Old notes for working with subtitles.

First explored while learning about hand-making YouTube videos using Linux tools.

Subtitle software ∞

See /tag/software+subtitles

Kino ∞

(kino)

(manual):

• Split it into multiple storyboard items.

• For each split, use the titler feature.

MEncoder ∞

(MEncoder)

mencoder -oac copy -ovc [codec] [codec opts] -sub [sub file.srt] -subfont-text-scale [3 normally]

Avidemux ∞

(Avidemux)

• support for srt *** ssa sub subtitles and a nice GUI

Things ∞

Hardcoding subtitles using VLC ∞

See VLC – Hardcoding subtitles

More Software, not tested ∞

Editing subtitles

• https://otsaloma.io/gaupol/ [ 1 ]

• https://kitone.github.io/subtitleeditor/ [ 2 ]

  • https://github.com/kitone/subtitleeditor
• https://tea-editor.sourceforge.net/

• Tutorial on how to title videos

  • by John Smith
  • Using Avidemux and Jubler

Footnotes

1. was home.gna.org/gaupol [ ↩ ]
2. was home.gna.org/subtitleeditor [ ↩ ]