Rich Fiscus
1 Sep 2011 21:27
In this week's guide spotlight, we will look at the process for converting subtitles ripped from a DVD in SUB/IDX format to the BDN XML format used for Blu-ray authoring.
Both DVD and Blu-ray use bitmap based subpictures for subtitles. In fact the two formats are extremely simmilar, so once you've extracted your DVD subtitles (see our guide for Extracting Content From DVD), the process for converting them is quite simple.
For converting you can use a program called BDSup2Sub, and our DVD to Blu-ray subtitle conversion guide.
You can watch the videos below for a better idea of what the guide covers. All three videos are also included with the guide.
The basic process is simple. First load the extracted subtitles, then check for any errors, and finally save to BDN XML format: