DVD subtitle encoder creates sup-files suitable for IfoEdit authoring.
Usage: DVDSupEncode.exe [-options] subtitle1.txt [subtitle2.txt ...]
where subtitle1.txt is source subtitle text
options
-help display help
-nolog suppress log-file generation
-force force encoding regardless errors
-p:profile load setting from profile (profile = section in DVDSupEncode.ini)
-version display version info
Source text file contains subtitles in format
{frame_from}{frame_to}line
{frame_from}{frame_to}line_1|line_2
or comments in format
;this is comment line, will be ignored
External bitmaps can be also loaded from given location
{frame_from}{frame_to}{d:\my_pictures\file_name_1.bmp}
Source text file can also contain processing commands:
FrameW=n frame width (720, 704)
FrameH=n frame height (576, 480)
FrameRate=n frame rate (25, 29.97)
Delay=n subtitle delay (in frames)
(previous commands can be specified only at the beginning of source text)
FontName=name subtitle font name
FontCharSet=n subtitle character set (for more detail information see Font Setting)
FontSize=n subtitle font size
FontStyle=n subtitle font style (REGULAR, BOLD, ITALIC, UNDERLINE)
Contour=n creates black contour around subtitle characters (n pixels wide)
Palette=n color palette used
Alpha=n alpha channel setting
OnTop=0|1 subtitles are created on the top of the screen
Justify=C|L n|R n subtitles are justified to the center/left/right (n pixels from the frame border)
Indent=n subtitles are indented n lines from the bottom/top of the frame (should be even number)
DynamicSize=0|1 subtitle frames have dynamic bitmap size
RightToLeft=0|1 text is read right to left (Hebrew, Arabic)
ShowBitmap=0|1 creates bitmap files during processing
Every command is valid until it is set to new value. Default values are taken from C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\DVDSupEncode.ini,
section [Default], and are predefined as follows:
FrameW=720
FrameH=576
FrameRate=25
Delay=0
FontName=Arial
FontCharSet=238
FontSize=23
FontStyle=REGULAR
Contour=1
Palette=3210
Alpha=FFF0
OnTop=0
Justify=C
Indent=40
DynamicSize=0
RightToLeft=0
ShowBitmap=0
Additional sections [profile] can be specified in DVDSupEncode.ini. These profiles allow you to switch quickly your favorite predefined settings. Profiles can be activated by command line parameter -p:profile. Structure of these profiles (i.e. entries) is the same as for [Default].
The priority of activation of settings is as follows: 1. setting in source-text
2. setting in selected profile
3. setting in Default profile
4. program internal setting
During process of creation of subtitle sup-file is generated log-file. Into log-file are reported warnings and errors in case that created subtitle doesn't fit into the screen.
Loading external bitmaps is also supported. Size of these bitmaps should be the same as size of the frame, color-depth will be reduced to 4 according to luminance, i.e. interval <0,255> is uniformly divided into 4 ranges and every range is associated with one entry in subtitle palette.
IMPORTANT: After authoring in IfoEdit don't forget to set up Subtitle Color properly!
For PALETTE=3210 can be used following colors:
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_PGCITI
VTS_PGC_1
[000000a5] Color 0 Y Cr CB 16 128 128 [10 80 80 ]
[000000a9] Color 1 Y Cr CB 32 128 128 [20 80 80 ]
[000000ad] Color 2 Y Cr CB 128 128 128 [80 80 80 ]
[000000b1] Color 3 Y Cr CB 235 128 128 [eb 80 80 ]
It is highly recommended firstly to check subtitles on DVD rewritable disk (and thus prevent from damaging of recordable media).