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Need a freeware to match Subs for videos of any format!

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pratik385
pratik385 Original post #1
Sep 6, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Hi guys,
Many of my friends always complain that subs are not matching with movies and I synced it properly by using SubtitleWorkshop.
But the problem is SubtitleWorkshop only support .avi or simple format not compressed format like .mp4 or .mkv files.
So, please suggest few good freeware which can easily sync subs with movies...

PS: I dont watch movies with subs ON, this is for my friends :D | jokes apart, Thanks in advance...
T
Tech&ME #2
Sep 6, 2012 at 11:11 AM
^^

Share you solution please.
pratik385
pratik385 #3
Sep 6, 2012 at 6:44 PM
In VLC, there are an options delay subtitle by pressing g and h we can adjust

Any more suggestions?
this is still not upto mark :/
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #4
Sep 6, 2012 at 8:17 PM
pratik385 said:
Hi guys,
Many of my friends always complain that subs are not matching with movies and I synced it properly by using SubtitleWorkshop.
But the problem is SubtitleWorkshop only support .avi or simple format not compressed format like .mp4 or .mkv files.
So, please suggest few good freeware which can easily sync subs with movies...
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use SubtitleEdit its better than SubtitleWorkshop & supports AVI/MKV files.
pratik385
pratik385 #5
Sep 7, 2012 at 8:40 AM
@ Z
Thanks man, will try it today only...
will post feedback :)
pratik385
pratik385 #6
Sep 10, 2012 at 11:11 AM
@ Zang

Dude!
that didnt workout as expected...
when i drag and drop .mkv video it gave me an err that its not supported :/
btw how to change default video player in it to VLC, i tried going to option>video> but the checkbox for VLC is disabled!
rhitwick
rhitwick #7
Sep 10, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Pratik, I tried that editor with mkv files. It worked good for me. I was working with 700MB files.

But, the task is really tough and requires patience.
pratik385
pratik385 #8
Sep 10, 2012 at 1:41 PM
will download again prev version then...
lets see...
too much trouble then chuck it :D
R
RahulB #9
Sep 10, 2012 at 9:06 PM
Try Sublight its great!
rhitwick
rhitwick #10
Sep 10, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Sublight uses SubtitleEdit engine (just found out). Same interface.

The other day I was trying to fix a subtitle for one episode of House MD. With a struggle of half an hour I was able to sync only 5 mins of audio. Man, this is tough! I dont know how Pratik does it.
W
whitestar_999 #11
Sep 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM
i remember old days of using subtitle editor but now-a-days it is simply not worth the effort when you can sync subtitles on the fly using player like pot player.usually sync is off by a few milliseconds to a few seconds which you can instantly change by pressing "<" & ">" keys in pot player.also search for subtitles matching video file name to get best possible synced subs.when viewing dvdrip subs with HDTV rips dvdrips usually have faster starting compared to HDTV rips where there is a recap so you can watch the first 2-3 minutes of hdtv rip & then delay the dvdrip subtitle by pressing "<" until the sub matches with audio.once you get the hang of it you will never have to use subtitle editor except in extreme situations(like converting fps but then this is usually valid only for movies).
S
sam1 #12
Sep 10, 2012 at 10:38 PM
you could try "Subtitle Tool".
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #13
Sep 11, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Pratik did u try it...
I am using SubtitleEdit 3.2.4 which need VLC player 1.1 or above
also its available in portable zip format & install .exe format.
videos sync supported files: mkv,mpeg,divx,vob,avi,asf,wmv,flv,mp4
though u can also import rmvb but videos will not play in sync editor.. :(


rhitwick said:
The other day I was trying to fix a subtitle for one episode of House MD. With a struggle of half an hour I was able to sync only 5 mins of audio. Man, this is tough! I dont know how Pratik does it.
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oh yes...its difficult and depends on the srt u have...sometimes adjusting the starting position will automatically sync the whole subtitle..
but sometimes not coz in between it goes out of sync :|

I remember syncing a 2.5hrs movie from start to end..it was a lot of patience.
pratik385
pratik385 #14
Sep 12, 2012 at 9:15 AM
rhitwick said:
Sublight uses SubtitleEdit engine (just found out). Same interface.

The other day I was trying to fix a subtitle for one episode of House MD. With a struggle of half an hour I was able to sync only 5 mins of audio. Man, this is tough! I dont know how Pratik does it.
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rhitwick, dude try different subs if possible
I always prefer name which has BDRIP-1080p XD
Its a time consuming job thats why i asked you guys to suggest any other.
I will try SubtitleEdit today damn im getting so lazy these days!!!

Zangetsu said:
Pratik did u try it...
I am using SubtitleEdit 3.2.4 which need VLC player 1.1 or above
also its available in portable zip format & install .exe format.
videos sync supported files: mkv,mpeg,divx,vob,avi,asf,wmv,flv,mp4
though u can also import rmvb but videos will not play in sync editor.. :(
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No man i didnt, will try today for sure...
Thanks for version, will download the same one!

Dont have much rmvb files, only Dragon Ball Sagas are in that format and my Friends dont watch Anime :D

BTW:
Sound issue with VLC is resolved now?
Im using the old VLC :)

Update:
No, VLC 2.0.3 is not at all good
sound is so bad :/

Im back with my VLC 1.0.5 GoldenEye :)
mitraark
mitraark #15
Oct 5, 2012 at 5:23 PM
KMPlayer has nice Subtitle Sync options , Subtitle Resync as well as Subtitle conversion

But mostly , you should rather get the correct version of subtitle for your video from sites like Subscene , addic7ed etc..