How to convert this subtitle format to .SRT?

encAmateur · 3rd May 2011, 10:35

Hi everyone, I have a question regarding converting a subtitle in .txt format to .srt
When I try to load it into Subtitle Workshop it doesn't recognize the format. The subtitle which I have looks like this:

882 4 1234
NORMAL
00:00:00.00

00:00:00.00
3.7.2009 14:43:25
3131 3494
1 0 0 0 0 0

ISTRA¦ITELJ
4500 4681
1 0 0 0 0 0

Nadzor ukljuźen
5988 6412
1 0 0 0 0 0
Prema drami
Anthonyja Shaffera
11288 11856
1 0 0 0 0 0
Da? -Andrew Wyke?
-Tako je. -Ja sam Milo Tindle.
11919 12125
1 0 0 0 0 0

O, da! Dobro.
12581 12738
1 0 0 0 0 0

Drago mi je.
12950 13181
1 0 0 0 0 0

Any ideas what I should do? Thank you all in advance!

Nikse555 · 3rd May 2011, 17:55

You could try this one: http://www.nikse.dk/SubtitleEdit.zip (alpha of SE 3.2 - exe only)

encAmateur · 4th May 2011, 08:45

Thanks a million for the reply Nikse, that worked a treat. One problem I'm still having however is that Subedit is not recognising special characters such as č, š and đ. Is there any particular setting I need to be aware of regarding these?

Nikse555 · 4th May 2011, 09:06

You can use File -> Import subtitle with manual chosen encoding
or try Options -> Settings -> General: Auto-detect ANSI decoding - ON

encAmateur · 4th May 2011, 09:15

Nikse, you're a legend. That worked and thanks so much...

encAmateur · 5th May 2011, 13:09

Nikse, I'm having another problem which I didn't notice immediately.. the thing is that I can open these .txt subtitle files which I have, but when I try saving them as a .srt file, the special characters such as č, š and đ are not showing in the .srt, only some strange symbols instead of these characters. If you have any ideas what I'm doing wrong or what I should do I would be most grateful if you could let me know. Thanks again for everything!

Nikse555 · 5th May 2011, 19:46

SE can save text formats (like .srt) using several different encodings - default file encoding is UTF8 which can be changed in menu toolbar.
On WinXp you need to use a unicode font to display unicode... like Times New Roman. Vista and Windows7 are much better than xp here, as all fonts are unicode

encAmateur · 6th May 2011, 09:31

Thank you so much, I got it working now!

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encAmateur Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 16	How to convert this subtitle format to .SRT? Hi everyone, I have a question regarding converting a subtitle in .txt format to .srt When I try to load it into Subtitle Workshop it doesn't recognize the format. The subtitle which I have looks like this: 882 4 1234 NORMAL 00:00:00.00 00:00:00.00 3.7.2009 14:43:25 3131 3494 1 0 0 0 0 0 ISTRA¦ITELJ 4500 4681 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nadzor ukljuźen 5988 6412 1 0 0 0 0 0 Prema drami Anthonyja Shaffera 11288 11856 1 0 0 0 0 0 Da? -Andrew Wyke? -Tako je. -Ja sam Milo Tindle. 11919 12125 1 0 0 0 0 0 O, da! Dobro. 12581 12738 1 0 0 0 0 0 Drago mi je. 12950 13181 1 0 0 0 0 0 Any ideas what I should do? Thank you all in advance!

3rd May 2011, 17:55	#2 \| Link
Nikse555 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mars Posts: 428	You could try this one: http://www.nikse.dk/SubtitleEdit.zip (alpha of SE 3.2 - exe only)

4th May 2011, 08:45	#3 \| Link
encAmateur Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 16	Thanks a million for the reply Nikse, that worked a treat. One problem I'm still having however is that Subedit is not recognising special characters such as č, š and đ. Is there any particular setting I need to be aware of regarding these?

4th May 2011, 09:06	#4 \| Link
Nikse555 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mars Posts: 428	You can use File -> Import subtitle with manual chosen encoding or try Options -> Settings -> General: Auto-detect ANSI decoding - ON

4th May 2011, 09:15	#5 \| Link
encAmateur Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 16	Nikse, you're a legend. That worked and thanks so much...

5th May 2011, 13:09	#6 \| Link
encAmateur Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 16	Nikse, I'm having another problem which I didn't notice immediately.. the thing is that I can open these .txt subtitle files which I have, but when I try saving them as a .srt file, the special characters such as č, š and đ are not showing in the .srt, only some strange symbols instead of these characters. If you have any ideas what I'm doing wrong or what I should do I would be most grateful if you could let me know. Thanks again for everything!

5th May 2011, 19:46	#7 \| Link
Nikse555 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mars Posts: 428	SE can save text formats (like .srt) using several different encodings - default file encoding is UTF8 which can be changed in menu toolbar. On WinXp you need to use a unicode font to display unicode... like Times New Roman. Vista and Windows7 are much better than xp here, as all fonts are unicode

6th May 2011, 09:31	#8 \| Link
encAmateur Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 16	Thank you so much, I got it working now!