DVDSubEdit works with vob files or sup files (created for example by PgcDemux, or VobEdit)
and does not require any demuxing/remuxing (it works directly inside the VOB files,
and processing is quasi instantaneous).
- DVDSubEdit allows you to reposition your subtitles exactly where you want them,
horizontally or vertically, for all display modes (4:3, widescreen, letterboxed, pan&scan).
- DVDSubEdit lets you change the transparency and the color of each subtitle, or
hide them entirely.
- DVDSubEdit allows you to resynchronize your subtitles with your video, by changing
the start time and the duration.
- DVDSubEdit can run an OCR (optical character recognition) algorithm on your subtitles,
so you can search them, modify them and export them as .srt.
- DVDSubEdit allows you to remove annoying parts in your subtitles (for example, text
intended for hearing-impaired persons). You can also selectively remove typos in the
subtitles, all this without re-authoring!
- DVDSubEdit saves your changes directly inside the vob files (which is very quick),
and also lets you export your subs to .sup and .srt format. You can also save

individual subs as ppm.

Changes in DVDSubEdit 1.4 :
- New export/import bitmap function: You can save the current subpic as a bitmap,
(either 4-bit, or 24-bit). The subpic is saved ignoring transparencies, using
the current CLUT.
- The bitmap size is the size of the video, and the subpic bitmap is placed as
it would appear on a video display. You can also import a bitmap into the current
subpic. This will only work if there's enough room in the subpic packs to
accomodate the encoded bitmap.
There is also a shortcut that saves the current subpic as a bitmap, opens your
favorite bitmap editing tool, lets you edit it, then re-import it back into the subpic.
These functions make it possible to apply small changes to a subtitle, add things
here and there, without the need to demux/remux the entire VOB files.
This is a HUGE time saver.
Be sure to read the doc (which has been updated) for details on this powerful
new function.
- Changed the CLUT selection to a drop down with only 2 choices: The normal
IFO CLUT, or the automatic CLUT (which attribute colors based on which pixel
is used for text, background, outine and antialias). The old "Auto CLUT"
wasn't useful at all.
- Clicking on a pixel type (such as "b" "p" "e1" or "e2") in the CLUT area
temporarily shows that pixel with full opacity, hiding all other pixel types.
This is very convenient to quickly see what pixel is used for the body of
characters, for the background, etc.
- Added a slider to visualize any I-Frame within the duration of the subpic.
- Added a "Add Fade-in" function to add a fade to a subtitle. The fade-in
lasts 1/8 of the total duration of the subtitle, and reaches the transparencie
s used in the original.
- Added a "Remove Fade-in" function to remove fade-ins.
- Added option in the preferences for the x-y crop borders.
- Added option in preferences to control how much larger the background rectangle
is relative to the size of the subpic itself, when the "Crop Background" command is used.
- Added option in ini file to force vertical moves by even numbers of pixels.
This is only useful for certain buggy players.
- Added rudimentary command line support: DVDSubEdit.exe FileName.VOB opens the
single file FileName. Add -F to open the full domain.
- Added right-click context menu to command display area to save the subpic info
for all selected subpics as a text file. This will allow complex searches in a
text editor if desired.
- The zoom window can now show the subpic at a 1x or 2x magnification factor.
- The "apply to all" data is no longer reset after performing an "apply to all"
operation. This will allow you to apply a set of modifications to all subpics
in one stream, then again in another stream etc.
- If you attempt to change the duration of a subpic that has an infinite duration
(no STP_DSP stop display command), DVDSubEdit offers to add a STP_DSP command for
you (which will enable you to adjust the duration).
- Added display of subpic number in its own stream (as opposed to in all streams).
- The goto function works as before if "All Streams" is selected. But if a particular
stream is selected, it will go to subpic N in this stream.
- When changing the color index in a CLUT for a pixel type and applying to all, the
change is now applied to all selected subpics, regardless of whether they use the
same CLUT or not.
- Now using a better Y Cr Cb -> RGB mapping function, which yields a true white
when Y=255 (Cr=Cb=0). Thanks r0lZ!
- Made the app return 0 upon exit, which gets rid of the warning you get if used
as a tool in PGCEdit.
- In the hearing impaired removal code, any trailing space after "Man: " is now removed.
As well, times such as "8:30 pm" are no longer removed.
And text in all caps left of a colum as in "RADIO ANNOUNCER: " is also removed.
- The value displayed by the transparency slider when "all pixels" is selected now
reflects the average of all *used* pixels (excluding the background).
- Fixed a transparency problem in the display (fully opaque subpics were not
displayed as completely opaque)
- Fixed a problem with the duration slider that could occur if the PTS of the
next subpic was smaller than the current one!
- The delay value in the DCSQT are now computed the right way (they point to a frame).
- When importing bitmaps, the commands are moved as far down as possible, and
the data as far up as possible to make more room for the imported bitmap.
When adding a fade-in, the data is moved up to allow moving the commands up
too (to make room for the fade).