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New subtitle guides added to our Guides section

Written by Rich Fiscus @ 03 Jul 2008 3:40 User comments (2)

New subtitle guides added to our Guides section We have some new addition to our Guides section. The new guides are an entire series intended to help you work with subtitles. They concentrate primarily on VobSub's IDX and SUB format, but also include additional information for dealing with subtitles in VobSub's SRT format, as well as SubStation Alpha SSA files.

Subtitles Explained

An introduction to what subtitles are, how they work, and three common subtitle formats

Rip Subtitles with VobSub

Instructions for ripping subtitles in VobSub format from DVD files.

Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SRT

Read this guide for help converting subtitles in VobSub's SUB / IDX format to SubRip's SRT format.



Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SSA

Read this guide for help converting subtitles in VobSub's SUB / IDX format to SubStation Alpha's SSA format.

Convert Subtitles from SRT to SUB / IDX

Read this guide for help converting subtitles in SubRip's text-based SRT format to VobSub's image-based SUB / IDX format.

Convert Subtitles from SRT to SSA

Read this guide for help converting subtitles in SubRip's SRT format to SubStation Alpha's SSA format.

Convert Subtitles from SSA to SRT

Read this guide for help converting subtitles in SubStation Alpha's SSA format to SubRip's SRT format.

How to Join Subtitles

This guide will show you how to join two subtitle files.

How to Sync Subtitles

If you have a movie with subtitles that aren't in sync with the video and audio read this guide for help.

Finding and adding subtitles through Media Player Classic

In this guide we will teach you how to use the excellent freeware program Media Player Classic to find and add subtitles to your video files that may need them.

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2 user comments

13.7.2008 22:33

Thats some good reads, as always Afterdawn always here to help,no matter how odd. :D

24.7.2008 01:18

I have always had issues with subtitles and putting them on the movies i have so this is a great addition to see on AfterDawn.

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