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[emiliosic]

Metakine's DVD Remaster lets you convert a DVD's video folder into iPad-compatible movies. It let's you store multiple audio tracks and multiple soft subtitles; which can be switched on and off from the iPad or iTunes video players. Note that the DVD has to be either unprotected or previously ripped by another application. DVD Remaster does not circumvent DVD protections.

[fithian]

This doesn't work so well with bluray videos. The subtitles must be added after formatting for the iPad and the video must be saved in mkv format, to be played on the iPad using VLC for IOS if you can find it. Better to do it with the DVD version where the subtitles are compatible.

[kirkmc]

I have actually ripped some English-language DVDs with subtitles: those in this BBC Shakespreare set:

http://www.mcelhearn...bc-shakespeare/

While I understand the language as spoken, sometimes obscure words get past me, and I like to be able to see what they are as I watch the plays.

[jowie]

If you've already ripped the video and need to add a subtitle file afterwards like an SRT file, you can use Subler which is a nice little utility for adding extra tracks to movie files.

[Protoclown]

Closed Captioning does not always work in Handbrake, for some reason. It is always available to be selected while viewing the movie, however, about 2/3 of the time, it just doesn't appear on the screen. I have heard that it has something to do with the file size, but can't verify this.

Also, are you sure you answered the gentleman's question? He states that he has selected all subtitle options and none of them worked. What did you do differently besides ripping an individual chapter?

[TowerTone]

Those stupid foreign movies with their stupid foreign languages.
Would it be asking too much for them to learn English so that I don't have to read all those big words they use?

Wait....this isn't what y'all mean by 'ripping a foreign film', is it...?

[Chris Breen]

Protoclown, on 26 September 2011 - 02:42 PM, said:

Also, are you sure you answered the gentleman's question? He states that he has selected all subtitle options and none of them worked. What did you do differently besides ripping an individual chapter?

I'm guessing, as is often the case, that when he says he did such and such, he may have missed one of those suches. I've ripped entire DVDs using the Burn In option and haven't had a problem.

[Chris Breen]

TowerTone, on 26 September 2011 - 03:24 PM, said:

Wait....this isn't what y'all mean by 'ripping a foreign film', is it...?

OK, you get a +1 funny point for that one.

[Protoclown]

emiliosic, on 26 September 2011 - 11:21 AM, said:

Metakine's DVD Remaster lets you convert a DVD's video folder into iPad-compatible movies. It let's you store multiple audio tracks and multiple soft subtitles; which can be switched on and off from the iPad or iTunes video players. Note that the DVD has to be either unprotected or previously ripped by another application. DVD Remaster does not circumvent DVD protections.

So glad you posted this. For $10 I upgraded my license to the current version and 1 hour later I finally had soft subtitles. With Handbrake, I had to choose between no subtitles and constant subtitles as closed captioning didn't always work as promised.

Thanks

[steftheref]

YOu can get subtitles for almost every film ever made from

http://www.opensubtitles.org/en

http://subscene.com/

What you will get is a file suffixed with .srt

Place this at the same level as your movie, then (in VLC) go to Video menu>Subtitles track>Open file and select the .srt

[Wynne]

Visiting my parents in PA this past week, my dad had just picked up the original Sweedish trio of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Girl who Played with Fire and Girl who Kicked the Hornet's nest. My first attempt at recording both audio tracks was crystal clear; however, burned subtitles add a stroke around the text and take up the bottom 20% of the picture and cannot be turned off.

After researching further on the Handbrake site, I learned the new version of Handbrake has a feature to add 'soft subtitles" rather than burning them into the video. On the subtitle tab there is an option just to the left of the tab lines to "Import srt file". This is a specially formatted "text" file timed to match the frames of the film. I googled "Girl...subtitles" and found a site with all three film versions of ".srt" files. After downloading the flies, I simply selected the option and chose the correct film's .srt file from my Download folder and it is outstanding.

Recording the Sweedish and English audio tracks, I now have the choice to turn the subtitles on or off with either audio track. They appear at the very bottom of the film video not distracting from the picture with no additional strokes on the letters, just nice smooth text subtitles to accompany the films.

I plan to go back and reburn Snatch with the "soft subtitles", so I can understand Brad Pitt and his band of Pikeys with their caravan negotiations with Turkish and poor Tommy. What a terrific find!

just my2¢

Wynne

[Wynne]

My apologies for stating the obvious; however be sure to confirm the original source DVD contains subtitles or the resulting video will have no subtitles available to burn, or "force".