how to add subtitle file on dvd player

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how to add subtitle file on dvd player

Hi, I have a foreign language dvd without subtitles on it, so I downloaded a subtitle (.srt) file. Is there any way I can tell the dvd player on mac leopard that I want it to play the movie with this subtitle file? When I go to "Features>Subtitles" menu of the dvd player, the only options I have are either "Off" or "Unspecified". Since the dvd has no subtitle file in it, the "Off" option is checked by default, for this dvd; and it doesnt obviously help to just uncheck it. Any ideas?

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Feb 22, 2009 10:51 AM

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Malcolm Rayfield

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Feb 22, 2009 3:27 PM in response to jade_eyed

You will have to first extract the video file from the DVD. If it's not encrypted, use MPEG Streamclip
<http://www.squared5.com/>
Then you can play the video and subtitle files with VLC
<http://www.videolan.org
or QuickTime Player if you install Perian
<http://www.perian.org>
Make sure the video and subtitle files have the same name (except for the .srt extension).

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jade_eyed Author

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Feb 22, 2009 9:15 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Hi Malcolm, thanks for your reply but id like to add the subtitle file onto the dvd, not just to watch it on my computer. Its a really lovely movie and id like to watch it on a bigger screen than a tiny computer screen, so I need to put the movie and the subtitle file back on a dvd and play it on a normal dvd player

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Limnos

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Feb 22, 2009 9:24 PM in response to jade_eyed

That's a major task I believe since you'd probably have to re-author the DVD which is getting into a pretty specialized topic which would probably best be asked on a video help web site.

Most commercially produced DVDs are encoded with copy protection. The [Terms of Use|http://discussions.apple.com/help.jspa] of this web site don't allow us to discuss how to work with copy protected media.

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jade_eyed Author

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Feb 22, 2009 9:37 PM in response to Limnos

Thanks, limnos 🙂

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Limnos

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Feb 22, 2009 11:56 PM in response to jade_eyed

On the chance that it's not copy protected, check ffmpegx. Note that doing anything with video generally requires a fair amount of know-how. You can learn it but it usually is a multi-stage process with lots of trial and error and time dedication.

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jade_eyed Author

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Feb 23, 2009 7:43 AM in response to Limnos

yeah, guess its not copy protected; I could duplicate it, cheers!

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