How Extract Subtitles From Dvd

AVIDEMUX

• INTRODUCTION
• INSTALLATION
• BASICS
• CREATING VIDEO FILES
• WORKING WITH DVDS
• EXTRAS
• APPENDICES

Software name : Avidemux
Software version : 2.4

You could get desired subtitles with Forced Subtltes, or Forced Subtitles only. Besides converting DVD movies, it could even edit DVD movies, apply 3D movie effects, merge DVD files into one, play back DVD discs, etc. The below steps would show you how to rip DVD with Forced Subtitle only by using Leawo DVD. ImTOO DVD to Subtitle Converter is a comprehensive Home DVD subtitle converting tool which can extract Home DVD subtitle and output subtitle files as IDX+SUB, PDF, JPG and other image formats. You can choose to output one language subtitle file or multilingual comparison subtitle file.

If you want to extract subtitle files from a DVD you should understand a little how they work. Subtitles in DVDs are contained in VOBfiles along with the main video and audio streams. We can call them all streams here to account for the difference between a self contained file and a stream. Several streams can be included in a file.

The subtitles you see on a DVD are streams of images files which appear one after the other. Each stream displays a different language. When we extract these streams of subtitles the most handy format we can save them as is actually a text file which has the timecode of when the text appears. If the subtitle file you have is in text rather than image format it makes it easier to edit it and translate it. You can easily send that file via the internet or put it on a website for others to download.

In order to create a text-basedsubtitlefile we first need to extract the images files from the DVD to two files:

1. an *.idx file which has the time code of the image subtitles (this is called a VobSub file)
2. and a *.sub file and contains the image information.

We can then convert those files into a single text based subtitle file. There are many different formats but Avidemux uses a very compatible one with the '.srt' extention.

note : Screenshots in the following explanation are a combination of Ubuntu (Linux) and Windows operating systems. Avidemux works well in both and the interface looks the same except for a few color differences.

Extracting to an idx / VobSub file

From the Tools menu select 'VOB' and then 'VobSub'

Then you should see the following screen asking you to Browse for three things.

1. VOB file(s)
2. IFO file
   
3. VobSub file

Finding the VOB Files

When you click on the first Browse button in the above image we are asked to browse for the VOB files :

However sometimes it's not that clear where they are. The files we want are in a folder on the DVD (if you are doing this for files on a DVD) called VIDEO_TS folder.

Normally for a short film there is only one VOB file with video data in it. For longer films there is normally more than one, because there is a maximum file size for the VOB files.

Let's have a look at a complicated DVD structure. There are some small entries in the structure which are system files and files for the menu - we should ignore these. The files with the video, audio and subtitle files we need are the big ones. They start with names like VTS_02_1.VOB,VTS_02_2.VOB, VTS_02_3.VOB, VTS_02_4.VOB. If you click 'Browse' next to 'VOB Files' then you should browse to the appropriate directory ('VIDEO_TS') and you should see something like this :

For this task we need to select the first big VOB which in this case is VTS_02_1.VOB. The ones following it will be selected automatically. When you have selected the right one click on 'open' :

Locating the IFO file

If you click on the second button :

you will be asked to look for the IFO file. The IFO file has information on what language the different subtitle streams are, so we need to browse to find this file. If there is more that one IFO file in the DVD we need find the one that has the same beginning as the large VOB files. In this case it is VTS_02_0.IFO

When you have found it click on 'open' :

Select where to save the VobSub files

Subtitle for mac os x. The third button :

will ask you to browse for a place to save the VobSub file. When you have found the right directory write the name of it in the box next to 'Name:' and make sure it ends with '.idx'. The below is an example (you can use any name, 'subs' is just my example) :

When you have done this, and if the other three boxes are complete, then press 'Save' :

Saving your files

When you have found or selected all the files. Then click 'OK' to shut the small window with the small buttons :

and you'll get a window telling you how long the process will take.

When this process is complete you will have created a new .idx file and and new .sub file. These will be saved in the directory you choose for saving the .idx file. In my case I saved them to the desktop :

Making the '.srt' File

Now we want to merge the idx file and the .sub file into a '.srt' file. Click on the top menu 'Tools' and then 'OCR (VobSub -> Srt)':

You should see a window titled 'MiniOCR'.

Click on the 'Open' button under 'VobSub'. You will then see a window called 'VobSub Settings'.

Click on 'Select .idx' and browse for and select the idx file you created in the 'Extracting to an idx / VobSub file' section.

Click on 'Open' when you have selected the idx file. You should return to the 'VobSub Settings' window :

If the DVD you are using has more than one language it should be displayed in the 'Select Language' drop down box. Select the language you want to create a subtitle file for.

When you have the right language selected click 'OK', and you should return to the 'MiniOCR' window. Now you need to select a place on your computer to save the target *.srt file to. Click on the 'Save' button in the 'Output srt' section :

You will see a window asking you to choose a folder to save the srt file in.

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Browse until you find the right place. When you have, give the file a name by typing in a name in the box at the top

make sure the name ends in '.srt' and then click 'Save'

Now you have set your input and output files you can start the process of converting the images file in to a text file. This process is called OCR. Click 'Start OCR'.

You should see a window like this:

The OCR (Optical Character Recognition) process needs you to tell it what the characters (letters and numbers + symbols) in the subtitles are. It will display a character from the image subtitle and you have to then tell the application what the corresponding text character is. Avidemux will show you a phrase and one character for that phrase like this:

Now you must type the right character in the empty text field.

You do this because it is more accurate for you to specific exactly what the characters are than for the application to guess.

Where it says 'Current Glyph Text:' and shows an image of a character you need to enter that character using the keyboard in the box below and then click 'OK'. It does make a difference if it is a capital letter or a lower case letter. Also this process is very unforgiving at the moment. There is no undo option, so don't get it wrong!­

Sometimes 2 characters well be selected. You should enter those two characters and click enter. This may seem to be taking a long time but when you have entered all the characters and numbers the program should fly through the subtitles. You should be able to process a 90 minute film in 5 -10 minutes.

When you are finished the '.srt' file you saved will have the right ­timecode and subtitle information in it. You can open it with a text editor and it should look something like this:

It might be useful and necessary for you to save the subtitles of a DVD for a variety of reasons. However, it isn't an easy task. I guess you must be agreeing with me that most DVD rippers handle video and audio pretty well, but lack the option of subtitles ripping. So, we need to pick out an application that can simply save DVD subtitles in a text file with all the details that will be required later. Thankfully, we find some free DVD subtitle extractors available, such as VobSub, VSRip, PgcDemux, Subtitle Edit, SubExtractor, etc. After our test, we suggest you to use SubRip, which is a wonderfully built, light weight application that helps in this effort. In this post, a step-by-step guide have been provided.

How to Extract Subtitles from DVD as SRT File with SubRip?

SubRip allows us to convert imagemap-only subtitles from DVD discs into pure text format, which will take only couple of kilobytes of space after completed. This guide shows you how to extract DVD subtitles with this free DVD subtitle extractor.

Step 1: Launch SubRip, click the 'VOB' button in the toolbar. Then the window below will open. Follow the next steps:

(1). Click 'Open IFO' and load the first .IFO file of the DVD. There should be 4 or more VOB files of a big size (size appears in the right). Make sure you select all of them but the first, and right at the top select the Language stream you want to rip.

(2). In the right part of the window, leave 'Characters matrix file' to 'New File' and make sure 'SubPictures to Text via OCR' is selected.

(3). Finally, click 'Start' to begin the ripping process.

Step 2: After that, SubRip normally pops up a new window that asks you to confirm the subtitle color. All you have to do is check the blue character in the image, enter it below and click 'OK'. Just make sure you enter the correct one (they are case-sensitive) or the subtitle created will have dozens of errors.

Step 3: Then you can see SubRib working. Just make sure you are around, since SubRip might find an unrecognizable character anytime, and of course halt the ripping process waiting for your input.

Step 4: When it is finished you have to save to .srt file. Click the 'Save' button as shown in the image above and your subtitles file is ready!

From above screenshot, we can see that the interface of SubRip might be a little non-intuitive for users who are not familiar with such subtitle extractors and you must have a little training or view some tutorials for using it. As we all know, SubRip only works with Windows operating system. If you are Mac user, it would not help. What's more, if your DVD are commercial ones, you need to rip your original DVD to your HDD using a DVD ripping software first. How to download massive for free mac.

Best tool to Rip DVD Subtitles to SRT File

Extract Subtitles To Srt

If you are disappointed at SubRip's performance, here Pavtube ByteCopy(Review)will never let you down. This exclusive subtitle extractor can enable you easily extract SRT subtitle from DVD disc, Video_TS folder and IFO/ISO image file without any help of third-party software. Brother printer drivers mac download. It also functions as a Blu-ray Subtitle Extractor to save SRT from Blu-ray disc, BDMV folder and ISO image file. Besides extracting subtitles from DVD, you can also use the program to enable forced subtitles to DVD movies to disable the traditional subtitles while still preserving the subtitles that translate foreign language speaking parts throughout the film, add external srt/ssa/ass subtitles to DVD movies if the original DVD movies don't contain your desired subtitles, etc.

It provides both Windows and Mac version. If you are running MacOS operating system, please download Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac (Review)to complete your task.

Step-by-Step Guide to Extract Subtitles from DVD with Pavtube ByteCopy

Step 1: Import DVD movies

Run this DVD Subtitle Extractor on your computer, and import DVD disc by clicking 'File' ＞ 'Load from disc.' The program will automatically detect the main DVD title (the one with largest file size and longest length) for you.

Step 2: Choose SRT subtitle format

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Find the 'Format' drop-down list, and select 'Subtitle File'> 'SRT Subtitle(*.srt)' as the final output file format.

Tip: If you plan to set the subtitle language, click the 'Settings' to select subtitles by language. Check any language you want to keep. You can either keep native-language subtitles only or multiple subtitles in different languages.

Step 3. Extract SRT subtitles from DVD

Click the big red 'Convert' button and ByteCopy will extract SRT subtitles from DVD automatically. Wait for a moment, click 'Open output folder' to locate generated files, you will have the srt subtitle that is exactly the same as in your original DVD disc.

You May Not Know:

Subtitles in DVDs are stored in VOB files, together with the main video and audio streams. DVD subtitle is just a stream of image files which appears one after another. Different from text -based subtitles, subtitles in DVD can't be edited, scaled or modified.

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