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Re: Converting text subtitles to vobsub



Hi,

On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 12:51:51 +0200
Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> wrote:

> Michael Lange (12019-06-21):
> > Well, maybe I will not and maybe I would be able to cut down the
> > computing time to three quarters of an hour. Still not an entirely
> > convincing solution if one has to recode the video only to convert the
> > subtitles.
> 
> On the other hand, that means you can enjoy the full power of the
> software on your computer instead of being stuck with a mediocre
> proprietary embedded player.

well, to be fair, it seems like  apart from the subtitles the player
works quite well. Maybe I should send them a bug report ;)

> 
> FFmpeg will respect the ASS style, can use colors, do transparency
> effects, shadows, etc. Encoding in vobsub results in very limited
> possibilities.

True, the "burned in" subtitles look better. Colormaps appear to be
rather tricky with vobsub. Personally I don't care about shadows and
transparency, but a black outline around the font would be nice.

Regards

Michael

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