Re: [Semi OT]Subtitle conversion issues

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:24:54 +0000, Freezer wrote:

> This has been driving me crazy and I can't find a direct solution
> anywhere...
>
> I've been trying to convert an MKV file to an MPG with subtitles.
> I've got the audio, video, and subtitle files separated, but the
> problem is when I try to use the resulting .srt file... Instead of
> the subtitle display showing something like...
>
> "Good morning!"
>
> It shows
>
> "3,0,style1,,0000,0000,0000,,Good morning!"

That isn't an SRT file, it's an SSA file. Or maybe an ASS file; the 3,0
before the style name doesn't appear in any of the SSA files I have
readily to hand.

> It displays correctly in MKV form, but I get the extra gibberish in
> AVI mode.
>
> I used VirtualDub Mod to demux the files and I have VobSub (Auto-
> loading version from the Ace Mega Codecs Pack - for some reason, I
> can't get the full VobSub to install and run properly). Does any one
> know how to get the subtitles to display properly?

If changing the extension to .ssa or .ass doesn't help, you might need an
updated SSA filter. Or a tool to convert the file to an older version of
the format.

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