I'm trying to join together subtitle files on a mac
January 20, 2010 1:48 AM Subscribe
Can someone please direct me to some software and a helpfile that will tell me how to join together subtitle files on a mac?
I'm trying to join together a few subtitle files that I've downloaded into 1 subtitle file, so that I can keep my folders and files somewhat organized. However, I can't seem to find any easy-to-use software to do this; I tried using some software called "Jubler", but I ran into problem after problem when attempting to use it. So, Hive Mind, can you please direct me to a piece of software that I can easily use to accomplish this task? (A helpfile about how to use this software would be most appreciated as well.)
I'm trying to join together a few subtitle files that I've downloaded into 1 subtitle file, so that I can keep my folders and files somewhat organized. However, I can't seem to find any easy-to-use software to do this; I tried using some software called "Jubler", but I ran into problem after problem when attempting to use it. So, Hive Mind, can you please direct me to a piece of software that I can easily use to accomplish this task? (A helpfile about how to use this software would be most appreciated as well.)
Best answer: I use the shareware Subs Factory to fix timing problems (to shift or "stretch" or "compress" subtitles to fit a different-length video file), but for simple concatenation or inline editing, I use Excel. Yes, Excel. Really.
They're just text files, after all, and to "join" them all you really need to do is renumber the lines in the second file. Excel works fine with =CELLABOVE+1 copied down, and it's easy enough to find and fix errors in subtitles this way, too.
When done, I Select All, then copy-paste into a new text file (I use BBEdit, but TextEdit or any editor will do), then Save As a new name.
posted by rokusan at 2:25 AM on January 20, 2010
They're just text files, after all, and to "join" them all you really need to do is renumber the lines in the second file. Excel works fine with =CELLABOVE+1 copied down, and it's easy enough to find and fix errors in subtitles this way, too.
When done, I Select All, then copy-paste into a new text file (I use BBEdit, but TextEdit or any editor will do), then Save As a new name.
posted by rokusan at 2:25 AM on January 20, 2010
What format are the subs you're working in?
(not all subtitles files are "just text files". Many are ripped from DVDs so they're actually subpicture bitmaps that are then OCRed / transcribed into the plaintext versions)
posted by CharlesV42 at 5:41 AM on January 20, 2010
(not all subtitles files are "just text files". Many are ripped from DVDs so they're actually subpicture bitmaps that are then OCRed / transcribed into the plaintext versions)
posted by CharlesV42 at 5:41 AM on January 20, 2010
Response by poster: Gyan: Thanks for your input, but KMPlayer seems to be a windows only program, unfortunately.
Rokusan: Definitely a good suggestion! Will try to use this for my srt files, but hopefully only as a last resort.
CharlesV42: Some are srt files, other are sub/idx files. (I believe the sub/idx files are the ones you were referring to when you said that some files are subpicture bitmaps??)
posted by Ephilation at 7:06 AM on January 20, 2010
Rokusan: Definitely a good suggestion! Will try to use this for my srt files, but hopefully only as a last resort.
CharlesV42: Some are srt files, other are sub/idx files. (I believe the sub/idx files are the ones you were referring to when you said that some files are subpicture bitmaps??)
posted by Ephilation at 7:06 AM on January 20, 2010
How about submerge?
But I usually don't bother. Just make a folder and put the .avi and .srt file there, then have VLC player play the video.
posted by MrMisterio at 8:49 AM on January 20, 2010
But I usually don't bother. Just make a folder and put the .avi and .srt file there, then have VLC player play the video.
posted by MrMisterio at 8:49 AM on January 20, 2010
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posted by Gyan at 2:00 AM on January 20, 2010