watch the movie on a 16:9 TV)

PS. If you are making a DVD instead of an SVCD you might want to check this out:
http://www.vcdhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=126348

[talisman]

I searched through several forums for information on how to include subtitles on VCD or SVCD. I have tried the multiplexing method with both SVCD and CVD subtiltes without success. Now I am attempting to burn the subtitles in to the move and am giving Mpeg2decX a go, unfortuanately I can't figure out how to load the subtilte file. The import button on the subtitlte window is grayed out. Anyone know how to fix this? Or does anyone know a better method of adding subtiltes to mpeg files or even avi files before conversion to either VCD or SVCD.

[phoney]

You can't add subtitles to an existing mpeg with mpeg2decX. That program adds the subtitles to the video image ("burning" them in) when decoding the vob to a quicktime movie.