\ｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯｯ/ ) SUBRIP 0.96b the DVD Subtitles speed ripper ( /_______________________________________________\ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This is only a short doc about how to use SubRip... INSTALL : Just extract all files in a directory, keeping the subdirectorys "ChMatrix" & "Lang" that contain the languages files. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 1 - WHAT IS SUBRIP ? 2 - WARNING 3 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS I - The SubTitles ripping II - OCR Process III - Text correction and conversion IV - Split output text file V - Time correction 4 - Q & A *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~ WHAT IS SUBRIP ? ~~~~~~~ - SubRip is a program which allows you to rip DVD subtitles with their timing as a text file. - The goal is to allow you to translate the subtitles in other languages, or just use them as they are. - You can also rip subtitles as BMP in the goal of putting them on a SVCD (for viewing on a stand-alone DVD player) or on a home made DVD. - SubRip use an OCR algorithm and I spend a lot of time and nights (and Dub's a bit to) coding it for you :) but I learned a lot of things with this experience. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~ WARNING ~~~~~~~ - You only have the right to rip subtitles from vobs or DVD that you have rights on, or for personal use in country that allow private copy ( Like France ). - Anyway in those contry CSS scrambling is illegal because it lock the possibility of private copy !!! - Etc etc ... *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~ OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ~~~~~~~ I - The SubTitles ripping 1 ) Rip the VOB and IFO files to your HDD using DVD Decrypter, DeCSS, VobDec or any newest DVD ripper for recent DVDs that can't be ripped with DeCSS. (Some old DVDs are not even scrambled at all and can be used directly. Eg: The Fifth element & Stargate R2) 2 ) Launch Subrip, click the "VOB" button or select "Open Vob(s)" in the "File" menu. 3 ) Click on "Open IFO", then go to the directory you ripped the files to and select and select the first IFO file. 4 ) If nothing appears in the "Language stream" list, then try other IFO file. 5 ) Select the language stream you want. 6 ) Select the action you want. 7 ) Reset the "Last time code" if it is not zero. It's only used if you rip in more than session (if your HDD is too small then start the following VOB with this time). 8 ) Select the main film VOBs ( Generally from the first 1Gb VOB to the last one ) 9 ) Click "Start" II - OCR Process 1 ) A "Color selection" window will appear, verify that the text is white on a black background, otherwise change the color. In most cases you'll just have to click "OK" (Auto detection). If it is NOT a text picture that appears ( menu or other ) then click on "Skip pic" until the first subtitle of the DVD appears. 2 ) The OCR will ask you which character(s) it is displaying. You can try to click the "Search for an existing Matrix that match for this Character" button, then to case : - A Matrix containing the same font is found : This will avoid you to re-enter all the characters. Accept to open, complet it if some character are missed then resave the matrix file. - Not any Matrix is found : Try on the next Character after typing current one, if still not found then do the following: Enter the character(s) you see in the red box. This process will not take-up too much time on most DVDs. Try to be as accurate as possible, for this will result in a better text file. If you make an error typing the character, click the "Pause" button, then go to "Characters Matrix" menu and click "Edit ..." Here you are able to correct your error, but you must restart the OCR process at the first VOB to get all of the text recognized right. 3 ) Wait untill the OCR process has finished. In case some rare characters appear in the middle of the DVD the PC will beep to warn you. 4 ) After the OCR process has finished save the Characters Matrix File, it can be used for other DVD that have same subtitles font -> Select "Save Character Matrix As" from the "Character Matrix" menu and put it in the proposed directory ('ChMatrix' subdir) to enable Matrix autodetection feature. III - Text correction and conversion 1 ) Go to the Subtitles text window, click the spelling correction button or select "Post OCR Spelling Correction" in the "Corrections" menu. If "l" is confused with "I" (They both look the same for the OCR), check the corresponding box and click "Correct This". This action will correct most of the errors. 2 ) Click the save as button or select "Save as" from the "File" menu to save the text in Subrip's own format (this will allow you to re-open and edit it later). 3 ) Click the output format button or select "Set Output Format" in the "Output Format" menu and choose the format you want. Some external programs allow you to convert the SubRip file to other standards ( Eg: MicroDVD player, DVD Maestro ... ). IV - Split output text file 1 ) If you want to divide the original subtitle file into smaller parts to put the movie on multiple CDs, you can use this function : 1- Click the split text file button or choose "Split output file" from the "Output Format" menu. 2- Check the "Split output File" box. 3- Enter the Start and Stop time for the current file. 4- Click "OK". 5- Save file As "Name_xx.???" Where xx is the number of the CD and ??? is the extension depending on the chosen format. 6- Repeat step 1 to 5 for each file. (Use the arrow-button to set the last Stop time as Start time). Important Remarks: -The unselected part of the file will be kept until you open another file or quit SubRip. It's recommended to first save the full file in SRT format in case you need to modify it later. -The time codes will be corrected depending on the start time (Start time will be deducted from all time codes in the file). V - Time correction 1 ) After a subtitle playback, you may want to change the start time (time of the first subtitle) or the speed (global time). !!! Never believe the time at DVD player displays !!! In most case their timing is wrong (eg: 8s/2h slower) especially on R1 DVDs. Use a chronometer to verify yourself! 2 ) If there is really a time issue, launch SubRip and re-open the SRT file. Go to time correction and do the necessary... *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~ Q & A ~~~~~~~ Q: There is unwanted space in the middle of a word. A: Increase the Normal and/or Italic Space width. Q: Some spaces are missed. A: Reduce the Normal and/or Italic Space width. Q: There is no subtitle picture or only menu pictures. A: Try next VOB(s) or another language. Q: The OCR is slow and Characters Matrix is very large ( > 512 char ). A: It's better to use a different Characters Matrix File for each Font style. The same file should be used on more than one DVD if the font match. Try the "Search for an existing Matrix that match for this Character" button and if not found then you have to create a new Matrix. Q: Sub pictures are scrambled. A1: Have you ripped the DVD to your HDD using a CSS descrambler ? A2: If the VOB is ripped correctly, send me an e-mail and try to skip the subtitle. (I know that Abyss R1 does that because of seamless branching) *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* _________________________________________________________ / \ / submagic@netcourrier.com \ /_____________________________________________________________\ (_ _) _) () BRAIN () (_ (_______________________________________________________________) \ / \ http://www.subrip.fr.st / \_________________________________________________________/
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