Welcome to SubtitleCreator!
This new version serves two purposes. You can use it to:
1. Overlay subtitles on top of an existing DVD.
2. Add subtitles to an existing copyright-free DVD.
Let me first explain how to use it as a standalone DVD player.
Check that in the Settings menu, you have selected to overlay the subtitles.
Next, press Ctrl-O to open your subtitle file.
Finally, open the DVD using the top-right panel.
The subtitles will now be displayed on top of the DVD.
Right click the DVD to put it into Full screen mode.
If the synchronization is off, read on, and you will find some tips below.
In case you wish to add a subtitle to a DVD, read on.
I expect that you already have copied a DVD to your harddisk (e.g. by using the program DVDshrink).
The easiest way to proceed, which will work in most cases, is by using the DVD authoring wizard.
You can find it in the Tools menu.
The wizard uses three great freeware tools, PgcDemux, MuxMan and VobBIanker.
The first time you open the Wizard, it will ask you to locate these tools on your disk.
Next, the wizard will ask you to open your copyright free DVD.
If the DVD already has some subtitles, PgcDemux will start to extract them.
This is useful when synchronizing your subtitles with the movie.
Now, select your subtitle's language and the subtitle file.
SubtitleCreator's main window is shown again, and the DVD will start playing.
First, position the subtitle vertically using the panel at the right.
If you want, you can change the font in the Formatting menu.
Now we are getting to the hardest bit, the synchronization.
If the original movie has some subtitles, it's best to use them.
Stop the movie and open the Synchronize menu.
Load one of the existing subtitles.
If PgcDemux is still busy extracting it, you have to wait a bit.
When the Synchronize window pops up, you just have to select matching subtitles left and right.
For each match, press the + button.
Normally, select one match near the top of the subtitle file, and one near the end.
Press Synchronize, and that's it!
You can verify the synchronization by double-clicking on a subtitle in the left panel.
It should automatically select the translated version in the right panel.
Press Done when you are satisfied.
You are almost there: press Create SUP and return to wizard in the right panel.
When the Wizard returns, press Start and have a coffee.
Afterwards, you will find your new DVD with subtitle in the VIDEO_TS directory of your movie.
Let me finish with a couple of tips:
TIP 1: For synchronization, you can also use the DVD sync window. Watch the movie, pause it, and insert the subtitle that should FINISH here.
TIP 2: When the movie is paused, you can select a subtitle and press the green arrow to jump to this subtitle in the movie.
TIP 3: You can edit the subtitle text, and time, by double-clicking on them.
TIP 4: You can use Italic and Bold too.
TIP 5: Large font is also possible!
TIP 6: SubtitleCreator automatically tries to fix spaces. Turn it off if you get errors with numbers, like $5,000.
TIP 7: SubtitleCreator automatically unselects sentences with @ or http.
TIP 8: You can translate existing DVD subtitles using the Translation Tool.
TIP 9: You can reposition exsisting DVD subtitles using the SUP Tool.
TIP 10: You can also change the Synchronization using frame rate conversion or setting a delay.
TIP 11: To insert special symbols like a music symbol, type or use the menu at the bottom right.
TIP 12: If you change the default settings, you can store them in the Profile menu.
TIP 13: Each subtitle's position can be set independently: go to the Settings menu and uncheck to select all subtitles.
TIP 14: You can change the GUI language in the Settings menu: if you wish to help by translating it, contact me at Erik.Vullings AT gmail.com.